07-14-2010, 04:39 PM
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BARCLONE Rocketry
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Posts: 5,357
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Originally Posted by blackshire
That may have been a later production run of the kit, as the one on JimZ's web site definitely has balsa fins.
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And the plans specify a balsa sheet in the parts list.
But, that's a thought if someone was willing to try it -- a laser-cut set of matteboard fins, 0.02" thick. Carl's material is far superior to what Estes used in the past, so it might hold up longer once it's been sealed and painted. |