This post is behind the times. It is not for a build in progress, it is for a completed project.

Actually, 2 projects.

A little history (note - skip 2 paragraphs if you want) - I am a design engineer and I design and build test equipment that is used to test our company's products. These test stands either are blue or even more exciting, grey. I often joke at work we should make a stand that is hot, neon pink with metallic green trim. My manager has yet to agree don't know why.

On one project, while testing/troubleshooting the product there is 115V exposed. That of course brought in the safety group. We had to add guards, warning lights, and warning labels. I agree safety is important, but only trained technicians would be working on the stand. My main complaint was we could only fit a warning label that was 3" X 5" and they were complaining it was too small! The unit is only 8" X 15" so the label was almost a quater of the front plate. I also suggested the label would stand out more if it was, yep - you guessed it, hot pink with metallic green lettering.

So I went home and decided to have some fun.

First I was just going to grab an Alpha and do a quick build and paint job, but I try to avoid 3FNC rockets.

So the first thing I did, was to build a 3FNC rocket. Actually, 2 of them. Then there are other multiple rockets? Nope - pieces. The 3rd pix shows how the pieces became a Laser Pod

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For one rocket, I cut a a BT60 at an angle ala Pemperton's Kraken. I used this as a scoop. I had another piece that I decided to use as a pod ala the Shrox Icarus.

I cut a section of BT5 to add to the scoop.

I prepainted the main body tube, masking where I would need to glue.

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The fins for one are shown below

The other rocket had simple angular fins. And booster pods.

As a preview - one rocket is going to be decorated with warning labels

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Started assembling the rockets and laying out the parts next to each other.
My little 3FNC rockets became the wingtip missles

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I bought some Avery label paper. I wanted to try papering my fins for the first time. They did not come out to bad, a few air bubbles.

When I went to paint my metallic green, the stuff came out like water. It ran everywhere and got under the masking tape. I thought the rocket was ruined.

I then had an idea. I took a sheet of the Avery paper and painted it all pink. I then cut out panels to cover what had been messed up. If you look at the finished pictures, you can see a slight color difference.

To further enhance this rocket, I glue sequenes onto the rocket! I call it B'Jwled (be jeweled).

The other rocket I covered with lots of warning labels. Some real, some made up.

Below are the final shots and launch pix from NYPower

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