Good, I didn't imagine it after all

But I still lose track of what I'm looking for walking from one room to the next

Doug

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Having just finished two more Enerjet Aero-Dart clones (See thread: http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/showthread.php?t=6414 ) and now starting to work on the Big Dog kit, I am noting many similarities between the Aero-Dart and Big Dog models.

Both are over 30" tall, 2" in diameter, weigh nearly 6 oz, have 29mm motor mounts, plastic nose cones, surface mounted balsa fins & fabric parachute.

Hmm. Are the Quest Advanced Rocketry models the successors to Enerjet kits?

Bob

Bob,

Another similarity you mentioned in the first post is the sturdy cardboard box the Big Dog ships in just like many of the EnerJet models did. Also easier to stack on the shelves in my closet!



I can't tell from the images you posted and the instructions don't appear on the Quest site just yet but is the Big Dog a payload model or would it be an easy conversion to a payload model. For example could I cut a piece of plywood or foam board to cap off a coupler to fly an altimeter?



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The Big Dog does not have a payload section but you could make one using the method you listed.

Bob

I worked on the Big Dog kit today.

Put the first coat of wood filler on the fins. The fins are made out of very hard 1/8" thick balsa. I really had to work at it to round the leading and trailing edges with sandpaper.

I applied filler to the seam on the body tube, also.

Bob

As I proceed with the building of my Big Dog kit, I discovered that the included launch lug is too big for a 3/16" launch rod but too small to fit over a 1/4" launch rod.

I will replace it with a correct size 1/4" launch lug.

Just a 'heads-up'.

Bob

Bob,

That may be as much about an over-sized rod as it is an undersized lug. In my experience, not all 1/4" rods are the same. (The same applies to the other common sizes as well.)

Doug

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Perhaps. However...

The 1/4" launch rod I use comes from an AeroTech Mantis launch pad. When this launch pad was made, I was in charge of ordering components for Mantis launch pads (Along with the Interlock controller and all the kits).

I think I spec'd it out correctly.

The same rod fits all my other rockets with 1/4" launch lugs whether by AeroTech or any other company.

Bob

PS: All fins attached, waiting for epoxy fin fillets to dry.

I blame society.

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I finished building my Big Dog model this evening.

Weight without parachute/paint/decals was 5.4 oz.

Next step: Primer!

Bob

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