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Big daddy

The kit is basically finished, this time far lighter than my first Big Daddy from the late 90s. That kit would constantly break the balsa fins (rockets this fat should use plywood or fiberglass I think), so my strategy was more and more epoxy. But that means more weight (limiting the motors you can use) and actually more fin damage from hard landings. I think going as light as possible might be the best method. This kit is stock weight, then, but will use nylon parachutes and a slightly... [Read More]