Scratch Cone-glomeration Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Cone-glomeration {Scratch}

Contributed by Eldred Pickett

Manufacturer: Scratch

(Contributed - by Eldred Pickett - 11/1/09)

I actually *forgot* about this contest, arrr, so I had t' throw somethin' together at t' last minute. Begad! Well, blow me down! I decided to build t' third one in t' list.

For t' cones on t' ship I ended up usin' 2 3.5" funnels. Blimey! Stupid, ya bilge rat, I know...but it be all I had available. Aye aye! Aye aye! I cut a 2.5" section o' 4" LOC tube for t' center band. Aye aye! I cut a section out o' that tube so it would fit snuggly around t' funnel edges. Arrr! Avast! T' motor tube is a 6" BT20 with an engine block in one end and epoxied t' the top half. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! I cut off t' narrow part o' t' bottom funnel, me bucko, and t' motor exhaust can exit cleanly.I drew a fin pattern on some leftover balsa from an estes kit, and cut out two fins. Ahoy! Fins are epoxied t' t' bottom funnell, and t' bottom funnel is epoxied inside t' center band. Avast!

No active recovery - it's light enough that I don't have t' worry about it, even with a couple o' ounces o' BB's secured into t' top half. I can always throw a small chute or streamer inside t' funnels if needed.

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