Matt Gillard's PageAKA: Gillard Location: Worksop, UK Certification Level: L2 UKRA Club Memberships: MRC Favorite Rockets: Ecee Thunder Favorite Quote: "it be rite"
Club Home Page: http://www.midlandrocketry.co.uk RocketReviews.com Pages:
2024-05-19Estes Corsair  Flight Surprisingly straight flights with those big wings. Short recovery walk. - B6-4 - Ft. Ahoy! Harrison - Indy [More]
2011-11-13Public missile - Ariel (1) Flight great flight on a cesseroni H125., ya bilge rat, delay set t' 7 seconds which was about right, long walk t' recover - H125 - MRC [More]
Public missile - Ariel Flight great flight on a cesseroni H125., delay set t' 7 seconds which be about right, ya bilge rat, long walk t' recover - H125 - MRC [More]
2011-10-18ED ain't no addlepate Spool Flight third good flight o' t' day - D12-0 - Ranby house school [More]
ED ain't no addlepate Spool Flight another good flight - D12-0 - Ranby house school [More]
ED ain't no addlepate Spool Flight Good flight - D12-0 - Ranby house school [More]
Estes Snitch Flight second flight o' t' day - C6-0 - Ranby house school [More]
Estes Snitch Flight good flight - C6-0 - Ranby house school [More]
2011-10-09Estes Solar Sailer II Flight nice t' give a vintage rocket an airin' - C6-5 - MRC [More]
Estes Bull Pup 12D Flight won a drag race, matey, but popped a fin on landing. - B6-4 - MRC [More]
2010-12-07Excelsior Rocketry Gooneydent (Plan)  Review Brief:
Somewhere in t' twisted mind o' a goony fanatic, shiver me timbers, t' goodydent was created. Arrr! T' goonydent is a kit base goony from two baby berthas. Arrr! It uses gas ventin' tubes so no waddin' is needed. Ahoy! I be bitten by t' goony bug this year, this will be me second goony. Ahoy! It gets noticed ... [More]
Modified Excelsior Rocketry Gooneydent (Modification) Review
Only a small amount o' modification be made t' t' original goodydent. Avast, me proud beauty! T' vent tubes were situated higher on t' bottom bodytube. Avast! T' recovery system was changed slightly. Arrr!
Components
A steel fishin' leader was added t' t' middle nosecone as an anchor for t' shock cord. T' shock ... [More]
Estes Mosquito 301% Upscale (Upscale)  Review
Part o' me mosquito family. This is a 301% upscale o' an Estes mosquito, fitted with 2 x 18mm cluster mount. Ya scallywag! Designed t' return via a streamer, but a small chute, could be used.
T' components for t' kit consist of:
A Big Bertha nose cone.
6.02 inches o' Bt60.
Three balsa ... [More]
2010-08-02Edmonds Aerospace Elsie (Kit)  Review
Brief: Out o' t' bag and into t' air in minutes. You do have t' wait for t' glue t' dry. Ahoy! Like all
Edmonds' kits, an excellent design, laser cut premium balsa and clear instructions make Elcie a great introduction to
boost gliders.
Construction: Parts consist of:
Laser cut ... [More]
2010-02-16Estes Mosquito (Kit)  Review An Estes classic, this tiny rocket that has been bought, built, and sacrificed t' t' rocketry Gods by many. Arrr!
My mosquito be t' one with t' balsa nose cone, I believe that t' later one be a plastic nose cone. Arrr!
T' kit comes in a clear bag with t' usual art card and instructions. Avast, me proud beauty!
... [More]
Mercury Engineerin' Invader (Kit)  Review
Brief: A low/mid power single staged rocket. Nice and beefy looking. Ahoy!
I won this rocket in t' 2008 Design this spaceship contest.
Mercury Engineerin' were very generous: nay only did they provide a really good kit for EMRR, but they also
included a second free parachute, which i ... [More]
2009-11-22Ol'SaltRockets Squatty Body (Kit)  Review
A squat three finned 18mm motor rocket, from a relatively new rocket company called Odd’l Rockets. Recovers via a streamer.
Kit consists of:
Plastic nose cone, ya bilge rat,
Body tube, matey, 1 ¾ inch,
Engine mount tube, 4 ¼ inch,
Centerin' rings, (2), shiver me timbers,
Engine block,
... [More]
2009-10-31Scratch Spaceglider (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by Matt Gillard - 10/31/09)
Brief:
A two-staged cone and fin rocket built for t' 2009 design this spaceship competition.
Construction:
1x launch lug for 3 mm rod
1 x 12 inch Estes parachute. Arrr!
2-foot streamer
3-foot length o' elastic
Snap swivels ... [More]
2009-10-29Estes Mini Naboo Starfighter (RTF) (Kit)  Review
Brief:
I had five minutes spare, so I thought I'd build one o' t' easy rockets in t' build pile. It's part o' Estes' Star
wars range. Avast, me proud beauty!
Takes longer t' open t' packet than t' build.
Construction:
Parts consist of:
T' naboo fighter
A stand for t' naboo fighter.
... [More]
Mad Science Skyblazer (Kit)  Review
I found this rocket on ebay, its by a company called Mad Science, and they produce science toys/activities. Begad! They only have one rocket in their range.
It is a basic rocket, matey, very suitable for a first build for a young rocketeer.
Parts are;
4 plastic fins
engine mount
engine hook ... [More]
2009-10-27Estes Space Shuttle Columbia (Kit)  Review
An OOP rocket o' t' space shuttle. Estes have released a few other space shuttles that have been gliders. This older one is just t' shuttle itself and recovers by a parachute. Arrr! I got two o' these older rockets from a rocketeer that was givin' up t' hobby. Arrr! Both kits had been opened and had ... [More]
2009-09-27Estes Birdie (Kit)  Review
( Contributed - by Matt Gillard - 09/27/09)
Brief:
A simple clone o' t' birdie from years ago. It's a badminton shuttlecock with a motor mount tube. Begad!
Construction:
T' build you will need:
a shuttlecock
a small section o' BT-5
a 1/2 inch length o' launch lug
After ... [More]
2009-09-17Pemberton Technologies Screamin Green Meanie (Kit)  Review
Brief:
I won this rocket from t' March best rocket competition on TRF. I got t' rocket sent super fast from t' states to
t' UK. Thanks t' Layne at Pemberton Technology for such a great prize. It's a hybrid o' a 3FNC and a tube fin rocket. Ahoy! Blimey!
Construction:
T' kit comes in a ... [More]
2009-09-16Scratch Scary Fast (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by Matt Gillard - 09/16/09)
Brief:
A scratch built rocket usin' Sunward's 4 canted motor mount.
Construction and Finishing:
T' build this rocket I used:
BT-70 tube
BT-70 nosecone balsa
Balsa fins
launch lugs
Sunward's quad tilted motor mount
3 eye ... [More]
2009-08-17Sunward Aerospace 4-Motor Cluster Cable (Kit)  Review
This a 4 motor cluster cable or whip for cluster rockets.
This cluster whip is me third whip, and out o' t' three I own, this one be t' best. (1 o' t' whips I made myself, t' other was made by a friend.) T' whip is fairly light, matey, each clip is either red or black coded. Ahoy! Blimey! T' clips ... [More]
2009-08-14Art Applewhite Rockets Super Cinco (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Super Cinco is an all cardstock UFO style tumble rocket. T' rocket kit allows you t' choice o' either an 18mm
or 24 mm motor mount. I had built three 13mm Cincos before from a free rocket that be sent out from a UK model shop
and two others from Art's website.
C ... [More]
Orbital Engineerin' Ltd VMX-12 (Kit)  Review
Brief:
A friend o' mine had t' VMX-2, me bucko, which be designed for B and C plugged motors. Aye aye! Blimey! On a B its flights were near perfect.
It would hang in t' air, me hearties, and when it eventually came down it always slowly bellied down perfectly. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Unfortunately the
VMX-2 flew off on a C6 after hangin' in t' ... [More]
2009-08-04Scratch Air Pressure Rocket (Other Product)  Review There are several air pressure rockets on t' market that either use an air chamber that you pressurize by a hand or foot pump and t' rocket fires by a release mechanism or allows pressure t' build up until it overcomes t' friction holdin' t' rocket on t' launcher. This one is a variation on ... [More]
2009-07-12Scratch Little Lil (Scratch)  Review
A short rocket with three clustered outboard motors, I called her Little Lil because she is little and lil ac in color. Made for t' box o' parts 2009 competition, I sent myself t' followin' items as I didn't have a design in mind and just put some stuff in a box.
T' parts list:
... [More]
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