I put the first coat of Timbermate filler on the Mars Lander balsa NC, also put it on the seams of the plastic 3" NC for the Guideline.
This is the approach I use for my Orbital Transports - call them my 'Fin Defenders'. 3D prints that break-away on impact.Seems like there could be a better design answer to the problem of landing impact. Skinny, aerodynamic, lightweight fin tip shock absorbers... R/C car shocks, perhaps?
LAUNCH | LOAD | MANF. | ROCKET | SPEED | ALTITUDE | NOTES |
NSL | I-180 | CTI SK | DARK JART | 66 | 3200 | |
NSL | H-115 | AT SU DM | ARGENT | 64 | 2500 | |
NSL | I-255 | CTI RL | BLACKSTAR JR | 64 | 4400 | |
NSL | I-285 | CTI RL | ANOTHER JUAN | 60 | 3200 | |
NSL | K-360 | CTI W | JIMBO JART | 63 | 6500 | |
NSL | K-540 | AT MS | AVALANCHE | 77 | 9800 | |
NSL | K-456 | AT DM | BLIZZARD | 58 | 6700 | |
NSL | K-540 | AT MS | SHARON BLACKSTAR | 59 | 6000 | |
NSL | K-540 | AT MS | BIG BAD JUAN | 63 | 5600 | |
NSL | K-550 | AT WL | WAYNE BLACKSTAR | 79 | 7400 | |
NSL | K-590 | AT DT | FAST FREDDY | 99 | 16,400 | |
NSL | K-850 | AT SU DM | DRAGO | 67 | 6500 | |
NSL | L-875 | AT SU DM | SLICK WILLY | 55 | 12,400 | |
NSL | L-1250 | AT DM | DX3 | 72 | 10,000 | |
NSL | L-995 | CTI RL | BIG BAD DOG | 78 | 14,300 | |
NSL | M-1297 | AT W | CUDDLE MONSTER | 87 | 21,400 | |
NSL | M-1550 | AT RL | EXTREME DARKSTAR | 88 | 15,000 | |
NSL | M-1378 | LOKI | TWEETY BIRD | | |
Was working on this bad boy..Got it for one of the secret Santa's a while ago and finally decided to build it. Got a G53FJ ordered for it.
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Looks good so far. (May be further down in the thread, but…) what color scheme are you planning ?Had another date with Elmer's Wood Filler
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Red inside the tube fins. Black exterior. Already have the red applied.Looks good so far. (May be further down in the thread, but…) what color scheme are you planning ?
Yes. I cut the bottom out of a Big Daddy nose cone to do HED, because I had changed the MMT out to hold a CTI 29 mm three grain case.has anyone ever done HED on an Estes kit? lol.....
Has anyone ever made a "Little Man" to go with "Fat Boy"?Finished a couple little guys yesterday and got in the first flights. Decided to go with florescent pink for visibility. Every corn stock piece looked like my yellow mosquito. I saw this one bounce off the ground. First time I ever just walked right over to my mosquito and picked it up.
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Whatever motor it's designed around, you could put in a letter higher, short burn one and call it "Bye Bye Kitty".Finished painting the Argent. My wife says I should call it "Hello Kitty"
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I picked up a piece of nice, hard balsa to use as the fins on a Mosquito upscale yesterday.Finished a couple little guys yesterday and got in the first flights. Decided to go with florescent pink for visibility. Every corn stock piece looked like my yellow mosquito. I saw this one bounce off the ground. First time I ever just walked right over to my mosquito and picked it up.
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