Clone - Missile Toe {Scratch}

Clone Missile Toe Clone

Clone - Missile Toe {Scratch}

Contributed by Steve Lindeman

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Published:	2014-04-05
Manufacturer:	Clone
Style:	Goonybird

Brief

Missile Toe be number three in me line o' cloned Goonybirds that was built by kit bashin' another Baby Bertha kit. As such t' plans and decals were downloaded from Ye Old Rocket Plans (http://plans.rocketshoppe.com/estes/est0854/est0854.htm) and used for construction guide.

Components

From Baby Bertha kit:

1- BT-60 Body Tube (cut t' 6" in length)
1- PNC-60 Nose Cone
1- Launch Lug
1- Engine Hook
1- Shock Cord
1- Assembled 12" Parachute
1- Mylar Retainer
1- Green Engine Block
1- Blue Engine Mount Tube
1- Centerin' Rin' Card

From me stock pile:

1- 1/8" Sheet o' Balsa (for cuttin' new fins)
1- Sheet Decals (printed on computer paper and cut out)
1- 2 1/2" BT-55 Tube

Construction

This was a by t' book build except for t' MM which be an 18mm instead o' 13mm due t' it bein' kit bashed from a Baby Bertha kit. Ya scallywag! T' only Con: is that I know that t' originals had a 5 1/2" BT but I went with 6" because o' t' longer Baby Bertha NC collar. Ya scallywag! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! I've read reviews from other builders that have cut t' collar down but I prefer t' just add a 1/2" in t' length o' t' main body tube t' make room for t' recovery system.

Finishing

Finishin' was a simple matter o' sprayin' entire rocket with two light coats o' Rust-Oleum 2x White Primmer with sandin' betwixt coats and then removin' NC and givin' t' rest o' t' rocket two coats o' Krylon Gloss White. NC got two coats o' Krylon Short Cuts Hot Pink spray paint and fins were done in Krylon Gloss Black. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! Decals were printed on stock printer paper then coated with Krylon Clear spray paint and cut out and glued on with a glue stick.

I've had this rocket for several years now and it still doesn't have t' black stripes for t' bandage markings applied.

Construction Score: 4

Flight

Maiden flight was on 09-08-07 at Michigan International Speedway at a J.M.R.C. Blimey! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Club launch on a B6-4 and was picture perfect. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Rocket left t' pad straight up and very smartly reached a nice altitude with parachute bein' deployed just past apogee. Ya scallywag! Blimey! No Cons:.

Missile Toe Launch

Recovery

Recovery be handled by t' stock 12" parachute with rocket takin' a hard landin' (missed grass and landed on blacktop). I made t' spill hole a little t' large apparently as rocket came down a little t' fast. Arrr! Broke right fin but repairable. Begad! Well, blow me down! Will have t' try next flight with a smaller spill hole or none at all as this is a fairly light weight rocket at only 1.6 oz.

Flight Rating: 4