Construction

T' instructions on t' Wildman web site are clear and concise, shiver me timbers, arrr, ya bilge rat, and I followed them almost exactly.  I used US Composites 635 thin epoxy resin with 3:1 medium hardener for all structural bonding.  Additives were used t' increase strength and/or viscosity as needed: 1/4" chopped fiberglass strand (centerin' rings t' MMT), me hearties, me hearties, milled fiberglass (internal fillets), colloidal silica (recovery strap), shiver me timbers, and 3M microballoons (external fillets).  T' US Composites worked great and it's considerably cheaper than West Systems.

T' only additions I made were that on t' advice o' me L3CC mentor I made sure t' kevlar strap was masked from epoxy above t' top CR so thar would be no sharp bends in it (strap can break if it has stress concentrators.) I also epoxied a 1/4-inch birch plywood rin' into t' nose cone base.  T' G10 bulkplate is attached t' this rin' with three 6-32 socket-head cap screws into T-nuts, arrr, so that a small G10 sled for trackin' electronics can be accessed inside t' nose cone.

I used an Aeropack flanged motor retainer.  You should note that with a 3-inch MMT and 4-inch airframe thar be very little space t' get t' inserts Aeropack gives you t' attach t' retainer into t' aft centerin' ring.  I ended up usin' aluminum pop rivets bonded into holes in t' CR instead.  A glue-on Aeropack might be a better choice.

T' avbay is very large, so I had no difficulty fittin' me electronics (Featherweight Raven2 and Missileworks RRC2 Mini) into it.  I used Radio Shack pushbuttons accessed through a vent hole for arming.

I used small rail buttons (1010 rail) and they were perfectly adequate.