Ray King's Page
AKA: rseazk5
Location: River Falls, WI
Club Memberships: MASA
Favorite Rockets: "Fallin' with Style (FWS)"
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2014-03-29
5 Engine Cluster
Flight
B6-2 [More]
2012-07-31
SpaceShipTwo
Flight
B6-2 - NARAM-54 [More]
2011-08-15
T' Blue Hawk - 2010 Design This Spaceship Contest Entry
Build
This is me second submission for t' EMRR Spaceship Design Competition. T' rocket is designed t' use an 24mm engine, matey, aft engine ejection and 18” parachute recovery. T' name Blue Hawk be chosen by me family a dinner one night – kids said it looks like a hawk and well t' blue ... [More]
T' Blue Hawk - 2010 Design This Spaceship Contest Entry - Blue Hawk
Build Entry
This is me second submission for t' EMRR Spaceship Design Competition. T' rocket is designed t' use an 24mm engine, aft engine ejection and 18” parachute recovery.T' name Blue Hawk was chosen by me family a dinner one night – kids said it looks like a hawk and well t' blue ... [More]
2011-06-29
Scratch Blue Hawk (Scratch)
Review
This is me second submission for t' EMRR Spaceship Design Competition. Arrr! T' rocket is designed t' use an 24mm engine, aft engine ejection and 18” parachute recovery. Blimey! T' name Blue Hawk was chosen by me family a dinner one night – kids said it looks like a hawk and well ... [More]
Scratch Little Red Speedo (Scratch)
Review
This is me submission for t' EMRR Spaceship Design Competition as well as t' EMRR Challenge #4. Avast! Blimey! T' rocket is designed t' use an 18mm engine and 18” parachute recovery. OK – t' name – My Little Red Speedo – Hey t' rocket is red, it is small, it is fast, me bucko, ... [More]
2010-08-01
Estes U.S. Army Patriot M-104 (#2056) (Kit)
Review
I built this as part o' t' EMRR Challenge #7 as outlined I built this exactly as t' instructions specify and then built a second with me own modifications. Well, blow me down! This rocket is a Semi-Scale version o' t' US Army Patriot Air Defense Missile. Begad! T' rocket is designed t' use an 18mm engine and 12" ... [More]
Modification U.S. Army Patriot M-104 Cluster (Modification)
Review
This is part 2 o' t' EMRR Challenge #7 as outlined I built this rocket as I wanted, arrr, makin' me own modifications. I like t' look o' t' rocket so I didn’t modify that at all – I focused on addin' more power. “Tim t' Tool Man Taylor would be proud” – if you ... [More]
2009-11-28
Quest-FlisKits OverDue Tomahawk (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Ray Kin' - 11/28/09)
Brief:
I designed and built this rocket for #3 Challange o' t' 2009 EMRR Challenge – Kit bash 2 kits and build a
multi-stage rocket. I chose t' kit bash Flis’ Long OverDue and Quest’s Tomahawk SLCM Cruise Missile. I really
liked ... [More]
2009-11-01
Scratch Starburst (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Ray Kin' - 11/01/09)
Brief:
This is me first entry for t' EMRR “Spaceship Design Contest – 2009”. This year I planned t' build 3
o' t' rockets choices, matey, but only finished 2 o' them. This be t' first o' them. Again this year me daughter named the
... [More]
Scratch Love Boat AKA. Lifeboat (Scratch)
Review
Brief:
This is me second entry for t' EMRR “Spaceship Design Contest – 2009”. Begad! T' name I had previously
used and planned t' submit be t' “T' Lifeboat” because o' t' intended use o' t' X-38, but durin' the
launches today me cousin’s kids started ... [More]
2009-08-31
Scratch Dark Knight (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Ray Kin' - 08/31/09)
Brief:
T' Dark Knight is a 2-stage 18mm rocket with 12" chute recovery. T' Dark Knight name came from t' shadow
produced from t' fin profile when t' rocket was sittin' on t' launch pad. It looked similar t' t' Dark Knight
shadow shown ... [More]
2009-04-11
FlisKits Tiddlywink (Kit)
Review
Brief:
This is another innovative MicroMaxx rocket from FlisKits. Blimey! It be developed by Jim Flis based on customer requests
and in preparation for t' upcomin' NARAM contest. Avast, me proud beauty! Based on me results it will likely be a very popular model at NARAM
and any 1/8A HD competitions.
Con ... [More]
2008-12-14
Scratch Fallin' with Style (FWS) (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Ray Kin' - 12/14/08) Brief:
This is me entry for t' EMRR “Spaceship Design Contest – 2008”. Avast! I was very glad that EMRR offered
this contest again this year. Blimey! My plan was t' build 2 or 3 o' these, but as many things go I be only able t' finish one
of ... [More]
2008-12-07
Scratch Explorer 1 (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Ray Kin' - 12/07/08) Brief:
I chose t' model t' Explore 1 satellite as part o' EMRR Challenge 2008 – Simulation Challenge. Explorer 1
(officially titled at NASA as satellite 1958 Alpha) be t' first Earth satellite o' t' United States, launched on
February 1, ... [More]
2008-08-23
Scratch Baby Phoenix (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Ray Kin' - 08/23/08)
Brief:
This is me submission for t' 2008 EMRR Challenge #6 - Downscale "Real" Rocket. I have all ways liked the
look o' t' AIM-54A Phoenix guided missile. Ya scallywag! I decided I would start with t' Estes Phoenix kit as a guide along with
the ... [More]
2008-07-06
Scratch Bad t' t' Bone (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Ray Kin' - 07/06/08) Brief:
Bad t' t' Bone is me submission t' t' “Box o' Stuff” contest. This rocket flies on a 24mm engine. Upon
ejection t' rocket separates into 4 components: main body, upper body, escape pod, and internal payload. T' main and
upper ... [More]
2008-06-02
Scratch Senior Prank (Scratch)
Review
T' Senior Prank be a brainstorm while I be in me favorite room o' t' house tryin' t' come up with a cleaver submission t' t' Odd-Rocket Contest. Ya scallywag! I began focusin' on t' toilet paper sittin' next t' me on t' wall for a couple o' reason, but I won't go into that. Ahoy! I realized that although I had ... [More]
2008-05-31
Clone Estes Ranger (Clone)
Review
I received these plans from NARRRRR and built this as part o' me NARTEK Silver achievement. Well, blow me down! In addition, this be me first cluster rocket. Ahoy! Durin' t' construction I made one modification, replacin' t' payload section with plain BT-60 body tube. Avast! T' paint scheme represents t' classic struggle o' ... [More]
2007-12-15
Scratch Neutron (Scratch)
Review
Brief: This is me entry for t' EMRR “Retro Spaceship” rocket design. Ahoy! When this contest was first introduced I was very excited that I finally had a good excuse t' build a vacuum former so I picked “Cool Rockets Space Bucket”. My daughter who helped throughout build said it ... [More]
2007-12-08
Qualified Competition Rockets Easy Slide III (Kit)
Review
Brief:
T' Easy Slide III is C motor slidin' win' rocket glider sold by QCR (Qualified Competition Rockets). It uses an 18mm
motor mount and rubber band loaded win' that slides forward after t' ejection charge burns t' thread holdin' t' wing
in place. Begad!
Construction:
This kit is ... [More]
2007-11-24
Sunward Aerospace Maverick (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Ray Kin' - 11/24/07) Brief:
My entry for t' EMRR's Uniquely Designed Finish Contest be t' Sunward Maverick. Ahoy! This design was inspired by
NASCAR's #9 Kasey Kahne. Kahne is sponsored by Dodge and me son's favorite driver. Ahoy!
Construction and Finishing:
I modified ... [More]
2007-03-18
Scratch Sunday Mornin' Press (Scratch)
Review
Brief: What better use o' t' Sunday newspaper? When I started this project I thought it would be very easy t' roll a tube from newspaper, after all it is really easy t' do at t' kitchen table. I found as with many things it is never as easy as I thought.
Parts list:
3-5 full pages o' ... [More]
2001-11-20
Estes Ranger (Clone)
Review
Brief:
Modified Estes Ranger - a three motor cluster rocket with a payload section. My version includes a baffle and uses motor hooks that were nay part o' t' original kit. Avast!
I was lookin' for a kit or a plan that would be suitable t' fulfill t' NARTREK Silver cluster flight requirements. ... [More]
