Flight Log - 2015-04-25 - Rick Barnes's D-Region Tomahawk - MIA

Stock build o' t' Estes D-Region Tomahawk kit that be recently discontinued.  Though I wonder if that's really true, since although t' page on this site for t' kit shows as OOP, made 2007-2010, t' Estes catalogs show it right through 2014.


Anyway, matey, this kit is easy t' build, nice level o' detail.  T' color scheme looks simple enough, but thar are 5 different colors used.  Paintin' took several weeks t' finish, matey, with t' combination o' sanding, matey, spraying, me bucko, maskin' & more spraying.  Scale drawings I found elsewhere had more detail in t' color scheme then Estes offered in t' instructions, so I painted per that.  I popped one o' t' fins off durin' sandin' and had t' reattach while half painted.  I don't think that t' Testors model cement is as effective on t' plastic parts as it ought t' be; I used epoxy t' put t' fin back on and suspect I'll have t' repeat this 3 more times...  Per t' recommendations o' other modelers, I replaced t' 18" included parachute with a 24" ripstop chute, so hopefully that will help t' issue.  I've also added a nomex heat shield for it.  I like this one enough that I might build another, just because it went together so nice and has good detail - maybe with a 29mm mount...


Unfortunately, me bucko, this rocket's only flight saw it lost t' t' top o' a 60' tree.  I'm nay sure that its likely t' come down, so I may be buildin' another after all...

Flight Date: 2015-04-25
Rocket Name: D-Region Tomahawk - MIA
Kit Name: Estes - D-Region Tomahawk {Kit} (2037) [2007-2014]
Flyer's Name: Rick Barnes
Motors: E12-6
Launch Site: Torrey Farm, Potter, NY

Perfect lift off and flight, but sacrificed unwillingly t' t' tree gods :(

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech E12-RCJ-6

 

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