Greater or lesser? I'm still unsure 

He's the man!Krusty from Vic did the sticker work.
Kids: 'Why is it hotter at home than it is in town?'Well, the point is that whether it's up or down, since it's further from Earth's CG, it's greater potential.
More gluing on the Cobra tonight (build thread on LPR forum updated). Also ordered a Blast-Off Pack on Amazon as my usual supplier has ran into issues due to Brexit stupidity. Will be my first experience of Estes motors as I've always flown Klima up until now. Will be interesting to compare both. Nice to have a mix of As, Bs & C's as I've only flown B4s up til now.
UKNice! Where are you that you have access to both klima and estes?
Very cool kit. How much does it weigh built? I'm wondering if I should upgrade mine to a 24mm mount.I did some more work on my Lil Thor to get ready for finishing. The instructions that came with my Thor 54 said to apply thinned epoxy to the 3D printed parts and the fin surface. It is probably overkill to do the same on the LPR one, but I did it anyway to get a feel for how much to apply and how much work it will be to sand it smooth before priming.
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Mine has an 18mm mount. Same with the Li'l HoJo. Face cards say 18 mm.The card on mine says 18mm motor mount too, but a 24mm motor mount and CRs were in the bag. I wonder when the change was made?
You're not cheap. You're like me --- frugal. Make use of all sorts of inexpensive/free odds and ends when practical. And when not practical.Bought a tube from Staples for next build. 2"x36" Something cool and vintage is on my mind.
LG~
P.S. Yea I go cheap and low tech. 3D printed rings and leftover scraps of whatever. And LOTS of Imagination.
I have the 18mm WAC by ASP with Tiny Tim booster. The one you show is it the 24 mm version by ASP? This is going to be a nice looking bird along with your other ones. The yellow version is nice.Painting today, trying to catch up on a few projects that have been sitting for (far) too long...
Primer and base coat on an Estes Saros clone:
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First color on a 1/10 scale Semroc WAC (airbrushed):
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About to do the metallic tones on the Nike fin can, and a bit of weathering/mottling on the olive drab booster:
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Hope to have the Saros finished today except for decals (Will probably airbrush the roll patterns, still not sure about the lettering), and maybe the Nike as well. The paint on the WAC (Vallejo acrylic) will have to dry at least over night before it can be masked.
You have a very good chance of getting it back.Yep, got some flights in...
Snitch to test the winds aloft(ish).
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Proto Gooney Vostok, just 'cause I love it so much.
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Wait... It's gone. Lots of wind at about 300ft. Drifted a long way... More on this later.
Lets go clustering. Great ignition, lousy focus. An 9V Estes R2D2 launch controller gives a good result. A3-4T is the sweet spot for the Two-up. Moved up the kitting queue...
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Not all clustering attempts were successful... Seven out of eight attempts went well. This one is an igniter issue. Used old Estes black pyro igniters and the newer non-pyro, but obviously matched pairs. Non-pyro seems a little slower to ignite, but that's a seat of the pants feeling.
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Good news - not much altitude but thrust is well over by the time it hit the ground. Flight was a very shallow parabola...
Last flight of the day. Estes Python 4. Up, up and away. Like... a long way away. Like... gone.
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Well, poo. Four rockets - two lost. But wait, the neighbours (neighbours, you need a cut lunch to walk to their house) saw something in a tree. A rocket eating tree. You think you have rocket eating trees?
See the Gooney Vostok?
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Nah, look up...
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No... UP!
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Annnnd again...
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There we are. A good six storeys in the air. Well, tree.
Sure the wind will blow it out. And it will get caught in another branch, but I'll prolly get it back eventually. BTW, this tree is 300 metres from the launch site. This is a good flier.![]()
The Saros is a nice sleek design. I been catching up too on some un finished birds too. The silver rocket is a scratch built 29mm and the unfinished is a Rocketarium "Viking 7 " 18mm double cluster.Painting today, trying to catch up on a few projects that have been sitting for (far) too long...
Primer and base coat on an Estes Saros clone:
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First color on a 1/10 scale Semroc WAC (airbrushed):
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About to do the metallic tones on the Nike fin can, and a bit of weathering/mottling on the olive drab booster:
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Hope to have the Saros finished today except for decals (Will probably airbrush the roll patterns, still not sure about the lettering), and maybe the Nike as well. The paint on the WAC (Vallejo acrylic) will have to dry at least over night before it can be masked.