What did you do rocket wise today?

[mjremijan]

Venus Probe build. Got the first couple coats of color on the rocket. Yellow is the color of choice

 

[jqavins]

I went to a launch on my 61st birthday

Happy Birthday. Sorry I missed that one; I try to remember to check the member birthdays page every day, but I miss a bunch.

 

[Scotty Dog]

Insulating the " SHED".
Hopefully get stuff sorted and shelved and rockets built over the winter and stay warm.

 

[Wally Ferrer]

Papering some fins, currently now under a pile of books...

 

[kuririn]

Papering some fins, currently now under a pile of books...

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ASM?

 

[Wally Ferrer]

ASM?

You know your rockets..!

 

[GrouchoDuke]

Calling off our trip to HARA's December launch. The travel trailer repair/upgrade to do list trumped it, so I don't have time to get my new rocket ready. Next time!

 

[kuririn]

Sanded tapers and bevels into the booster and sustainer fins of the USR Hi Test 2225.
Forgot how much I hated sanding.
Tack glued the sustainer fins into place.
Had to shim them because the circumference of the three motor tubes is a little less than the BT-70 fin jig.
Tomorrow: booster fins.

 

[UPscaler]

Started building my 8" V2!

Braden

 

[prfesser]

Gave up on a crappy paint job on Big Bertha. I'll wait for the paint to cure before sanding it off and trying again.

 

[mjremijan]

Venus Probe build. Got the rocket taped and covered and was sprayed on the second color which is a royal blue.

 

[jqavins]

Gave up on a crappy paint job on Big Bertha. I'll wait for the paint to cure before sanding it off and trying again.

Ayup, sometimes it's just not worth spraying good paint after bad.

 

[Adam3836]

Started building my 8" V2!

Braden

what kind of motor were you thinking for theV2

 

[Astronaut Cheeseball]

Worked all week sanding and priming just to get to this stage. We know it's all worth it in the end.

 

[DigBaddy]

Guess it's painting day! Off from work and got primer on these early this morning, wet sanded them and got the color on. The Big Daddy paint is a base. More paint going on that later.

 

[Re-Bar Ricky]

Finished up my Photon Probe and began work on my Super Neon. I did the engine mount, sanded/sealed fins, and marked all of the body tubes. I just put the first small tube on the main tube then I can start working my way around with the others.

 

[kuririn]

Tack glued the booster fins on the Hi Test.

Next: Fillets.

 

[NateB]

I wrapped up my Black Saturday purchase with another order for a motor case for an L2 attempt and good deal on a Loki 54/950 case with casting and liner tubes. Now I just need another OT shift, haha.

 

[Re-Bar Ricky]

Launched some rockets with my local group. All low power flights - 2 successful, one lawn dart (which looked awesome cause it was an Honest John) due to packing everything in too tight, and one lost to the trees (My Estes Rock-It, which was it's first flight since I built it 13 years ago). I did find someone else's rocket so I may go back tomorrow and scout it out again.

 

[Banzai88]

Took and passed my NAR L2 test. Motor should be here in a few days....flight in 2 weeks!

 

[Wally Ferrer]

Another one added to the paint pile...

 

[Hobie1dog]

I can't do much of anything without epoxy that naturally my son was supposed to drop off about 4 days ago and then we have the past 3 days of 70° weather and I can't do a darn thing.

 

[cautery]

Let's see.....

1) I received an order from Arrow Antennas,
2) I received an order from Altus Metrum, and
3) I put this together....



I am a happy camper!

 

[jqavins]

Took and passed my NAR L2 test. Motor should be here in a few days....flight in 2 weeks!

Good luck Break a fin!

 

[BigMacDaddy]

Awesome

That just screams for some wild looking fins... and the more the merrier.

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That is some nice inspiration -- been looking for projects that would let me use the CNC to cut fins I could not do easily by hand...

 

[DigBaddy]

Pulled the Saturn V off the basement shelf. Been sitting there for 10+ years. Now, build that or the LJI?



Kid put the fins on his Super Big Bertha this morning.

 

[prfesser]

Was going to order some 3/32" or 1/8" 5-ply for fins on several rockets. Discovered that (at least on ebay) 1/16" G10 could be had for less! Ordered two sheets 12x24", $30 with free shipping. These will be fins on a Super Big Bertha clone, a Super Vega clone, and a scratchbuilt 3" rocket.

 

[Joekeyo]

Boosted Bertha barely out of the bag. Modify! Modify! 24 mm MM, rail buttons, nylon home-made 'chute, Kevlar shock cord.
.

 

[Adam3836]

Picked up some new dress socks
Professional??? Questionable……
But I think it’s the only dress sucks that should be worn lol lol

 

[mjremijan]

Venus Probe build. Painting the rocket is complete! I followed the color pattern on the box, however, the color choice was yellow/blue vs. white/black. I was very happy with the taping and the clean lines between the two colors.