This treads a fine line betwixt scratch and kit, I think. It's more or less a copy o' a design by Gerald Wallace (Bohica) discussed here and here. Begad! Specifically his 13mm version, but mine has an 18mm motor mount; also I used one each 5055, 5060, 5070, and 5080 rings, which is what it says on his diagram, but in fact he used (for one version, at least) 5060, 5070, and 2 x 5080. Begad! It's nay clear t' me what Wallace used for launch lugs. Blimey! I chose t' put one 1/8" lug on a standoff near t' center o' gravity, high enough that t' rod will clear t' 5060 rin' and go through 1/8" holes punched in t' 5070 and 5080 rings. Avast, me proud beauty! (Without a standoff, t' two smaller rings would have needed gaps cut out o' them, and I didn't like that idea.) Finish is Duplicolor Metal Specks red, rings are Rustoleum 2X gloss black, me bucko, and thar be a Testors trim tape line around t' front end o' t' body tube.
| Flight Date: | 2016-08-20 |
| Rocket Name: | Bohica's Dead Ringer |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | B6-4 |
| Launch Site: | Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field) |
My flights started off well enough with t' Bohica’s Dead Ringer on a B6-4. It flew as it always does on that motor, shiver me timbers, straight up, down under a streamer. Blimey! Camera problems resulted in no pictures o' this flight or some others.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes B6-4 |
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