Can I suggest using a longer recovery harness if you are planning on hanging it in a tree again. It would let it hang closer to the ground. Unfortunately it would be less like the production product for proving flight performance and robustness.
What did you do rocket wise today?
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My initial plan for the next test flights involves talking a neighbour on the bottom of the ridge into using his near treeless hayfield!
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My son helped me put the decals on a Crossfire and a Bullet Bobby today. He wants to see Bullet Bobby fly this weekend if the weather is nice. I really hate that Estes only includes decals for one side on some kits, it feels cheap. I'd like to built and upscale with proper paint and decals all around.
Nose cone weight added to my madcow PAC3 4 inch. Used the wooden dowel method with epoxy and bebe’s. Cut dowels and sanded and sanded and sanded lol then primary and paint completed
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Actually this was over the last couple of days... I have to work in teh office this week and it severely restricts my evening time... But it was time to attempt some body tube repairs. Pigasus had a pretty bad rumple:
I slit the inside surface lightly, soaked it in water, and used a coupler to hold it fairly in shape while it dried:
After it fully dried, I wicked the super-thin CA into the flattened area. It isn't perfect, but....
The pig will fly again!
(I'll do some more cosmetics....)
I slit the inside surface lightly, soaked it in water, and used a coupler to hold it fairly in shape while it dried:
After it fully dried, I wicked the super-thin CA into the flattened area. It isn't perfect, but....
The pig will fly again!
(I'll do some more cosmetics....)
This is my first attempt at soldering a Egg product. I have done a lot soldering in automotive work. I have soldered reostats and shunt resistors on graphics cards for PC,, assembled bread board wide band O2 sensor controllers.
I picked up a decent iron, light/magnifier holder, picks and tweezers to help work with this smaller stuff.
I have read the instructions a few times, had the plastic organizer and sat down for a bit this evening to give it a go. The back side is done, now.onto the front side.
I picked up a decent iron, light/magnifier holder, picks and tweezers to help work with this smaller stuff.
I have read the instructions a few times, had the plastic organizer and sat down for a bit this evening to give it a go. The back side is done, now.onto the front side.
One completely removed from the paint pile...
and another one...
Is that Stickershock23 vinyl included with the kit, or something else?
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@Wally Ferrer wow! super nice
The vinyl was included in the kit, whether it is supplied by Stickershock23 would be up to LOC Precision to reveal. I believe it is likely...
This is now ready to fly. "Baby Daddy" or maybe "Big Baby"? BT60-scaled Big Daddy. Nose cone base was opened to allow for laundry. Not much room in it. Testors Blue Galaxy paint (looks way better in the sun, so I attached a crappy pic snapped just after it got that paint). All cleared now. The base coat was a fake chrome silver on the bottom, then sprayed a black crackle finish over that so the larger sections were black and then black basecoat up top. That color changing paint doesn't show up much on the silver so it came through the color nicely.
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Worked on fins.
EDIT: I also ordered more Proline 4500 from Wildman.
EDIT: I also ordered more Proline 4500 from Wildman.
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arconhi
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Outstanding! Hope they fly as good as they look!
arconhi
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Nice work
nicely done!
Good to know I made the right choice. Thank you.
I made a couple of av bays and got my Venus Probe in the mail.
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Thank you. I hope so too.
They both weigh about 7 ounces for 24mm motors.
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arconhi
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Thank you. They were easy to build. Up scales are fun to make.Nice work
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Thank you. The painting was fun. I like Microns Blue Fins. Just like the Catalog was.
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Superb job. Well done. I would build two and fly one.
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Wonderful job on the paint!
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Awesome rocket. Will put on a great show.
I just registered for LDRS. Got my hotel reservation confirmed today too. This will be my first big event. Maybe I'll see some of you there.
Nice job. But... An upscaled micron? Somehow that seems... wrong. Unless it's a 25:1 upscale, then you could call it a mil.
Well, if you just wanted to make it indiscrimately and massively bigger, you could call it a Texas Micron...
Finished up the Estes Bullpup that was inspired by @Messedupryan and @GlenP and the Cherokee E that was inspired by seeing it on the rack at HL when I had a coupon...
No pics of the Cherokee yet, but it looks like the face card except that I painted one fin blue to match the nose cone. Here's the 'Pup:
No pics of the Cherokee yet, but it looks like the face card except that I painted one fin blue to match the nose cone. Here's the 'Pup:
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