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Hey Astron Farside and Farside-X builders...

I went up one thickness step on the fins, too. IIRC, the 1st stage plans called for 1/16" and I opted for 3/32" (along with a 24mm MMT and no canting of the fins).

Doug

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I built a Farside-X as a kid and am sure that I built it according to the instructions (though I don't have it around to prove that). Several years ago, when I built a Farside for a local Classic Model competition I built it from Semroc parts and followed the instructions with respect to the canted fins (and pretty much everything else). It works very nicely.

No cant on the fins for me. Not sure why but I did go with a different color scheme.

Doug,

Did you just increase the booster fins to 3/32”, or use it for all stages? I’ve been thinking I’d use the Semroc kit, but just build a separate booster for 24mm motor, and use 3/32” basswood for fins.

@Sandman That's a beautiful paint scheme!

Gee, thanks. :)

Mine was built completely stock, with the 1/16" thick canted balsa fins

None of the above. I built it with straight fins, but not because of OCD. I am not OCD.

I used 3/32" in all three stages. I had to go look at it first, tho, to be sure :)

I'm not big on basswood, but I've papered a few fins. In the case of this rocket, other than going up to 3/32", I didn't beef up any other pieces.

Altho I did fake the payload section - it's actually noseblow. With the length of the designed payload section, a lot of torque can be imparted to the lower airframe via the transition with the result that the body tube opening tends to get hogged out over time making for a loose fit. And that can also result in the payload section becoming misaligned. So I opted to make it permanently attached :)

Doug

[Edit]BTW, Here's a look from all sides.


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