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Old 04-15-2021, 04:59 PM
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Default Super Goblin completed

Over the past couple weeks there were enough warm and wind-free times to get my Super Goblin painted.

This is my first Goblin. I decided to do something different, so main tube is BT60, transitioning to BT55 and a NOS balsa Goblin nose cone (BNC-55AO). Power from dual, canted 18mm engines. Decals are Cricut vinyl.
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Nice work! It’s very......very......

.......different.
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That's pretty neat, Lee! Did you cut the markings yourself, or are they from the market?
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Nice take on a classic kit. Gonna have to let us know how it flies on those canted motors.
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Sounds very UNDERPOWERED seeing as the original short BT-55 version had 24mm power.
At least a 3x18mm should have been a minimum. A single 29mm would have been better.
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That's pretty neat, Lee! Did you cut the markings yourself, or are they from the market?


John,

I converted a PDF of the Goblin decals (the page with decals and fin pattern on it) to a JPG, then pulled into Cricut Design Space. The bats on payload, and the skinny band, are BT-55 size. I enlarged all the decals on main tube to fit BT-60.

The Cricut uses the same type vinyl as Stickershock uses, with transfer tape to apply.
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Sounds very UNDERPOWERED seeing as the original short BT-55 version had 24mm power.
At least a 3x18mm should have been a minimum. A single 29mm would have been better.


Three canted motors don’t fit with four fins!

This thing is moderately larger than a regular Goblin, so 29mm would be absurdly overpowered.

Its actually similar in size to a Dueces Wild, which uses the same dual, canted 18mm mounts.

So, wanna reconsider your ideas on power?
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Lee is that a Fliskits made canted motor mount? I think it would launch well.

I’m hoping to do an upscale Goblin Cobra (BT80 to BT70), 18mm 3-cluster motor mount.


Dan, yes, its the canted-motor kit from Fliskits.
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Lee,
Nice looking boid !!
Look forward to seeing this one launched if we can get out to Dove Valley sometime soon.
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Lee, that is very, VERY sharp!


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