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Forum: Projects
05-08-2013, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 175
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DeanHFox
Bill, it's an upscale of a PNC-50SP, for an...Bill, it's an upscale of a PNC-50SP, for an upscale Falcon Commander. Sandman always does FABULOUS work, and I can't wait to get it on the rocket. :) |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dIn summary, I would say that the Eradicator was a straightforward build, with enough challenges to make it interesting (i.e. fin slot cutting, ring fin painting, impressive decals), but with parts... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dFinally, time for the decals. The Eradicator comes with two big decal sheets, and you use all of them. Several are "wrap around the body" decals, so it's necessary to be very careful with alignment... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dNext to last step --- the Eradicator offers two options for launch guidance; 1/4" launch lugs or rail buttons. At this size of rocket, I feel that launch lugs detract from the "look" of the rocket,... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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Eradicator Build cont'dWhile the main model gets painted Rustoleum gloss white, the nose cone and ring fins are to be painted grey. I wanted to get the outside AND inside of the ring fins grey, and used a trick for... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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Eradicator Build cont'dThis completed the major assembly of the Eradicator, and so it was on to finishing. Here, I ran into my second "mistake"...filling the spirals on the body tubes. I've been experimenting with... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dAt this point, we *could* install the ring fins, but I opted to leave them off so as not to complicate my future painting efforts. Instead, I skipped step #11 on the instructions and moved on to... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dNow we epoxy the fins "through the wall" onto both the internal motor mount tube AND the outside body tube. I was very glad I'd taken my time and done precise cuts for the tube slots, as everything... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dNow that the fin slots are cut, it was time to assemble the motor mount tube inside the main body tube. For a bird this big, epoxy is our friend. Additional centering rings are applied to the top... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dOne of the skills needed to build larger rockets is "through the wall" fin assembly. While many kits offer pre-cut body tubes, knowing how to cut your own fin slots is a useful skill, and the... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dMotor mount --- The Eradicator has a 29mm motor tube long enough for even lengthy RMS casings. The first major glue up is the centering rings on the rear end of the motor mount tube. |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dThe cutting and gluing begins... The centering rings, fins, etc. on the Eradicator are laser cut from a light ply, and have very little grain. A little work with the hobby knife and I freed them... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Eradicator Build cont'dThe Sirius kits have excellent instruction manuals --- Parts List, illustrated steps with diagrams, and no ambiguity. There are 17 steps in the standard build. One of the things I found most... |
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Forum: Projects
05-02-2013, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 210
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DeanHFox
Sirius Rocketry Eradicator BuildEarlier in the year, David Miller of Sirius Rocketry contacted me about doing a build and review of his newest "Transition Series" kit, the Eradicator. Having built many of the Sirius kits (even... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
03-09-2013, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 941
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DeanHFox
Best wishesOur thoughts & prayers go out to the entire family. Only met them in person once (at the NARCON in Rochester, MN), but I've never forgotten what a wonderful & fun bunch of folks they were. Be... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
03-05-2013, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 502
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DeanHFox
Just wanted to thank someoneTonight, my Mom passed away after a protracted bout of neuropathy and dementia. She was 85 years old. She passed peacefully, in her sleep. I find myself remembering all the typical "Mom & Son"... |
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Forum: Vendors
03-01-2013, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 5,941
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DeanHFox
Dang!Dang it, Carl, I almost got it today. I have Apollo capsule #27. If I'd only been a *little* slower, I'd have had #28 and won today. So darn close! Oh, well --- the chase continues! :) :) |
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Forum: Mission Control
03-01-2013, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 4,544
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DeanHFox
Not here!Nope, Bob, I never got 'em. I wrote 'em off (sad, was looking forward to another "unique" bird in the fleet --- especially since the decals provided for the CC Express at NARAM-53 were so... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
02-18-2013, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 633
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DeanHFox
Happy Birthday!Enjoy your next lap around the Sun, Carl --- warmest birthday wishes to you on your day! :) |
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Forum: FreeForAll
02-10-2013, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,408
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DeanHFox
Uh.......no, more like "spending some time in the back seat before jumping in the front seat to watch the rest of the movie". Being a gentleman, that's as much as I can say before Scott pulls out his... |
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Forum: Projects
02-10-2013, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 374
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DeanHFox
Bill, great looking little bird, there, but...Bill, great looking little bird, there, but obviously some kind of "Hollywood Studio" backdrop behind it. No rocketeer's workbench is THAT organized and perfect. C'mon, now, show us where you... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
02-10-2013, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,408
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DeanHFox
Yup, that's "Meteor", all right. A...Yup, that's "Meteor", all right. A favorite "drive-in" movie of mine & my (then girlfriend but now) wife's. It had such a slow build-up that you could ignore most of the movie up to those launch... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
02-08-2013, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,408
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DeanHFox
Don't remember where these fell in the...Don't remember where these fell in the "Bond" sequence, but Derek Meddings also led the SFX teams for "The Spy Who Loved Me", "The Man with the Golden Gun", "Live and Let Die", "For Your Eyes Only",... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
02-08-2013, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,408
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DeanHFox
Factual? No! Entertaining? Yes!I agree that Moonraker's SFX are so far below reality as to be laughable, BUT --- The SFX team was led by Derek Meddings, of Thunderbirds/U.F.O./Space:1999 fame. If you lump the movie in with other... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
02-01-2013, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 377
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Heh --- Don't forget, in "Tales From the...Heh --- Don't forget, in "Tales From the White Hart", Clarke tossed in a story about a scientist who invented a device which could control cephalopods. He used it to bring a giant squid (emphasis on... |
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