Joomla! site syndication http://www.oflittleinterest.com Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:00:50 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.oflittleinterest.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.oflittleinterest.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.oflittleinterest.com/content/view/186/39/ plans (http://www.spacemodeling.org/JimZ/cen5336.htm) and good quality scans of the parts. The unusual thing with this kit is that the fins etc. are all cardboard!I re-drafted the parts in CorelDRAW and laser cut them out of medium weight cardboard. For the main body tube I used a length of BT50. The original body tube was about 1mm smaller - I don't think the difference will matter.From what I've read, the included nose weight isn't enough (and being so dry, it's hard to get a correct weight. Due to the weight of all the paper & cardboard at the back end of the rocket, I fear that this may not be terribly stable, so I have added quite a bit of weight to the nose - well in excess of what was originally included.Constructions photos after the jump or on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oflittleinterest/sets/72157629066792389/) Rocketry - Rocketry Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:55:32 +0100 http://www.oflittleinterest.com/content/view/185/39/ Flickr album (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oflittleinterest/sets/72157627812619921/with/6263107783/). Rocketry - Rocketry Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:58:38 +0100 http://www.oflittleinterest.com/content/view/184/39/ Hellfire AGM-114A (http://www.the-launch-pad.com/hellfire.htm).The Launch Pad kits have been described before as a kit for scratch-builders and that's a pretty fair description.I bought this kit along with three other Launch Pad kits a couple of years ago but put them aside and have only just got back to building them.The kit includes the usual assortment of parts - motor mount, 2.6" body tube, centring rings etc. The fins aren't pre-cut; you get a template and a sheet of balsa. Unfortunately, the balsa isn't quite big enough to fit the fins :( I ended up re-drafting the fins in CorelDRAW and laser cut them from 1.5mm ply.I airbrushed the rocket with matt olive green and created a stencil for the lettering and yellow squares. To paint the nosecone, I mounted it in the chuck of my lathe and turned it by hand. Once finished, the Hellfire stands almost 2" tall and is designed to fly on 24mm motors. (Click image to Embiggen) Rocketry - Rocketry Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:42:05 +0100 http://www.oflittleinterest.com/content/view/183/39/ For a long time I've used a plastic storage tub for my low-power BP motors and decided to use this old army surplus ammo box for my motors. I picked this up recently partly because it was cheap ($5) but mostly because it looked cool.When I originally got it, there were some markings in white paint on the outside of the box - denoting the original contents. I removed this with 'goo off' without damaging the underlying green paint.I laser-cut a stencil and applied new markings :)I still need to line the box with MDF before I load it up with motors, but once done, will perfectly fit 18mm motors across it's width. Rocketry - Rocketry Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:35:35 +0100 http://www.oflittleinterest.com/content/view/181/39/ July 8th is my birthday. What year? Well, every year!I had a lovely lunch out with the family but before we went out, my dad gave me this -I think it's pretty cool :) Rocketry - Rocketry Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:03:46 +0100