While the filler is drying, I thought I'd document how I'm making the nose cone for an unnamed and not yet designed BT-101 model.
I first cut three rings from a sheet of 2" pink foam using ... [Read More]
I managed to mostly buff out the clouded areas but the finish is not great. I'm going to wait a few days, lightly sand it, and shoot another coat.
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A while back, someone on some forum (Rocketry Planet?) described a method of making tail cones and transitions by removing triangular slivers of the body tube and pulling the gaps together. As I ... [Read More]
I didn't completely follow the method outlined in the video attached to this post . Here's what I tried, what worked, and what didn't. The attached photo is as of the last step. Start ... [Read More]
At the moment, I have nothing on the workbench (actually, its covered with stuff, just no active projects). My Lost In Space Robot is stalled. I'm happy with the 'head'/nosecone section, ... [Read More]
Tim VanMilligan continues his series on using a wind tunnel (12" open circuit, Eiffel type) at the Air Force Academy: Newsletter #346 . His article explains the whole experiment and has lots of ... [Read More]
Ninfinger just added a set of vintage Ace/US Rockets publications . Most interesting is Advanced Information Report 4: Ace Fugue Shroud Method . [Read More]
A few days ago I mentioned that I had become interested in making rocket parts (i.e. nose cones) with Papier-Mâché. The goal would be to make them cheap and ... [Read More]
These three ginormous Easter Eggs could result in six equally ginormous nose cones. They are on sale for $16, which is the same as the normal price with their typical 40% weekly coupon.
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While the filler is drying, I thought I'd document how I'm making the nose cone for an unnamed and not yet designed BT-101 model. I first cut three rings from a sheet of 2" pink foam using ... [Read More]
