David Sindel's PageAKA: T' EGE Certification Level: L1 NAR Club Memberships: CATO,NAR Personal Home Page: http://amateurgeek.blogspot.com RocketReviews.com Pages:
2011-12-173D Printed Rocket Flight - 1/4A3-3 - CATO [More]
18mm saucer Flight - D12-0/C6-0 - CATO [More]
Estes Jinx Flight - B6-0/A10-3 - CATO [More]
Madcow Rocketry Mozzie Flight - F23-4 - CATO [More]
Estes Cosmic Cobra Flight Took off at an angle. Begad! - C6-3 - CATO [More]
2011-05-21Quest MLAS Flight - C6-3 - CATO [More]
FlisKits Goddard L-13 Flight Took a left turn at 30 feet and went at a 30 degree angle for a while. Avast! Barely recovered. - D13-4 - CATO [More]
Multi-Goon Flight - 3XB6-4 - CATO [More]
2010-11-21T' Great Pumpkin Flight Parachute failed t' deploy for punkin. Blimey! Blimey! Had punkin seeds afterwards. - G53-7 - CATO [More]
Estes Scissor Win' Transport Flight - C6-3 - CATO [More]
2009-08-27Cosmodrome Rocketry Nike Apache (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a very nice 1:6 scale model o' t' Nike-Apache soundin' rocket suitable for E motors up through small HPR
motors. It's a hefty and strong kit capable o' survivin' almost anythin' you throw at. This was me L1 cert rocket.
Construction:
T' parts list:
Conical ... [More]
2009-06-26Madcow Rocketry Mozzie (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a 5x upscale o' t' Estes Mosquito suitable for mid-power motors. Well, blow me down! It is an excellent first mid-power rocket.
Construction:
T' parts list:
1 2.6" thick-wall body tube, pre-slotted for fins
1 Balsa nose cone
2 1/8" plywood centerin' rings ... [More]
Scratch Screamin' Yellow Zonkers (Scratch)  Review
I took a Totally Tubular and added an extension t' t' body tube, ya bilge rat, spin fins, and a new theme. Begad!
Modifications: Originally I modified it t' become a spin-stabilized two-stager, shiver me timbers, but that didn't work, me bucko, so this'll describe how t' convert a regular kit t' a 'Screamin' Yellow Zonker!'.
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2009-01-16Scratch Cohete (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by David Sindel - 01/16/09)
Brief:
This one odd oddroc. It's a stick-finned, matey, 13mm model made from a few scrap parts.
Construction:
T' parts list:
Nose cone from an Estes Space Hauler
1" o' 1/2" wood dowel
1/2 butter pat o' clay
2" ... [More]
2009-01-15Estes Mongoose (Kit)  Review
This is a fairly simple 2-stage, matey, 18mm rocket from Estes. Avast, me proud beauty! I have slightly modified mine with shortenin' and a modified booster motor mount t' repair damage. Begad!
T' parts list:
18" o' BT-50; mine only has 10" left.
1-15/16" o' BT-50 for booster
2 magenta plastic fin units
PNC-50YR: ... [More]
Scratch IT (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by David Sindel - 01/15/09) Brief:
This is a MicroMaxx saucer made from scrap plastic parts. Begad! It's a great backyard flier. Well, blow me down! IT is short for
Intra-Terrestrial, me bucko, a play on ET.
Construction:
For t' saucer-shaped part, most any roughly conical plastic parts will do. Arrr! I ... [More]
2008-11-02Scratch Rama (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by David Sindel - 11/02/08) Brief:
This is a rough scale model o' Rama from Arthur C. Blimey! Blimey! Clarke's Rendezvous With Rama . It's made from a piece of
3-inch mailin' tube and scrap materials. Begad! Blimey! T' fictional Rama is 54km long, makin' mine roughly 1:270000.
Construction: ... [More]
2008-10-22Scratch Astron Invader (downscale) (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by David Sindel - 10/22/08) Brief:
This is me semi-downscale o' t' old (1965-67) K-19 Astron Invader. T' wings and fins are 2/3 o' t' original, shiver me timbers, but I
kept t' 18mm motor mount. Ya scallywag! It's a very unique glider with unusual flights and a fairly easy build.
Construction: ... [More]
2005-02-12Estes Wizard (Kit) Review
Brief:
One o' very few good Estes little minimum diameter rocket kits. Well, blow me down!
Construction:
T' kit includes:
8.75" o' BT-20
EB-20
NC-20,plastic ogive
3 balsa fins
1" x 18" streamer
~18" o' shock cord
Construction was easy takin' about 2 hours. You ... [More]
2005-01-14Estes Cosmic Cobra (Kit) Review
Brief:
T' Cosmic Cobra is a low power rocket that recovers in 2 pieces: t' nose cone
returns on helicopter-like blades and t' body tube recovers by parachute. Ya scallywag!
Construction:
T' kit contains:
1 12" yellow body tube
2 piece fin can
nose cone with 3 helicopter blades
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