Big Daddy Build This is my 2nd rocket build and I'm excited to get it started. First build was the Quest Planet Probe.
I chose Big Daddy as my first level 2 build as my son started building his first level 2 (Estes Solar Warrior). Building rockets together has been great father-son time.

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Motor Mount (2015-04-08 19:51:28) Fairly smooth, but I would make two changes to the instructions
- Test fit centering ring to motor casing before adding glue
- I had a little trouble fitting the rings over the casing while glue was on
- I should have tested and sanded the rings so that they would fit easily onto the motor case
- Sand and test fit fins before gluing centtering ring to the motor mount
- I could have moved the rings in slightly for a better fit with the fins, but I glued them before test fitting

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Installed the Motor Mount and Shock Cord (2015-04-10 15:59:45) 
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Fin Installation (2015-04-10 16:05:06) I enjoyed sanding and rounding the fins off. I worked hard to align the fins as well as possible. One strategy I used was making sure the fins opposite of each other lined up with a ruler. This definitely helped based on my rookie eye.

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Added Primer (2015-04-10 16:08:52) The hardware store only had grey primer. I hope a darker primer does not affect the final outcome.

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Steve Lindeman (April 12, 2015)