What did you do rocket wise today?

[Wally Ferrer]

The box got a bit beaten up. Hope the contents are okay...

All good- one fin popped out of the sheet but no damage to the kit that I can see...

 

[Cape Byron]

All good- one fin popped out of the sheet but no damage to the kit that I can see...

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Looks like they played soccer with it. Let me know if anything needs replacing.

 

[Wally Ferrer]

Looks like they played soccer with it. Let me know if anything needs replacing.

Actually I hadn't noticed it was very banged up until you mentioned it, considering it came as far as it did. I get packages in far worse shape fairly often. This was just a small dent, nothing broken.

 

[Cape Byron]

Actually I hadn't noticed it was very banged up until you mentioned it, considering it came as far as it did. I get packages in far worse shape fairly often. This was just a small dent, nothing broken.

It's a new box for us as the Apanina has a longer single body tube than our other current kits. Others are longer overall, but use a coupler. Might have to look at a double wall box...

I grabbed a copy of your pics which I will send through to the PO when they send their usual 'give some feedback' email. Glad there's no damage. Now, enjoy the build!

 

[NateB]

I painted some more in the dark, once the winds died down a little.

 

[arconhi]

Made a mad dash to the hobby shop at lunch time!
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Now I have something on the table and 2 in the mail. I feel like the crisis has been averted.

And now I must say , "You are back to normal again like me". And looking at what you picked up makes me want to get one too. Is that the Estes 1:14 scale 24mm? I like.

 

[arconhi]

Looks like they played soccer with it. Let me know if anything needs replacing.

Some just dont care. Happens to us many times .It could have been a 40 inch flat screen tv like some happened to throw over the tall fence. That is laziness.

 

[messedupryan]

Is that the Estes 1:14 scale 24mm? I like.

indeed. I think you found the build thread!

 

[tsmith1315]

I found a box on my porch. All the lettering appears to be upside-down...

Do you have to build it upside down for it to fly up?

 

[GrouchoDuke]

Except for one last fit test, version 2 of my 3d printed 38mm launch tower design is done. It prints on a 180x180mm bed. Like my last version, it uses EMT as the main launch guides and a couple pieces of extruded L aluminum for support. It slides onto a standard launch tower.

I bought the parts to make a 5' tower, so construction starts soon. Once it's done, I'll share it on Thingiverse & post in the "Let's see your launch towers!" thread.

 

[arconhi]

Do you have to build it upside down for it to fly up?

Or , to build it downside up to fly it down.

 

[teepot]

I put primer on a sort of oddroc. Put color on the grid fin rocket. And finished one. It's a 2.6" BT with a 29mm mmt. It is 38" long and weighs 17.5 ounces with a chute. It has 5 fin sets. I call it Mace, like a midieval weapon.

 

[arconhi]

Or , to build it downside up to fly it down.

 

[kuririn]

Actually yesterday.
Finished assembly of the Aggressor Aerospace CZ-1.
All the fiddly bits are on.
Two mods.
Installed a Semroc baffle.
Installed a bolt, wing nut and disk for retention of the 4 x 18 mm cluster motors.
No build thread, it's an easy one or two day build cuz it's 3D printed plus cardboard tubes.
Easy, but looks great.


The bolt is long cuz the motors stick out the rear a good 5/8 inch.
Instructions say this is important to prevent any scorching of the rear end.
Look at the triangular blocks overhanging the rear end, you can see how they could easily be scorched if they got too close to the nozzles.


Cheers.

 

[jqavins]

I'm surprised the motor tubes are not positioned between the fins, rather than aligned with them, i.e. rotated 45°. That would keep the fins further from the nozzles.

 

[markfsanderson]

Finally finished up the fin can on my 7.5" LOC/Precision Door Knob. Although a bit past the 'expiration date' the RocketPoxy is doing well for some of the joints. I'm starting to really enjoy working with West Systems Epoxy, very easy to work with and doesn't smell as bad as others. Next step will be to insert the can into the aft end and glue that up. I'm keeping the fins leading edges square as I loose 44 meters from not rounding them off. The lower the better!



Mark!

 

[Nateairman]

We flew today! Mid day instead of lunch. I flew a scratch built Jayhawk. It does great on an E12 and is designed to have a booster as well. 3 succesfull flights so far all around 241m according to the sim.

 

[GrouchoDuke]

Wet sanded & polished my Alien Interceptor 38 today. Photos are up! https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/alien-interceptor-photos-post-yours-too.165559/

 

[Ulexis]

Decided I would repair my goblin that core sampled after its 10th flight do to the kevlar snapping. I was thinking about changing the elastic before the flight, but I guess I was looking at the wrong end. Anyway, some yellow paint and the goblin will fly again!
It's no beauty anymore, but it has at least one more flight in it.

 

[Ulexis]

Started a new kit, my first Mach1 kit. Kinda did it since I have not started anything new this month. Unfortunately it is short the alien head decals. Bummer cause they kinda tie the whole thing together. Just gave the fiberglass a bath and am calling it a day.

 

[teepot]

Today I built a 3" dual deploy rocket. I'll prime it tomorrow. Painted the grid fins. Put color on my kinda oddroc and replaced the upper tube on a Mean Machine for MR. SnappyTurtle that came back ballistic on Sunday.

 

[markfsanderson]

Although I can offer no guarantees .... here is my latest two .ORK simulations for my level two ship the 7.5" LOC/Precision Doorknob. The simulations should come attached with the engines I simulated with for my Level two. These engines are all focused towards the highest velocity off the rod and lowest altitude. I've included two different simulations one for 38mm and one for 54mm for both AT and CTI engines. I still consider this a work in progress . . . but it should be close to 95% complete. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. This is my first 'by scratch' rocket simulation file. I just received a 30 day license for the Apogee simulator, I'll see how they compare!

Mark!

 

[Wally Ferrer]

Started a new kit, my first Mach1 kit. Kinda did it since I have not started anything new this month. Unfortunately it is short the alien head decals. Bummer cause they kinda tie the whole thing together. Just gave the fiberglass a bath and am calling it a day. View attachment 457865

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You might reach out to Ian at Mach 1, they have been working hard to satisfy customer issues before the grand re-opening...

 

[John Galt]

Got my Apanina today from Cape Byron Rocketry, Australia.
Securely packaged.
All parts received damage free. Nicely done.

 

[Cape Byron]

Not today, but over the last week...

Added a select group of Estes kits and engines (and tube cutting guides) to the product lineup. The long term game plan is slowly coming together...

 

[russell_t]

More progress today on my Outlander scratch build.
Almost ready to glue the few remaining dry-fit parts, then on to decals.
Scale is 1:1 on nearly all parts as referenced in the Estes kit instructions.
I 3D-printed the body cone, nose cone, and engine nozzle assembly from files posted on Thingiverse, and fabricated a few other parts in TinkerCAD as well.

My thanks to @mach7 for replying to several scale-related questions pertaining to his Outlander.

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[Wally Ferrer]

Bruiser just needs some paint on the fins, then a clear coat for the fiberglass...

 

[Tech 68]

Roll-pinned the eye-bolt into the Pro 75 forward closure.
Certainly don't want it unscrewing after apogee deployment.

 

[OverTheTop]

Finally got some time to do something rocketry related. Received my Naze32 flight controller (full version with magnetometer and baro) the other day and managed to get the antenna tracker firmware programmed into it today.
FYI, information here:
https://github.com/raul-ortega/u360gtshttps://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2964122-u360gts-360°-antenna-tracker
Next up will be to get that onto the pan-tilt platform and then generate some simulated test data to feed it to see if it works.

 

[bronicabill]

Since it's been yet another sleepless night, I ended up glueing all 4 fins on my V2 build, and got started on the fillets. The sun will start to show it's face in about 20 minutes, so I'm getting close to bedtime.... <sigh>