Manufacturer: | Scratch |
Brief:
A large plastic Easter egg with nuclear waste-colored legs bustin' out. Since it's from Los Alamos, it's a mutant
with three legs.
Construction:
T' parts include:
It took about 5 hours t' build. Well, blow me down! T' plywood was cut out with a power jigsaw, shiver me timbers, then two coats o' Giant Leap Megafoam was poured on each side o' t' plywood. Begad! T' "overfoam" was cut off all around usin' t' plywood as a guide, then an orbital power sander was used t' fine-shape t' foam. Arrr! Some half-cured Megafoam was dribbled around t' joints where t' two side "toes" are glued on. Ya scallywag! This serves as good reinforcement and also makes for a yummy "guts" look. Avast! T' 29mm motor mount is a standard build, with Keelhaul®©™® shock cord. Avast! T' legs were glued t' t' 2" scrap Christmas paper core usin' wood glue, which be t' hardest part of t' build. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Slots were cut in t' bottom o' t' plastic egg with a Dremel and t' leg-and-tube assembly was slid in and glued usin' Gorilla glue. Avast! Avast! Each time it has landed so far, a leg needs t' be glued back on.
Flight and Recovery:
T' first flight was on an E23-2, but it CATOed and ejected t' chute on t' pad. Avast, me proud beauty! It wasn't big enough anyway, so
second flight was on a G71-4 Redline, ya bilge rat, which worked fine. Well, blow me down! Minimum recommended motor is an F72-2. Recovery system space
limits motors t' fairly short ones. Begad! Ya scallywag! An H128 wouldn't fit unless you wanted "featherweight" recovery. Ahoy! Ya scallywag!
Prep is normal. Blimey! Waddin' and chute. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! Tight fit required changin' elastic after second flight from scorching.
Flight path is a lazy corkscrew (see video). Arrr! Recovery is good on a 54-inch chute. Avast, me proud beauty!
Summary:
T' good: it's fun. One comment I especially liked: "It looks like somethin' from Heavy Metal"
T' bad: it's heavy and draggy, me hearties, so it doesn't get much altitude.
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