rocketgeek101
Well-Known Member
Ok, here we go... This is the build thread for both my Widman 3" Punisher and Darkstar Jr, both of which I purchased during the BSS sale last November. This will be a quick thread without too many details, as I no longer have the time to document my builds very thoroughly as I've done in the past.
I'll be using many of the techniques I developed and learned from my Shape Shifter Jr. CAR L1 and L2 Junior certification project. Now that I'm 18, the next thing to do is to redo my level 2, for senior status, which I hope to do this spring using my Shape Shifter Jr.
I might use my 3" Punisher for my CAR level 3, but I haven't decided that for sure.
I don't have any special plans for the Darkstar (certification wise that is... I'm just building as a nice sport rocket for H-I motors).![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I've already done quite a bit on the Punisher. I've assembled and glued in the motor mount, tacked on the fins, foamed the fincan, and JB welded the Aero Pack retainer on. The next thing to do will be to do the external fillets. I'm using Rocketpoxy for the construction.
First off here is what was in my BSS order:
Building the motor mount for the Punisher:
1) I cleaned and sanded the parts and then did a test fit of the MMT for the Punisher:
2) Then I epoxied on the forward CR and the Kevlar Y harness:
3) I then epoxied in the MMT:
4) After that I tacked on the fins:
5) And then foamed the fincan using PML expanding foam:
6) And then epoxied on the rear CR and Aero Pack using JB weld (I'm using the light as a heat source to speed up the curing for the JB Weld):
This is where I'm at. For the Darkstar Jr I've started bevelling the fins and epoxied on the vent band for the av-bay.
I'll be using many of the techniques I developed and learned from my Shape Shifter Jr. CAR L1 and L2 Junior certification project. Now that I'm 18, the next thing to do is to redo my level 2, for senior status, which I hope to do this spring using my Shape Shifter Jr.
I might use my 3" Punisher for my CAR level 3, but I haven't decided that for sure.
I don't have any special plans for the Darkstar (certification wise that is... I'm just building as a nice sport rocket for H-I motors).
I've already done quite a bit on the Punisher. I've assembled and glued in the motor mount, tacked on the fins, foamed the fincan, and JB welded the Aero Pack retainer on. The next thing to do will be to do the external fillets. I'm using Rocketpoxy for the construction.
First off here is what was in my BSS order:
![16386232806_14b855066f.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/1a0/1a0c9ce82117c4b46d6ecbd8c96efe72.jpg)
Building the motor mount for the Punisher:
1) I cleaned and sanded the parts and then did a test fit of the MMT for the Punisher:
![16410436461_214bec8880.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/7f6/7f6557a0626c6fed5bcb08eb539546a5.jpg)
2) Then I epoxied on the forward CR and the Kevlar Y harness:
![16386241486_5138c528d4.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/0a8/0a80f8de52d69d5f6645499644aba180.jpg)
3) I then epoxied in the MMT:
![16412185905_9133cf54b5.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8cb/8cb223f3328d3bcca42548299ce733c3.jpg)
4) After that I tacked on the fins:
![16226041549_f28fa24629.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/18a/18a2f8bdf4eae0432ff85c527b06e5a7.jpg)
5) And then foamed the fincan using PML expanding foam:
![16410422701_6c980278e4.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/4a0/4a0761f487eb6ae5d4940e932433119c.jpg)
6) And then epoxied on the rear CR and Aero Pack using JB weld (I'm using the light as a heat source to speed up the curing for the JB Weld):
![16411261412_3d34e669ce.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/93b/93b490f1874a2577f6c6088c2e3dd7b6.jpg)
This is where I'm at. For the Darkstar Jr I've started bevelling the fins and epoxied on the vent band for the av-bay.
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