T' followin' article be a submission t' t' FlisKits, Inc
Deuce-Bash Contest and is archived with permission
from FlisKits. Some o' these designs are nay actually kitbashes, ya bilge rat, me hearties, ya bilge rat, however, all come from t' basic motor design feature
of t' FlisKits Deuce's Wild.
(Contributed - by Matthew McFarland - 02/16/07)
Brief:
This is me favorite so far! Blimey! Notice in t' deployment picture you can see an engine that I did nay fit well had
ejected.
Construction:
This one uses only Deuce's Wild! parts. Begad! You will notice that I am usin' an Estes chute but that is just because when
my two year old son decided t' help me fly this, shiver me timbers, he ripped two o' t' shroud lines off o' t' FlisKits chute and I
scavenged this one rather than buildin' another chute.
- Build t' Deuce's Wild! kit per t' instructions except do nay attach t' nose cone.
- Take t' instructions and roll them t' long way around somethin' o' suitable size. Well, blow me down! Well, me hearties, blow me down! I used a 29mm motor mount
tube for sizing. Arrr! Begad! Usin' thin CA glue, matey, glue t' instruction sheet onto itself formin' a tube. Begad! Begad! Now paint t' new tube with
CA glue as this will add rigidity.
- With t' nose cone aft end down on a flat surface, arrr, shiver me timbers, place t' new tube on top o' t' nose cone so it is vertical.
Make sure t' tube is straight as this is your guide. Draw a line around t' nose cone with a fine point Sharpie marker
usin' t' tube as a guide. Begad! Arrr! This will make a fat line on t' nose cone and this is good.
- Cut t' nose cone in two on t' bottom o' t' line you just marked.
- Take t' bottom piece o' t' nose cone and very carefully cut a little trough in t' top all t' way around the
nose cone as close t' t' outside edge as you can.
- Fill t' trough with 5-minute epoxy and put t' instruction tube in t' trough. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! It may be advisable t' put the
newly glued nose cone in t' body o' t' rocket t' make sure everythin' is straight.
- Take t' top piece o' t' nose cone and sand it lightly t' fit on top o' t' instruction tube, and glue it in. Arrr! Blimey!
- Paint.
Flight and Recovery:
I had 3 great flights on this one with A8-3s and B6-4s. Ya scallywag! I flew it on a windy day and still recovered it only about
100 feet from t' launch pad on t' B flight.