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That ’70s Rocketeer

"You know, it, uh, won’t fly unless somebody pushes the button." From the movie October Sky.

Mercury Atlas Part 3

Posted on October 4, 2019October 16, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Mercury Atlas

Transition and adapter leading up to the capsule. I used a BNC-60AK from Semroc, same cone as the Estes K-41 Mercury Redstone. I sanded the Redstone adapter ring off to make it match up to the Atlas. The paper capsule wrap in the picture is just a mock-up. I used 1/12 dowels Continue Reading

Mercury Atlas Part 2

Posted on October 4, 2019October 16, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Mercury Atlas

I used the same method for the fairing shrouds that I used on my BT-80 Saturn V using body tube. Semroc’s BT-58 turned out to have the perfect radius. And I started adding some of the corrugated details using corrugated plastic sheet material.

Mercury Atlas Part 1

Posted on October 4, 2019October 16, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Mercury Atlas

For a second time, I’m reviving a project I started some time ago.  I’ve wanted a Mercury Atlas, so I decided to scratch build one around a BT-80. It seems like the perfect size and I’ve configured the motor mount for a 24mm D engine. I started by cutting the two specialized Continue Reading

No Good Rocket Should Go Unpainted

Posted on October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In General, Model Rocket Building

I have too many rockets that I’ve built and just never painted. So I’m trying to rectify that.

BSG 1.6x Colonial Viper

Posted on October 4, 2019October 16, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Colonial Viper

I still have a little more to do. This is about a 1.6X upscale of the Estes Colonial Viper. Main tubes are BT-60. I offset the 24mm motor mount, I remember the the original I had as a kid tended to arch over and my research supports that memory, so Continue Reading

Centuri KB-7 Arrow 300

Posted on October 4, 2019October 16, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Arrow300

This was a really quick build, the Estes Fin Alignment Guide helped make quick work of the 12 fins. I bought this as an open kit, it was missing the fin sheets, but Semroc to the rescue! The long ST-8 was a little roughed up on one end, but the Continue Reading

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