Timelines

[fyrwrxz]

1968: Tree eats rocket. Much gnashing of teeth and voodoo invectives hurled at tree along with rocks trying to retrieve my stranded lovely.
2013: Tree dies. It is unknown if it was rocket poisoning or the voodoo.
2024: Tree falls over. I get my rocket back.
I can use the engine clip and maybe the nose cone with a little work. I win....

 

[MarsLander]

NFW...so funny!

 

[Hobie1dog]

awesome

 

[tsmmiller]

After that many years I would be inclined to use the nose cone just as is.

 

[cwbullet]

One win over the trees!

 

[Art Upton]

1968: Tree eats rocket. Much gnashing of teeth and voodoo invectives hurled at tree along with rocks trying to retrieve my stranded lovely.
2013: Tree dies. It is unknown if it was rocket poisoning or the voodoo.
2024: Tree falls over. I get my rocket back.
I can use the engine clip and maybe the nose cone with a little work. I win....

That is the most petrified rocket I have ever seen

 

[CalebJ]

That nose cone definitely needs to fly again!

 

[Peartree]

It must fly again... just on principle.

 

[CalebJ]

It must fly again... just on principle.

Logically it should fly under the name Phoenix. Or perhaps Theseus.

 

[Peartree]

Logically it should fly under the name Phoenix. Or perhaps Theseus.

Biblically, Lazarus would work as well. Technically, also Jesus, but that probably crosses some lines.

 

[CalebJ]

Biblically, Lazarus would work as well. Technically, also Jesus, but that probably crosses some lines.

Those are certainly fitting also.

 

[loopy]

That's incredible!!!

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

1968: Tree eats rocket. Much gnashing of teeth and voodoo invectives hurled at tree along with rocks trying to retrieve my stranded lovely.
2013: Tree dies. It is unknown if it was rocket poisoning or the voodoo.
2024: Tree falls over. I get my rocket back.
I can use the engine clip and maybe the nose cone with a little work. I win....

You waited it out! Amazing!

Take that, tree! You lose!

And to everyone who wants it to fly again, is it really fair to ask it to come out of retirement now when it’s almost eligible for Social Security?

 

[tsmmiller]

You waited it out! Amazing!

Take that, tree! You lose!

And to everyone who wants it to fly again, is it really fair to ask it to come out of retirement now when it’s almost eligible for Social Security?

Point taken, however I would give it a "Honor Flight" then allow permanent retirement in a prominent place.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Point taken, however I would give it a "Honor Flight" then allow permanent retirement in a prominent place.

Maybe send up the nosecone as a passenger and get its comments afterward — sort of like William Shatner.

 

[fyrwrxz]

Logically it should fly under the name Phoenix. Or perhaps Theseus.

Oh, man! I am so using Theseus! Too many Phoenix birds out there. I considered Ouroboros but thought I might jinx myself. Again.

 

[CalebJ]

Oh, man! I am so using Theseus! Too many Phoenix birds out there. I considered Ouroboros but thought I might jinx myself. Again.

Excellent! That name has been on my mind for a while for my road bike. It started out in 2008 as a Specialized Allez, but there's so little left of that anymore that it has basically become a rolling Ship of Theseus.

 

[fyrwrxz]

You waited it out! Amazing!

Take that, tree! You lose!

And to everyone who wants it to fly again, is it really fair to ask it to come out of retirement now when it’s almost eligible for Social Security?

Okay, it seems the name is evolving into something like "Lazarus Theseus Long the Senior Curmudgeon". Stickershock outta be able to retire on that one! 2 points if you get the nod to one of my fave Sci-fi authors. Now it HAS to fly again! As is. No paint, filler, sanding or aerodynamic 'fixing'. New shock cord for safety concerns. Film at 11. Stay tuned.

 

[Aeva]

I'm impressed the elastic cord held up that long. I lost this one in a 50' white pine for a year before the original cord dry rotted and it finally hit the ground. Nosecone shattered, and I think part of it blew away because I never found it all with the body. Funnily enough, a month later that tree was taken down because it was a hazard lol.... I guess rockets always get the last laugh.

(Video from the ill fated launch)

 

[fyrwrxz]

I'm impressed the elastic cord held up that long. I lost this one in a 50' white pine for a year before the original cord dry rotted and it finally hit the ground. Nosecone shattered, and I think part of it blew away because I never found it all with the body. Funnily enough, a month later that tree was taken down because it was a hazard lol.... I guess rockets always get the last laugh.

(Video from the ill fated launch)

Wow! How cool you got that much back! I think the cord may have survived being mostly inside the tube. It is powdery and breaks easily. I originally posted this as a joke and was going to bin it, but with the peanut gallery encouragement, well, ya'll know I have ZERO common sense. Off to the rocket room and the cadaver...stay tuned.

 

[fyrwrxz]

Upon closer examination, this cone has been really beat up. Not only is it oval, but it looks like it suffered a couple of fin strikes as well. It is also blunt, but to it's credit, the eyehook, nose weight and washer are still firmly attached. I cannot for the life of me remember what this rocket was (or was supposed to be) as I hardly ever follow directions or build a kit stock. Ok, I have a stick of *something* close to the n/c diameters that may work with a little fiddling.

 

[KenECoyote]

 

[fyrwrxz]

Once the descent into madness has begun, throwing a mattress ahead of you only serves to pad the crater. Bwauhhaahaa!

 

[fyrwrxz]

Once the descent into madness has begun, throwing a mattress ahead of you only serves to pad the crater. Bwauhhaahaa

 

[Maxitout]

Easy way to get that divet out of the nose cone. Put a couple drops of water in the divet, then hit the water with a hot soldering iron. Somehow, the water will expand the nose caon again, you may have to sand it down a little to regain the profile. Done this a time or two.....

 

[KenECoyote]

Once the descent into madness has begun, throwing a mattress ahead of you only serves to pad the crater. Bwauhhaahaa!

You can say that again!

 

[KenECoyote]

I'm curious as to what rocket this is. It's quite long and transitions to a wider top portion.
I would name this "A Miss Tree".

 

[fyrwrxz]

I'm curious as to what rocket this is. It's quite long and transitions to a wider top portion.
I would name this "A Miss Tree".

Oh, dayum! A pun spelled backwards is a nup. And a nup is a nup, already!

 

[fyrwrxz]

You can say that again!

Nope, too easy. And you thot I wuz gonna do that, right? Bazinga. Bwahaaha!

 

[KenECoyote]

I commend you for trying to resuscitate this fossil rocket (at least part of it). I think the story and spirit behind it is much cooler than any new plastic rocket out there.

Could this have been a custom design of yours?