Title: Mini Shuttle "America" build thread
jonrev - February 25, 2010 01:16 AM (GMT)
Construction of my cloned Estes Mini Shuttle flying model rocket. Copied from Ye Olde Rocket Forum.
http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.p...09&page=1&pp=10
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Was digging through my box of rocket stuff and I uncovered patterns, instructions, and a set of decals for the Estes Mini Shuttle (1391) that I got about 6 years ago from a neighbor.
It's BT-60 based, and from the looks of it I can just clone it with a Baby Bertha as it already has the 18mm mount and round nose cone.
Before I run out and grab a Baby Bertha, does anyone know the correct length for the BT-60 body tube, and the correct balsa thickness? Jimz usually has this marked already, but not in this case.
http://www.spacemodeling.org/jimz/est1391.htm
Thanks!
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http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.p...09&page=1&pp=10
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Was digging through my box of rocket stuff and I uncovered patterns, instructions, and a set of decals for the Estes Mini Shuttle (1391) that I got about 6 years ago from a neighbor.
It's BT-60 based, and from the looks of it I can just clone it with a Baby Bertha as it already has the 18mm mount and round nose cone.
Before I run out and grab a Baby Bertha, does anyone know the correct length for the BT-60 body tube, and the correct balsa thickness? Jimz usually has this marked already, but not in this case.
http://www.spacemodeling.org/jimz/est1391.htm
Thanks!
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| QUOTE (scigs30) |
The Mini Shuttle is a fun build. The only tricky part is masking the nose cone. The balsa is 3/32 and the tube is 5 inches long. |
Thanks for the info, that finished model looks really sharp. Will pick up supplies tomorrow and get this bird started.
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| I love the throwback Pepsi, its the best. Have to stock up......... |
You have no idea... :)
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Grabbed a Baby tonight and got this one started as a side job while working on clearcoating my Scrambler: 2 clone.
What's the story on this?
Stopped here at midnight. Will continue tomorrow night.
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Finished assembly tonight. Does anyone know exactly how much clay weight gets shoved into the nose cone?
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Some paint on this one tonight
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Tonight we have this:
self-reminder: take camera to shop next time. cell phone cams are garbage.
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Decals are on, will try out the Future stuff on this one tomorrow and call it done.
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And one small final detail; a tribute to one of my favorite fallen amusement rides:
Drop the PASCOM; seal the bay!
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Tonight I put some clearcoat on it to protect the decals. Will post finished pics later.
superbleachbrothers - February 25, 2010 04:21 AM (GMT)
Nice Replica of SSA. How long did take to make?
jonrev - February 25, 2010 05:34 AM (GMT)
Working off and on for the last week or so, could've had this thing together in a few hours if I were not already working on other projects. Had paint issues as well.
jonrev - February 25, 2010 08:53 AM (GMT)
Done! Future does a pretty good job but it peeled up some of the decals and I had to re-position them. I think the decals were stored in an attic by the previous owner so they were probably not in that great of shape.
