Link?you tube channel
Link?you tube channel
Where are the Maxi 4" Boyce Aerospace Hobbies Pershing videos?My youtube channel is basically a buch of shorts of rocket launches I have recorded. At least, those are my best videos!
Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheRocketryWorkshop
So sorry to hear of your ill fated flight.Well, I guess it was unstable after all.
Today I flew it, resulting in the nose cone breaking in to pieces and the body tube shredded upon impact. Will never fly again. I did get a cool video for my you tube channel, and a good lesson learned: swing tests don't mean squat. Anyway, just make sure to add a LOT of nose weight. I mean A LOT
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That's the BT-101 version, correct? But it appears it used those very thin vinyl decals? I am building the smaller one with similar "decals." How did they work for you? They are nice and thin but definitely different than water slide and I am a little hesitant about applying them. The rectangular stripe ones don't look bad but the black nose cone going around at a little disconcerting. Yours were even larger so even more tricky. May I ask, you did it as a wrap and did not cut the black strips out by individually I presume? Did you have any trouble with that nose cone black striped one? Also, when you finished up with the decals did you coat them and the entire rocket with a clear coat, probably a matte clear coat? That's what I'm planning and wonder if there is any problem coating them with clear? Thanks in advance if you get this.A few times this morning the rain stopped, giving me just enough time for painting the Pershing. I put the decals on thin afternoon!
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What do you think!
Thanks, I just put on the longest of the orange stripes and they look good. I built a Maxi-Brute Estes in the mid-'70s and recall the orange stripes were decals and I don't recall having much difficulty but, as you say, maybe better decals than is typical these days. Another question if I may. Is it OK to spray paint a matte coat over everything after? I tested a small piece with my Krylon acrylic matte clear and it looked OK, no reaction with the paint. It won't exactly seal the vinyl decals like water slide but will help a bit as well as toning down the gloss. Thanks again. Oh, here's my Pershing flying in 1977 off the KSC crawlerway at a contest we had there. The nose cone pattern was masked and painted but I really remember nothing about building it way back then. On another flight in Orlando the nose cone chute reefed and it streamlined in to our club president's old station wagon windshield and broke it! Just like a real missile.With mildly soapy water per instructions, the vinyl is certainly easier on larger models. Bumps need to be removed.
If you aren't painting the orange stripes, then the vinyl ones are brighter too.
I did a Mega Red Max with water transfer decals and it was a $%*!@ lol.
Water transfers aren't thick and stretchy like they were in a 70's Revell or Monogram (or Estes) kit.
Cheers / Robert
Thanks, do you mean matte or gloss before application or to finish after they are applied? I always try to have a gloss coat to apply decals on and then finish my rockets and plastic models, usually, with a matte clear. Is it safe to put a matte clear on after they are all applied? I tested a small excess piece with my Krylon acrylic matte and it didn't react. Here's my Max-Brute Pershing in 1977 flying off the KSC visitor's center at a contest we had there.Especially for large rockets, vinyl decals like the ones that come with both Pershing kits ( I have the larger version) are a lot better than waterslide. Both matte and gloss paint works, just has to be a generally smooth surface. A lot easier to apply than water slide. Go for it! The wrap was not hard. Peel off the backing, place it on the rocket, smooth it out, and peel of the other backing.
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