I got sidetracked by Madcow's presence on Twitter and forgot to mention that they have two new fiberglass kits . An ARCAS and an Honest John. Both are 2.6 diameter (BT size) and are under $100 bucks ... [Read More]
This month, Bob and Neil's editorial discusses the state of rocketry magazines. During the last 4 months or so, we have lost 50% of our rocket magazines - both LAUNCH and Extreme Rocketry succumbed ... [Read More]
Location: Higgs Farm, Price, MD ( Red Glare VII ) Weather: mid to high 60's, light breeze, clear Total flights: Today - 7; YTD - 72 Total motors: Today - 10; YTD - 87 The remnants of Hurricane Ike ... [Read More]
Well, I took advantage of a couple of dry, warm(ish) days and completed the Semroc Tau Zero . This is a nice looking, futuristic rocket kit that flies on 18mm motors and recovers via a ... [Read More]
This is a review of my first Crayon rocket. I decided not to go with the typical clear fins and instead went for a 'goony' version of the Standard Missile. This one used an original 'Ralphco' brand ... [Read More]
These are two reviews of scratch rockets inspired by the Raygun Gothic Rocketship , which debuted at Burning Man 2009 and is now on display in San Francisco's Embarcadero. When I found the ... [Read More]
On the 10.5mm Micro V2, I added a stretched fin section (the Blitzkrieg Booster ) to allow it to fly on 13mm motors. On the Tau Zero, I merely put the fins on upside down. This is now a designer ... [Read More]
I made good progress on the 24mm paper Honest John today. As I mentioned in the previous post, I attached three centering rings to the 24mm tube. I didn't fully think out the recovery harness but ... [Read More]
Today, I continued building the nose cone by adding the lower sections. The third section (larger-to-smaller diameter) went on well but I hit a snag with the lowest section (straight tube section ... [Read More]
Earlier today, I was in the Dungeon for something else and decided to dry-fit a rod in the newly installed lug. I discovered I had forgotten something...the through-the-nose launch lug. Glad I ... [Read More]
The weather and my personal schedule have continued to delay the launch of my air-powered Saturn V. So, this is what I've been up to instead.
I wanted to build one of the Honest Johns ... [Read More]
I see Chris Michielssen posted his top ten for 2012. So, I see no reason to wait to post mine: 1. Space Shuttle Discovery buzzes Washington DC .
2. Discovery and Enterprise nose-to-nose at ... [Read More]
After seeing ~1/10 of Dave Bucher's huge fleet on Facebook, I thought I'd snapshot mine, which consists of a paltry 233 birds. First sort criteria is a column that's not showing, breaking the list ... [Read More]
A couple of flying seasons ago, I built a bunch of air powered rockets, including a many from AlaskaPaperModelWorks . I also converted one of their large paper Honest Johns to fly on 24mm motors. ... [Read More]
I got sidetracked by Madcow's presence on Twitter and forgot to mention that they have two new fiberglass kits . An ARCAS and an Honest John. Both are 2.6 diameter (BT size) and are under $100 bucks ... [Read More]
