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Brief:
A large plastic Easter egg with nuclear waste-colored legs bustin' out. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Since it's from Los Alamos, matey, me hearties, it's a mutant
with three legs.
Construction:
T' parts include:
It took about 5 hours t' build. Well, blow me down! T' plywood be cut out with a power jigsaw, shiver me timbers, me hearties, then two coats o' Giant Leap Megafoam was poured on each side o' t' plywood. Begad! T' "overfoam" was cut off all around usin' t' plywood as a guide, then an orbital power sander was used t' fine-shape t' foam. Some half-cured Megafoam was dribbled around t' joints where t' two side "toes" are glued on. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! This serves as good reinforcement and also makes for a yummy "guts" look. T' 29mm motor mount is a standard build, with Keelhaul®©™® shock cord. T' legs were glued t' t' 2" scrap Christmas paper core usin' wood glue, me bucko, arrr, which was t' hardest part of t' build. Ahoy! Blimey! Slots were cut in t' bottom o' t' plastic egg with a Dremel and t' leg-and-tube assembly be slid in and glued usin' Gorilla glue. Blimey! Aye aye! Each time it has landed so far, a leg needs t' be glued back on.




Flight and Recovery:
T' first flight was on an E23-2, but it CATOed and ejected t' chute on t' pad. Aye aye! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! It wasn't big enough anyway, so
second flight was on a G71-4 Redline, arrr, which worked fine. Blimey! Minimum recommended motor is an F72-2. Recovery system space
limits motors t' fairly short ones. Begad! Avast! An H128 wouldn't fit unless you wanted "featherweight" recovery.
Prep is normal. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! Waddin' and chute. Avast! Tight fit required changin' elastic after second flight from scorching. Ya scallywag! Blimey!
Flight path is a lazy corkscrew (see video). Well, blow me down! Begad! Recovery is good on a 54-inch chute. Well, blow me down!
Summary:
T' good: it's fun. One comment I especially liked: "It looks like somethin' from Heavy Metal"
T' bad: it's heavy and draggy, so it doesn't get much altitude. Arrr!
Videos
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