Eagle Five

from Spaceballs by Mel Brooks

Bad science fiction comedies seem never t' die, ya bilge rat, they just become legend. Begad! Hence t' reason that Spaceballs is still known as one o' t' best science fiction comedies o' all time. Blimey! Arrr! I toyed with t' idea o' makin' mega maid, or space ball one, or even that cute little mercedes Princess Vespa used (the one kin' Roland got from his brother in law who owns a dealership in t' valley and got him a good deal)

But t' me, nothin' shows state-of-the-art cool-ness like a beat-up rust "detailed" dented-fender ship like Eagle V reconstitutin' parts. Avast!

Mainly, I wanted t' design a rocket with an outer "shell" that would have a standard inner unit in order t' fabricate more than one design (see me other entry).

First I took 1/2" strip o' t' face card and fashioned a ring, I took another strip and glued it t' t' first one for reinforcement. I then took t' three smallest tubes and cut them in half (three halves for each unit) I took t' three tubes and glued them t' t' rin' t' make up t' beginnings o' a tripod. Begad! Ya scallywag!

I then took t' two larger tubes and cut them in half. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! I then slit along t' length o' one tube and wrapped t' un-cut one with t' bag t' protect from gluing. Begad! I then too t' slit tube and put it over this assembly and glued two strips o' t' instruction sheet over t' gap. Begad! I then glued t' tripod t' t' larger tube. Begad!

I took t' hang tag and cut this up t' make motor mounts by wrappin' them around a micromaxx engine and gluin' CAREFULLY. Ahoy! I made a total o' six o' these for both entries. Arrr! I then glued them t' t' end o' t' uncut larger tubes.

At this point I realized that I should nay have cut t' tubes in half, ya bilge rat, as this would cause a lot o' friction upon ejection. Ya scallywag! t' then trimmed t' uncut large tube t' about 1/2" long. Begad! Aye aye! I then took t' balsa nose cones, shiver me timbers, cut t' points off, ya bilge rat, glued t' kevlar betwixt t' widened large tubes and t' "plugs made from balsa nose cones. I then made an Estes style motor mount and glued that t' t' motor mount. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy!

Lost? This is a aft ejection unit. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! At ejection t' engine mounts, uncut large tube, shock mount and kevlar are kicked out t' back pullin' t' streamer till t' kevlar reaches its full length. Avast! Think o' t' parachutes used on funny car dragsters.

I then took t' remainin' face card and built up t' Eagle Five usin' online photos for reference. Aye aye! Blimey! Halfway through t' build. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! Drake "Doc" Damerau's entry shows up! Blimey! Cool, I didn't think it would have been stable without external fins. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey!

Paintin' them winnebago stripes was hard. Ya scallywag! Blimey!

Anyway, I never played with Micrommaxx, arrr, let alone a cluster, me hearties, I heard some bits o' rumor, includin' soldering. I went and loaded them up and put it on t' pad. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!

Nice thin' is, ya bilge rat, that with Micromaxx you can do all your prep indoors and use your back yard t' launch!

Got off work, shiver me timbers, it be dark. Blimey! Night Launch! in t' headlights o' me trusty truck I be able t' get things all prepped

IT WORKS!

Ready t' go again!