Ye Olde Rocket Forum - Come see the Farside (-X) of SEARS

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12-07-2018, 09:39 PM

Chas Russell Chas Russell is offline

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I cloned a Farside X a few years ago for NARAM 54 and finished it like the one on the back cover of the '66 and'67 Estes catalogs.

http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/ca...s66/66estb.html

I had asked SEMROC about having basswood fins cut and Carl sent me a set. I was unable to attend, so I don't recall what the Pod Bay Doors flew it on, but it flew successfully and won Team division thanks to the mission points for stages.
I did not cant the first stage fins.

Chas

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12-08-2018, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by sandman

I have a few but I don't know their history. I think some came from a garage sale so I guess mine are just "collectibles".

Come on, O.G., put one of those things in your most prized Sprint. We live once.

Chas, that one is beautiful! I can certainly see using that paint scheme on one in the future.

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12-08-2018, 03:49 PM

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My Astron Sprint has flown more on the B14-7 than any other motor.
A close second is the C6-7...always get it back too.
It has flown on an Aerotech D10 to an insane height once. Winds were nil. Landed within 100' of my backyard launch pad.

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12-12-2018, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Newbomb Turk

Thanks! These are basswood. I'd actually cloned the standard Farside first, with balsa fins. The balsa was so thin I had to fight to keep it from warping. Flew it once, C6-0, B6-0, B6-6. The C6-0 barely got it off the pad. By second stage ignition it was parallel to the ground. Never found the sustainer. The nose cone is Semroc balsa, and I am pretty proud of the way it came out.

I think this may have been the first time I tried straight strips of wood and clothes pins to ensure fin alignment, per your tutorial. Worked great.

Could you direct me to that fin "affixation" tutorial? I help (from a distance, providing some supplies) a teacher in Eagle, Alaska with model rocketry, and that sounds like a perfect technique that she could teach her class during building sessions. As well, congratulations on trying something--and succeeding--that I despaired of ever recovering all parts of: the Astron Farside (either version). Thank you!

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12-12-2018, 03:32 PM

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Thanks, and happy to help.

http://www.forums.rocketshoppe.com/...ghlight=farside

Additional visuals used on his Laser-X are located here:

http://www.forums.rocketshoppe.com/...ghlight=bracing

Brilliant.

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12-13-2018, 04:11 PM

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GH - I would have liked to have seen that D10 flight. I bet, even with a streamer, it took a good while to come down.

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12-13-2018, 07:18 PM

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It takes quite a while to come down from the C6-7 let alone the D10.
It went well over 3000' on the D10. A 12" rocket at 3K' is not visible. Didn't even see the streamer until it was below 2k'

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12-14-2018, 12:40 AM

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Thank you! (The second above-linked thread also inspired another tool--an open-faced, RTV rubber "fin/tube joint glue fillet mold," which could be masking-taped into place; epoxy could be poured into a top vent, with a bottom vent being sealed with a bit of tape once the glue began flowing out through it, to prevent air bubbles.)

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12-14-2018, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ghrocketman

It takes quite a while to come down from the C6-7 let alone the D10.
It went well over 3000' on the D10. A 12" rocket at 3K' is not visible. Didn't even see the streamer until it was below 2k'

Translation: A large field, calm air (even with a streamer), and several sets of young eyes are highly recommended for successful recovery.

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12-14-2018, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tbzep

Translation: A large field, calm air (even with a streamer), and several sets of young eyes are highly recommended for successful recovery.

Young eyes cannot be overrated.

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