Mercury Redstone 1:52 Scale – That ’70s Rocketeer

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

Redstone Fin Can Revision 3

Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 by Rocketeer

I revised the fin can adding in some detail at the bottom of the fins, and added the wedge shaped coupling connectors.

Mercury Redstone 1:52 Part 4

Posted on May 26, 2019June 2, 2019 by Rocketeer

I decided to try my hand at making a 3D part and created a fin can for it. I didn’t do a lot of detail, did about what I would have done in balsa. And it certainly isn’t scale, but it turned out pretty good I think. The fin can Continue Reading

Mercury Redstone 1:52 Part 3

Posted on May 24, 2019June 2, 2019 by Rocketeer

The Mercury Capsule with Escape Tower is assembled and glued. I still need to create a shock cord attachment, and if necessary add some weight to the nose. I am really happy with how this came out.

Mercury Redstone 1:52 Part 2

Posted on May 24, 2019June 2, 2019 by Rocketeer

I decided to reprint the Capsule with the new printer. Not as obvious to tell from the photos, but in person there is quite a difference in quality. I’m glad I reprinted.

Mercury Redstone 1:52 Part 1

Posted on May 24, 2019June 2, 2019 by Rocketeer

I may have pushed the limits on my 3D printer with this one. After a number of failed attempts I was able to print the tower structure for a Mercury capsule. This is at 1:52 scale designed to fit in a Centuri ST-13 body tube (Estes BT-56). It is printed Continue Reading