Flyfalcons
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Lucky you. NAR never sent me an L1 pin but they did send me 2 L2 pins.I don't really know. The L1 pin just showed up a couple of weeks after I submitted the certification documents. Didn't order it. Didn't expect it. I figured we all got them.
I did order a replacement, when I thought this one had been lost in purge of old keys, badges, and other small items collected in the sargasso-miscellaneous drawer in the shared desk where we pay bills and answer correspondence. I found it -- staged with some other things that didn't need to be thrown out -- so now I have two L1 pins. Still waiting for my new membership card and -- maybe -- an L2 pin.
Do you plan to remove the underlying base material and just fly the paint thickness? (I guess the adhesion promoter would make that difficult.)Got this far in repainting the Moonbat nosecone. Feathered the edges of the big chip in the paint, and scuffed the surface (and also knocked the bothersome corner off the balsa-to-plastic transition). Two coats of adhesion promoter, two coats of high build primer, three coats of sandable automotive primer.
Next painting day it gets another coat of adhesion promoter, then the Metalcast ground coat, then a couple coats of the Duplicolor anodized yellow, then automotive clear coat...so it will look good in the corner of the shop until Il launch it and it gets banged up again <g>
OK now that made me chuckle.Do you plan to remove the underlying base material and just fly the paint thickness?
Do you plan to remove the underlying base material and just fly the paint thickness? (I guess the adhesion promoter would make that difficult.)
The movers delivered all our stuff yesterday, and I assessed the damage to my in-progress L2 build. Mostly minor dings I can fill an sand.
strapped and riveted the launch lugs.
Notice the glue holding the lug. It looks like the strap and rivets are for show. Also notice the rivet band joining two tube sections (or appearing to) with an exterior bit of larger tube. It looks like this is a steam punk theme.That is interesting , never seen a lunch lug attached like that! Nice
Notice the glue holding the lug. It looks like the strap and rivets are for show. Also notice the rivet band joining two tube sections (or appearing to) with an exterior bit of larger tube. It looks like this is a steam punk theme.
The two rockets on the right I've had sitting and waiting for a good time to finish them, better late than never. Last Friday I finished the 24mm, on the left. I wanted to fly it Saturday at a launch but I didn't want too loose it. There was a haze, I've learned you only fly them with clear blue sky's. I also had a 29mm I was going to fly. But as I was walking out to the car with it I stumbled. In order to keep from a complete face plant I had to get rid of the rocket. I had my first man powered lawn dart. (OK you can laugh)
Do you plan to remove the underlying base material and just fly the paint thickness? (I guess the adhesion promoter would make that difficult.)
View attachment 365242 Put together another FARG for my 24mm MD rocket. These things are essentially one time use on an Aerotech D15T or bigger because you won’t find it again.
Finally did something Rocketry - just organized my mess. Been a very busy year and only one launch attended.
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Ha ha, yeah I like to shoot primer all at once rather than piecemeal. Got some painted though.Dude, are you saving up for one ginormous painting session, or what?
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