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Cohetero-negro
06-04-2010, 12:28 PM
Group,
I understand that there is a discussion about this kit, but no build pictures?! I am in the process of buiding one and I will post pictures later this evening.
I only have 3 of her kits (SHR), and the LJII is taxing all of my building abilities to get right.
Unfortunately, I have had to almost throw out the included instructions and make my own set, and replace/enhance many of the kit components. I don't know if others have had this same experience, but from what I have read, its a common experience with other builders.
All I can say is, 'Thank God we have styrene sheets to work with!'
The nose cone, I would have paid an extra $40 - $60 to have either a solid wood, or blow molded plastic example.
The fins made of styrene, while quick to build, are very unscale, and fragile.
The main body tube ... that had to go as well; actually I found a way to work around it.
The dummy LES ... I kept the tower assembly and part of the main LES tube (DOWEL) structure.
The kit is GREAT if you want just a sport scale to fly for fun, still a pain to build. I have her Sat 1b that I don't think I will ever build, but use it as a 1/48 reference model to scratch build a near-scale 1b. To be honest, I was a little disappointed with the Lox and Fuel tanks not being individual tubes but an accordion arragement that approximated the look of 8 seperate tubes. Nice in size, but once you get within 1 yard of it, you start to see issues ... not goot at all!
I will get some pics up later tonight ... in the meantime, please enjoy this first picture of the main body and nose cone that I finished; not per the instructions in the kit:
http://i47.tinypic.com/2wm2lvo.jpg
Jonathan
P.s. I hope this helps ease some of the tensions caused by my political postings. After all, I do build fly and rockets RIGHT along side my left-winged brothers. :)
Group, <snipped some good build info>
P.s. I hope this helps ease some of the tensions caused by my political postings. After all, I do build fly and rockets RIGHT along side my left-winged brothers. :)
HA!! Good one, Jonathon!
S.
ghrocketman
06-04-2010, 01:11 PM
The more I hear and see of her kits the more I think they are hideous piles of canine fecal matter that are not a good value at even HALF the asking price !
I SURE am glad I was never lured into purchasing one of the heaps.
That 1/48th Saturn 1B may be the worst joke of them all but is the ONLY 1/48th scale S1B supposed kit I know of.
Several (Sirius, Apogee, Polecat) Saturn V's are larger than the typical 1/100 kit, but there are no DECENT Saturn 1B kits larger than the 1/70th offerings by Apogee and Semroc.
ANY Saturn 1B kit that does NOT have individual full-round booster tanks is a HASHI-MOTO MESS in my book !
Cohetero-negro
06-04-2010, 02:28 PM
The more I hear and see of her kits the more I think they are hideous piles of canine fecal matter that are not a good value at even HALF the asking price !
I SURE am glad I was never lured into purchasing one of the heaps.
That 1/48th Saturn 1B may be the worst joke of them all but is the ONLY 1/48th scale S1B supposed kit I know of.
Several (Sirius, Apogee, Polecat) Saturn V's are larger than the typical 1/100 kit, but there are no DECENT Saturn 1B kits larger than the 1/70th offerings by Apogee and Semroc.
ANY Saturn 1B kit that does NOT have individual full-round booster tanks is a HASHI-MOTO MESS in my book !
Rocketman,
There is noting wrong with her kits if you are just building and flying for fun. They are a great low-cost way to start building/flying medium power kits. I am just being hyper-critical as I am build for scale.
If I wanted a fun rocket, and I wanted a Mercury-Atlas, Gemini-Titan or Space Shuttle, I would buy, build and fly her kits.
Nothing wrong with what Chris and Sheri produced. And frankly, we need more garage manufactures, IMHO!
Take that Delta IV Heavy Lift model. There are short comings with that kit also... but again I am looking for scale. Great kits all around. Are they for the beginner? No no and NO! Are they for the first time Medium power flier ... no no and NO! Are they for people who have experience building high power, with a little R/C plane and plastic kit experience ... yes yes and YES! The Delta IV will be built for Next season. Not sure if I will enter it in internats or just use it for NAR competition. Love that slow roll program in the video ... EXTREMELY realistic!
I think on the 1b, weight would have been the issue that would have moved the rocket from mid-power into high power. High Power is dificult to fly: costs, finding a flying field and possible waivers. Medium power can be done out of a small park and sometimes without any hassle; sometimes. It was likely a financial desicision by SHR to cut corners, keep the weight down, and hopefully sell more rockets due to their, 'usibility'.
E.G., I wanted to build a cosmodrone Soyuez R-7, but it would have been way too heavy and reguired an H ... NAR won't allow it in competition :(
Now as for Sheri herself, she is HOT and will always be no matter what the status of her relationships with the customer ... kinda like a Black Widow spider and her male consort ... poor guy is going to die, but have fun in the process!!! :p
Jonathan
sandman
06-04-2010, 03:01 PM
Rocketman,
There is noting wrong with her kits if you are just building and flying for fun. They are a great low-cost way to start building/flying medium power kits. I am just being hyper-critical as I am build for scale.
If I wanted a fun rocket, and I wanted a Mercury-Atlas, Gemini-Titan or Space Shuttle, I would buy, build and fly her kits.
Nothing wrong with what Chris and Sheri produced. And frankly, we need more garage manufactures, IMHO!
Take that Delta IV Heavy Lift model. There are short comings with that kit also... but again I am looking for scale. Great kits all around. Are they for the beginner? No no and NO! Are they for the first time Medium power flier ... no no and NO! Are they for people who have experience building high power, with a little R/C plane and plastic kit experience ... yes yes and YES! The Delta IV will be built for Next season. Not sure if I will enter it in internats or just use it for NAR competition. Love that slow roll program in the video ... EXTREMELY realistic!
I think on the 1b, weight would have been the issue that would have moved the rocket from mid-power into high power. High Power is dificult to fly: costs, finding a flying field and possible waivers. Medium power can be done out of a small park and sometimes without any hassle; sometimes. It was likely a financial desicision by SHR to cut corners, keep the weight down, and hopefully sell more rockets due to their, 'usibility'.
E.G., I wanted to build a cosmodrone Soyuez R-7, but it would have been way too heavy and reguired an H ... NAR won't allow it in competition :(
Now as for Sheri herself, she is HOT and will always be no matter what the status of her relationships with the customer ... kinda like a Black Widow spider and her male consort ... poor guy is going to die, but have fun in the process!!! :p
Jonathan
You do realize that Sheri no longer owns CJS models?
Dave at Red Arrow Hobbies bought it about a month or so ago.
He is changing the kits a bit but that may take a while.
Cohetero-negro
06-04-2010, 03:30 PM
You do realize that Sheri no longer owns CJS models?
Dave at Red Arrow Hobbies bought it about a month or so ago.
He is changing the kits a bit but that may take a while.
Yes as I read all the najor forums. She and Chris started SHR ... I was hoping to see their 'NAZI-Saucer' in kit form. I would have just built it for static display.
OH, one thing that comes to mind about the 1b ... the resin LES ... not going to use that either ... instead, I secured a couple of Revell 1/48 Scale Apollo Spacecraft models (partially built/incomplete kits) that will go on top. Just have to fix the blast cover issue ... not an issue at all because we have STYRENE!!! :chuckle:
Jonathan
sandman
06-04-2010, 04:36 PM
Yes as I read all the najor forums. She and Chris started SHR ... I was hoping to see their 'NAZI-Saucer' in kit form. I would have just built it for static display.
OH, one thing that comes to mind about the 1b ... the resin LES ... not going to use that either ... instead, I secured a couple of Revell 1/48 Scale Apollo Spacecraft models (partially built/incomplete kits) that will go on top. Just have to fix the blast cover issue ... not an issue at all because we have STYRENE!!! :chuckle:
Jonathan
Not sure I would have done what Sheri did.
She cast her capsule from the Revell kit!
I have made patterns for the Apollo capsule for several scales so let me know if you need anything.
bob jablonski
06-04-2010, 05:44 PM
Dave told me (and several other folks) that he had to redo most of the molds. and asked for input on the instructions ect. And he will incorperate the input on the 2nd run.
Mr. Bob
Starlight Dude
wilsotr
06-04-2010, 09:49 PM
Group,
I understand that there is a discussion about this kit, but no build pictures?!
I posted a few of mine here ...
http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=6794&page=1&pp=10&highlight=ljii
Attached are a couple more.
FWIW, the corrugated wrap provided with this kit is about an inch short of true scale ... I had to cut down the upper part of the LJII airframe an inch to keep the proportions correct. Naturally, I didn't figure this out until after I had the wrap installed and stood around thinking "that just doesn't look right." I should have measured it before putting it on, of course -- another lesson learned. But I'm not sure what I would have done about it other than scratch-build the corrugations, and having done the fins, tower, CM, and decals with non-kit parts I'm pretty close to a scratch-build already. Some of that is due to my own changes (as I note in the aforementioned thread I opted to model the A-001 round instead of the QTV) but Jonathan is correct: this is really a semi-scale "fly for fun" kit.
3602s ... LJII sporting a fresh coat of polished aluminum Alclad
2920s ... The LES attached to the CM
2921s ... Applying the first of the decals
wilsotr
06-04-2010, 09:58 PM
I have made patterns for the Apollo capsule for several scales so let me know if you need anything.
What I'd really like is an injection-molded LES tower in 1:48 scale so I don't have to build another from scratch when I do my some-day Saturn V ... :) I keep watching those Revell kits come and go on eBay, but they're a bit pricey. Maybe Revell will re-release it some day ... I keep hoping.
sandman
06-05-2010, 08:23 AM
What I'd really like is an injection-molded LES tower in 1:48 scale so I don't have to build another from scratch when I do my some-day Saturn V ... :) I keep watching those Revell kits come and go on eBay, but they're a bit pricey. Maybe Revell will re-release it some day ... I keep hoping.
Not injection molded but I am working on "something". :rolleyes:
I may have said too much.
wilsotr
06-06-2010, 06:53 PM
I may have said too much.
On the contrary, you haven't said NEARLY enough .... :)
wilsotr
06-06-2010, 06:58 PM
Here's an "almost complete" shot of mine. Decals need some Solvaset to help them comply a little better, then clear coat. The finish isn't as nice as I would have liked, but at this point I'm not inclined to do it over. The upside is, I won't mind flying it. :)
Wow, Tim.
That looks great!
I particularly like what you did with the cable raceways on the escape motor and the detailing on the escape motor skirt.
Really nice.
ghrocketman
06-07-2010, 09:42 AM
Absolutely beautiful LJII, Tim !
jamjammer53150
06-07-2010, 09:44 AM
That is a fantastic job . I have been toturing myself with this kit for nearly 2 months now. I do have build photos , but I need to wait to post them .
As mentioned before this is essentially a scratch build , and it is semi scale at best. But it does provide seveal challanges depending on how far you want to push your skills.
As mentioend , the nose cone can be a challange , I went through no less than 5 attempts , and just yesterday got one I like.
I eventually made a nose cone out of carbon fiber , somewhat silly but a membe rof our club gave away scraps so why not.
The fins I built I deviated and used sqare styren tube to strengthen them and also provide a better mounting method.
I also shortened the corrogation so i could have a flat surface to bond the fins to.
What does yours weigh in at? and what do you have planned for recovery , LES and all
EchoVictor
06-07-2010, 11:49 AM
While I don't have a SHR kit, I do stop at Dave's shop often when I'm passing through on my way to WI. IMHO, I think Dave is going to be bald soon, based on how much hair he's pulling out over how much he's finding that these kit parts don't meet up with his personal level of quality.
Two specific examples;
He was showing me how the details on the molded resin cone are nowhere near what the real thing is. He said he's seriously considering starting over from scratch with a new mold.
He also showed me the original decal file he got for the "United States" lettering, and then held it up to the drawings in Always "Rockets of the World" reference book. The letters were nowhere near the right font. Looks like she just rotated text in MS Word without even changing the base Arial font. Ack!
For all that are looking at these kits, be patient, because I believe you'll see the quality increase exponentially.....
Later,
EV
jamjammer53150
06-07-2010, 11:57 AM
yes Ill bet he is going bald. I ended getting decals from gordy , he worked with me to make a set , including the plaques and some super rare stencil only seen in one photo( dave should just get them from him) for a whopping 7 bucks.
Gordy even compensated for the corrugation on the font so it turns out correct. and with a few bonuses you can do any of the LJ's with his set
jetlag
06-07-2010, 01:15 PM
yes Ill bet he is going bald. I ended getting decals from gordy , he worked with me to make a set , including the plaques and some super rare stencil only seen in one photo( dave should just get them from him) for a whopping 7 bucks.
Gordy even compensated for the corrugation on the font so it turns out correct. and with a few bonuses you can do any of the LJ's with his set
Thanks for that. I have all of Sheri's offerings and have only built the Gemini Titan, which had its share of non-scale anomolies. I wrote to her with pics about the problems which she said she would consider for the next batch. Nothing was done, so......
Anyway, I'm glad Gordy can cover the decal needs for the LJII. Wonder if he has the decals for the other ones... ;)
Allen
Cohetero-negro
06-08-2010, 10:10 AM
Thread,
Sorry but I have been busy busy busy with rockets, wife, and life.
OK, I think someone had asked how to make your cone perfectly conical; or as near perfect as you can...
Well first the obvious: Follow the SHR instruction sheet and first trace the template out and cut it as perfect as you can. SHR's recommendation to then transfer the template to a stiff card stock is the correct way to go! I just used card board cut from FREE U.S. Postal priority mail boxes. It’s the right thickness and stiffness to be cut can then curled and act as a ‘dummy’ piece to see if the resulting cut part will be close to what I want.
Next, the trick to working with Vinyl, styrene or other plastics is heat! Now you can't place the stuff over an open flame, but you can immerse the plastic into warm to hot water. This makes it more tractable and easier to work with. The thick .030" styrene will crack and buckle (deform) too much if you don't 'loosen' it up a bit first.
So the final nose cone (without stabilizers and LES) looks like this:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2qi22wh.jpg
Total time spent on the cone assembly so far ... ~5 hours, and I still need to sand it with 600 grit and add stabs ...
OH and by using the SHR directions for drilling holes and mounting the LES system, will only result in errors... bad bad bad ... I will be using a laser and condiment turn table to accurately position and mark holes. More on that later.
Jonathan
Cohetero-negro
06-08-2010, 10:18 AM
Dave told me (and several other folks) that he had to redo most of the molds. and asked for input on the instructions ect. And he will incorperate the input on the 2nd run.
Mr. Bob
Starlight Dude
Bob,
You and others do realize that when Dave makes the 2nd run, both versions will become COLLECTOR'S kits and therefore people might do the following:
Buy an original SHR kit. Then buy 2 of the Dave produced kits; one to collect along side the SHR kit and one to build fly... :)
Jonathan
Cohetero-negro
06-08-2010, 10:32 AM
I posted a few of mine here ...
http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=6794&page=1&pp=10&highlight=ljii
Attached are a couple more.
FWIW, the corrugated wrap provided with this kit is about an inch short of true scale ... I had to cut down the upper part of the LJII airframe an inch to keep the proportions correct. Naturally, I didn't figure this out until after I had the wrap installed and stood around thinking "that just doesn't look right." I should have measured it before putting it on, of course -- another lesson learned. But I'm not sure what I would have done about it other than scratch-build the corrugations, and having done the fins, tower, CM, and decals with non-kit parts I'm pretty close to a scratch-build already. Some of that is due to my own changes (as I note in the aforementioned thread I opted to model the A-001 round instead of the QTV) but Jonathan is correct: this is really a semi-scale "fly for fun" kit.
3602s ... LJII sporting a fresh coat of polished aluminum Alclad
2920s ... The LES attached to the CM
2921s ... Applying the first of the decals
Tim,
These are VERY nice and I hope mine will look even close to what you have done. Yes on the dimensions... they are a bit off. I am using Alway's rockets of the World (1st ed.) and Beech-Gassoway drawings. The Corrigation does need cuting and so does the airframe tube, but you have to cut the tube anyway to make the parts needed for the cone.
Did you go solid balsa/wood on the fins or just use the styrene? I am going basswood ... more on that later :)
Jonathan
P.s. Tim, I learned the hardway to NEVER trust the manufacture's dimensions when building scale! They have to cut corners due to costs and stability.
OH someone asked if my fins on my now crashed Saturn 1b (Cover of Sport Rocketry Nov/Dev 2008) were scale ... YES! Just took a lot of buckshot and clay in the nose cone! There I took a Semroc Sat 1b and cut tubes and engine skirts to match the true scale.
The Apogee is better and right on ... just $200 is steep, but very worth it! I have one and I don't think I will ever build it ... just too valuable a kit. A $50.00 Semroc 'fixer upper' is the way to go!
Cohetero-negro
06-08-2010, 10:38 AM
Here's an "almost complete" shot of mine. Decals need some Solvaset to help them comply a little better, then clear coat. The finish isn't as nice as I would have liked, but at this point I'm not inclined to do it over. The upside is, I won't mind flying it. :)
Thread,
See SHR's rockets are not bad kits at all... even if you build them to the instructions!
Nice looking Little Joe II A-001!!!
Jonathan
Cohetero-negro
06-08-2010, 10:45 AM
yes Ill bet he is going bald. I ended getting decals from gordy , he worked with me to make a set , including the plaques and some super rare stencil only seen in one photo( dave should just get them from him) for a whopping 7 bucks.
Gordy even compensated for the corrugation on the font so it turns out correct. and with a few bonuses you can do any of the LJ's with his set
Jam,
I want to buy this set ... was this a special order or does he have them available for order?
Gordon?
Jonathan
sandman
06-08-2010, 10:57 AM
Jam,
I want to buy this set ... was this a special order or does he have them available for order?
Gordon?
Jonathan
It was a special order. I was going to put it on my site but I wanted to talk to Dave at Red Arrow first
Just PM or email me and we can set you up with some.
bob jablonski
06-08-2010, 01:18 PM
[QUOTE=Cohetero-negro]Bob,
You and others do realize that when Dave makes the 2nd run, both versions will become COLLECTOR'S kits and therefore people might do the following:
Buy an original SHR kit. Then buy 2 of the Dave produced kits; one to collect along side the SHR kit and one to build fly... :)
Jonathan[/QUOTE
That would make Dave happy. :D
Mr. Bob
Starlight Dude
Cohetero-negro
06-08-2010, 02:01 PM
[QUOTE=Cohetero-negro]Bob,
You and others do realize that when Dave makes the 2nd run, both versions will become COLLECTOR'S kits and therefore people might do the following:
Buy an original SHR kit. Then buy 2 of the Dave produced kits; one to collect along side the SHR kit and one to build fly... :)
Jonathan[/QUOTE
That would make Dave happy. :D
Mr. Bob
Starlight Dude
Hey Dave and Gordy.
Which ever of you release a Little Joe II kit first, I WIL buy two! Been waiting 2 years for the Sandman (Gordy) re-release, and still waiting!
Jonathan
How about a 7.5" diameter LJ II??!??
GregGleason
06-08-2010, 04:39 PM
...How about a 7.5" diameter LJ II??!??
If it is a true-scale, I'm in!!!
It would be the closest thing to flying a spool that I would ever do.
Greg
sandman
06-08-2010, 07:17 PM
[QUOTE=bob jablonski]
Hey Dave and Gordy.
Which ever of you release a Little Joe II kit first, I WIL buy two! Been waiting 2 years for the Sandman (Gordy) re-release, and still waiting!
Jonathan
How about a 7.5" diameter LJ II??!??
It's on my list but since I purchased Excelsior my list of things got a whole lot longer!
wilsotr
06-08-2010, 09:50 PM
Thanks for the kind words, all ...
Jammer, mine weighs 2 pounds 10-5/8 ounces without clear coat or a recovery system. I'm going to rig two chutes, one for the airframe and a second with a bridle to bring the tower down horizontally. Another first for me there, and I'm open to suggestions. And I'll echo what others have said about the decals. I made my own using a cleaned up version of the lettering in George Gassaway's drawings for the "United States" on the airframe.
I'm tempted to do another at 1:20 scale, which would put it a little over 7-1/2 inches. If someone wants to do a bulk buy of .060 x .125 Evergreen strip, I'm in. :)
wilsotr
06-08-2010, 09:51 PM
It would be the closest thing to flying a spool that I would ever do.
You need to scratch build an MLAS .... :)
jamjammer53150
06-09-2010, 08:09 AM
Here she is
and it is no where near scale
http://www.jammer.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=457
I think my daughter messed up on the command module scaling ( she is my graphics engineer , and pattern cutter) as it is to tall it is also paneled for a 001-002 configuration and i made a 002 nose , however it did not turn out well . I may make another
Ther is an option under the pix for full size , if you use that you can see all my mistakes .
the string hanging out is my experment with the LES recovery. I is just sitting there , I put some elastic in it , and pulled it tight , and I am going to jam it in with the nose . When it seperates it should just fall off and dangle off the nose . I still need to shim the LES to get it true
I am thinking about running a tether to the bottom and bringing down core sample mode for the main body .
it weighs in at 2.6 lbs with motor , minus the chute and harness , so it will be close to 3 lbs which puts in g70ish range of which there is a good varitty for the 29 40-120 case . if need be I can go with a g75 in my 29 180 which I have tested at 4 lbs .
I have yet to do any stability testing on it so who knows . feel free to rip me on it
ghrocketman
06-09-2010, 09:01 AM
I WANT one of those Sandman/Roachwerks LJII's as soon as they are available.
That kit represents the ONLY decent scale LJII's since the 1/45 Centuri LJII of the early 70's.
sandman
06-09-2010, 09:34 AM
I WANT one of those Sandman/Roachwerks LJII's as soon as they are available.
That kit represents the ONLY decent scale LJII's since the 1/45 Centuri LJII of the early 70's.
That's what I was aiming for!
Thanks.
ghrocketman
06-09-2010, 12:23 PM
Sandman,
Is your "stock" motor mount in the LJII a 29mm or cluster ?
If cluster, what size/arrangement and do you offer the option of single 29mm ?
sandman
06-09-2010, 12:25 PM
Sandman,
Is your "stock" motor mount in the LJII a 29mm or cluster ?
If cluster, what size/arrangement and do you offer the option of single 29mm ?
Center mount is 24mm with six 18mm mounts sorrounding it.
Plenty of room in the centering ring for 29mm.
wilsotr
06-09-2010, 07:33 PM
Here she is
Looks pretty good to me!
wilsotr
06-12-2010, 01:58 PM
Here's my tower recovery rigging ... idea is to bring it back slightly nose-up with a 36" Spherachute attached to the ring. I'm open to better ideas .... anyone else tried this successfully?
sandman
06-12-2010, 04:06 PM
Tim, I did mine the same way only I used a large snap swivel attachet to one of the uprights.
Worked the same.
I use a seperate chute for the main body and one for the capsule.
wilsotr
06-14-2010, 01:07 PM
Thanks, Gordy! Now if you can explain how you get them to come back a few feet from the pad, that would be helpful too ........ :)
sandman
06-14-2010, 02:10 PM
Thanks, Gordy! Now if you can explain how you get them to come back a few feet from the pad, that would be helpful too ........ :)
A magnetic personality. ;)
I remember from NARAM 47 Chan's LJ II's capsule hit another pad on recovery and sustained damage points!
That just didn't seem right. You should get bonus points for hitting a launch pad.
We can call them "landing points". :rolleyes:
wilsotr
07-18-2010, 09:25 PM
The rest of the story ...
LJII action shots taken Saturday 17 July. Flight was on a G80T ... nice, straight boost and good deployment of both chutes. The booster came down in the grass with no significant damage, but the capsule managed to find a nice hard surface to land on (a Navy runway). Damage was relatively minor, fortunately -- nothing a little more Bondo and sandpaper won't fix.
jamjammer53150
07-18-2010, 09:40 PM
What was the final weight of the rocket?.
Mine is completed however the launch countdown is on a medical hold. I had intended to fly it on Jul 31 , that will need to be postponed to probally end of august as I will not make any of the launces
The rest of the story ...
LJII action shots taken Saturday 17 July. Flight was on a G80T ... nice, straight boost and good deployment of both chutes. The booster came down in the grass with no significant damage, but the capsule managed to find a nice hard surface to land on (a Navy runway). Damage was relatively minor, fortunately -- nothing a little more Bondo and sandpaper won't fix.
Beautiful, Tim!
Sorry about the tower but it looks like a pretty simple repair.
I still haven't flown mine yet. :o
jeffyjeep
07-18-2010, 10:25 PM
WHY? WHY? WHY? Why is it that no matter how much acreage of soft grass there is, a model rocket will STILL land on pavement?
BTW, beautiful LJII!
Cohetero-negro
07-18-2010, 11:13 PM
The rest of the story ...
LJII action shots taken Saturday 17 July. Flight was on a G80T ... nice, straight boost and good deployment of both chutes. The booster came down in the grass with no significant damage, but the capsule managed to find a nice hard surface to land on (a Navy runway). Damage was relatively minor, fortunately -- nothing a little more Bondo and sandpaper won't fix.
Tim,
VERY NICE PICS!!! Too bad on the landing of the capsule :( ... stupid concrete!
Reminds me of the days when Bay-Nar used to fly from the parking lot of De Anza College ... everything was taken home chipped and scrapped.
I am still working on my QTV ... only 9 days left ... paint really needs to dry faster .. dmit Gumby!
Any ways, I guess I can at least throw a picture up, so let me do that and show all what I have done so far ...
http://i27.tinypic.com/2iht15y.jpg
The capsule is almost done, just needs a tip. Screw sharpening the tip like a pencil as the instructions called for, I just had the nose cone of the LES custom made. Pics later next week.
I'm breaking my arse getting ready for NARAM 52. With work and everything else in life ... well ya'll already know that.
Jonathan
Brent
07-19-2010, 07:49 AM
Very nice aft end.
Beautiful work, Jonathan!!
S.
Tim,
VERY NICE PICS!!! Too bad on the landing of the capsule :( ... stupid concrete!
Reminds me of the days when Bay-Nar used to fly from the parking lot of De Anza College ... everything was taken home chipped and scrapped.
I am still working on my QTV ... only 9 days left ... paint really needs to dry faster .. dmit Gumby!
Any ways, I guess I can at least throw a picture up, so let me do that and show all what I have done so far ...
http://i27.tinypic.com/2iht15y.jpg
The capsule is almost done, just needs a tip. Screw sharpening the tip like a pencil as the instructions called for, I just had the nose cone of the LES custom made. Pics later next week.
I'm breaking my arse getting ready for NARAM 52. With work and everything else in life ... well ya'll already know that.
Jonathan
GregGleason
07-19-2010, 07:40 PM
Outstanding work, Jonathan! :cool:
How did you do the fins? Are they vac-formed?
Greg
Cohetero-negro
07-19-2010, 07:59 PM
Outstanding work, Jonathan! :cool:
How did you do the fins? Are they vac-formed?
Greg
Greg,
Everything by hand ... I don't cast, vacuum, or vinyl. All built up with Bass, balsa wood, 1/32 ply, eye glass screws for hold down bolts, and spending a couple days laying down 1/30 scale rivet detail.
Thanks for the accolade!!!
I would hope that Gassoway would comment as I owe the detail to his scale data and he is the utmost expert in the model rocket community concerning Little Joe's. The master's opinion would be taken seriously!
Jonathan
wilsotr
07-21-2010, 09:27 PM
What was the final weight of the rocket?.
Mine came in at 44 oz without the motor.
And Jonathan, beautiful work on yours! I'd like to know more about those fins ... how did you do the attach brackets?
Cohetero-negro
07-28-2010, 11:50 AM
Mine came in at 44 oz without the motor.
And Jonathan, beautiful work on yours! I'd like to know more about those fins ... how did you do the attach brackets?
Tim and others,
Here are the final picture of the build; I will get a build thread going after NARAM ... just really busy right now and its only during a paint dry/glue dry break that I am even making this posting :)
Enjoy the rocket eye-candy:
http://i25.tinypic.com/qy7a7b.jpg
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http://i28.tinypic.com/t7o2zb.jpg
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http://i32.tinypic.com/2e3wjty.jpg
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http://i31.tinypic.com/2llompy.jpg
Ltvscout
07-28-2010, 05:32 PM
Looks great, Jonathon! Good luck with it at NARAM.
wilsotr
07-29-2010, 11:21 AM
Great work! Good luck at NARAM!
Cohetero-negro
07-29-2010, 08:44 PM
Great work! Good luck at NARAM!
Thank you both Scott and Tim!
Frantically packing and building while I type this response :)
Jonathan
jetlag
07-30-2010, 04:58 AM
Jonathan,
If I missed this, forgive me: How did you attach the fins? Looks very scale, and I'd love to know how you did it, so I can do it with my SHR LJ-II when she comes up in the que. Gorgeous!
Thanks,
Allen
leftover
02-21-2018, 12:09 AM
I have looked everywhere can find sheris Hot Rockets.
Anybody have a link to order from?
A Fish Named Wallyum
02-21-2018, 12:34 AM
SomI have looked everywhere can find sheris Hot Rockets.
Any help would,be appreciated
I believe they died with Red Arrow Hobbies. You might find the odd stray kit over at Ebay, but I don't think they were ever mass-produced to begin with, so there may simply not be that many left to be had.
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