04-07-2007, 07:53 AM
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FSI Sandia Sandhawk
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Originally Posted by Mark II
OK, now the Sandhawk. I'm on firmer ground here, in that I'm not totally clueless about the actual rocket that it is based on.
Fin material and thickness?
Antenna material - I'm guessing music wire? Any estimate of the gauge/diameter?
Nose cone length?
Fin brackets - are they decals, or made of paper or cardboard? Are the screw heads colored gold, or just left white?
Details - are there decals or wraps for the other details (various asst . bolts and screw heads, etc.) or is that up to the builder?
(actually, I'll probably just detail it to my own satisfaction/level of obsessiveness/level of patience anyway.)
TIA,
Mark
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Fin material is 1/4" balsa.
Antenna is 1/16" music wire.
Nose cone is 5 7/8" long with a shoulder length of 1 1/16". There is a score line around it's circumfrunce (sp?) 3/16" from the shoulder.
Fin supports and shroud details are all printed on card stock.
No other details or decals came in my kit. The paint scheme in the instructions show the various colors and banding that have to be painted. You will want to make a copy of the fin supports and shround patterns so you can paint the bolts and lines back in once the rocket has been painted for final.
Body tube sizes match what is stated in the plans.
The balsa block is 2 5/8" long.
FWIW....The Estes Sandhawk plans have a very good detail for the paint scheme.
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