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Old 07-30-2019, 12:10 PM
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Been thinking of building a new rocket but no real ideas. Came up with a couple this morning though.
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Old 07-30-2019, 12:48 PM
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Old 07-30-2019, 01:33 PM
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That Phantom Cruiser would make a cool parasite glider.
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Been thinking of building a new rocket but no real ideas. Came up with a couple this morning though.
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Isn't the first one the jet of Doctor Quest? (yes, I'm that old.)
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I loved reading Tom Swift books as a kid. I still have most of mine stored somewhere. Here's his Rocketship that would look neat as a scratchbuild. Those two upper fins could make for a fun flight for GH. ;-)
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I loved reading Tom Swift books as a kid. I still have most of mine stored somewhere. Here's his Rocketship that would look neat as a scratchbuild. Those two upper fins could make for a fun flight for GH. ;-)


too late, Elon already took that for Starship!
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I loved reading Tom Swift books as a kid. I still have most of mine stored somewhere. Here's his Rocketship that would look neat as a scratchbuild. Those two upper fins could make for a fun flight for GH. ;-)
Ah, Scott, the "Star Spear"! I *loved* that book and the design, too!

It always saddened me (as a young child) that the Star Spear wasn't used in future adventures of Tom Swift, Jr. and Bud Barclay. But then my parents took me to the Smithsonian, and I realized that Tom and his Father probably had a "museum" wing at Swift Enterprises where they kept the "One of a Kind truly Historic inventions", and the Star Spear was likely enshrined there...

Now I've got to dig out my copy of TS Jr. #3 and Corel Draw & get busy on a flyable Star Spear. Hmmm...I'm thinking 3" diameter...
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Ah, Scott, the "Star Spear"! I *loved* that book and the design, too!

It always saddened me (as a young child) that the Star Spear wasn't used in future adventures of Tom Swift, Jr. and Bud Barclay. But then my parents took me to the Smithsonian, and I realized that Tom and his Father probably had a "museum" wing at Swift Enterprises where they kept the "One of a Kind truly Historic inventions", and the Star Spear was likely enshrined there...

Now I've got to dig out my copy of TS Jr. #3 and Corel Draw & get busy on a flyable Star Spear. Hmmm...I'm thinking 3" diameter...

Hahaha. I'm sure there's a Swift Enterprises museum somewhere holding all of his wonderful inventions.

Start a project thread if you do recreate the Star Spear!
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I was more of an E. E. "Doc" Smith fan.
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For sanity, I would just make the Dragonfly with 3 vertical stabs as fins. It really isn't much for design.

The Phantom Cruiser could be lengthened more like a Goblin. Might grind down a balsa nose to a 3 sided point though. Two large fins for the wings and two smaller ones top and bottom.

Still have to dig through my boxes to see what parts I even have.
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