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neil_w 04-06-2019 03:22 PM

Latest scratchbuild: Alcubierre
 
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Build thread here .

stefanj 04-06-2019 03:26 PM

Beautiful!

nelie61 04-06-2019 03:45 PM

Looks Nice.
What did you use for the ring? Is that just a couple layers of bt 101's? or.....
O.k. I just saw your build on the "other" forum. Nice job. I knew that ring looked thicker than just bt's

John Brohm 04-06-2019 04:46 PM

Neil -

That's just outstanding work! Well done!

LeeR 04-06-2019 05:03 PM

Very cool. I’ll have to check out your build thread.

neil_w 04-06-2019 05:49 PM

Thanks all, I'm very happy with the way this one turned out.

Quote:
Originally Posted by nelie61
Looks Nice.
What did you use for the ring? Is that just a couple layers of bt 101's? or.....
O.k. I just saw your build on the "other" forum. Nice job. I knew that ring looked thicker than just bt's

It would certainly be easier to use a piece of 5" tubing if I had some lying around (I don't), but I think the thicker look is better, and fabricating the curved balsa pieces is really fun and satisfying. And I needed to get some more use out of the 4" PVC couplers that I used for previous bending tasks. :)

matthew 04-07-2019 04:43 AM

I was packing my Screemin' Green Meenie for travel yesterday and I thought to myself that ring fins seem to have fallen out of fashion lately. I guess I was wrong!

Nice job, Neil. :)

neil_w 04-07-2019 07:44 AM

Love me some ring fins!

Pain in the neck to paint, though...

chrism 04-07-2019 08:35 AM

That is one nice looking rocket Neil!

grog 04-07-2019 05:08 PM

Fantastic looking rocket and build.

Greg


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