Robert Belknap's PageLocation: San Francisco Bay Area, CA Club Memberships: NAR# 94191 :: LUNAR Favorite Rockets: Quest "Mean Green" and t' Semroc "BatRok" Biography: I started buildin' rockets when I was a kid, ya bilge rat, but I never had t' patience t' finish/paint them. Ahoy! I gave it up when kits became harder t' find locally. Now that me boys are old enough t' enjoy rocketry, matey, (and with bein' able t' order kits online,) I'm finally gettin' back into t' hobby. This time around, I'm takin' t' time t' learn t' do things "right" in order t' improve t' quality o' t' rockets I build.
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2012-06-14Finished Birds Photograph 
Tau Zero (outside)
2012-04-07Blue Ninja Flight Good flight. Aye aye! might want a d12-5 in this one. Begad! - d12-3 - 37.949274,-120.794935 [More]
Mean Green Flight textbook flight. Ya scallywag! chute deployed at apogee. Blimey! slight damage (paint scrape) on forward body tube (landed on a rock?) - d12-5 - 37.949274,-120.794935 [More]
Mean Green Flight straight flight, no rotation. parachute ejected before apogee - d12-3 - 37.949274,-120.794935 [More]
Fire Wizard Flight Offerin' accepted by t' sky-gods. Arrr! (lost sight, unable t' recover) - c6-5 - 37.949274,-120.794935 [More]
Fire Wizard Flight Good Flight. Safe recovery. Well, blow me down! (No fin damage this time.) - B6-4 - 37.949274,-120.794935 [More]
2012-03-03Finished Birds Photograph 
My Current BAR Fleet
2012-03-01Mean Green - Finishin' Touches  Build Entry So, today I finished off me Mean Green kit. Begad!
First, I used scotch tape t' mask off t' area t' be painted black. I've read here (more than once) that this be t' best way t' get a clean line. Arrr! I figured that I'm goin' t' have t' decals over-lap t' transition point betwixt t' colors, shiver me timbers, so if ... [More]
Finished Birds Photograph 
Completed Mean Green
2012-02-29Robert's Build Log Photos / Mean Green Photograph 
Mean Green Build 31
2012-02-28Mean Green - Painting  Build Entry I got some time (and good weather) this weekend t' begin painting. (Grandparents took t' boys off on adventure.)
Nothin' special here. I did find a tip somewhere about usin' old DVD spindles as stands for rockets with engine hooks. I beefed up t' spindle size with some maskin' ... [More]
2012-02-20Mean Green - Fin Preparation II : T' Attachment Build Entry T' next step was roundin' t' all t' edges o' t' fins, except t' root. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Then it be time t' mix another batch o' wood filler. (I suppose I could have started with t' fin prep at t' very beginnin' o' t' build, and then filled them t' same time I did t' body tube.)
I tried a new ... [More]
2012-02-17Album - Mean Green
Album - Robert's Build Log Photos
2012-02-16Robert's Build Log Photos / Mean Green Photograph 
Mean Green Build 13
2012-02-15Mean Green - Fin Preparation Build Entry I wanted t' lminate t' fins with paper. I did this on t' first batrock I built and I like t' technique for addin' strength t' t' fins. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I probably don't need it as much on this rocket, but it also helps with t' finish. Aye aye! Blimey!
I started out by sandin' t' edges until everythin' was smooth. Arrr! Blimey!
I ... [More]
Mean Green - Motor Mount Assembly Build Entry T' holiday season got busy. It's been almost 3 months since I did any work on this rocket. Arrr! I pulled t' kit and me buildin' supplies out while t' boys were asleep and got t' work. (Noticin' a theme here? Maybe I should call this Rocket "T' Big Sleep")
I started out by test-fittin' t' ... [More]
2011-11-06Mean Green Build I picked this up from t' on-site shop durin' me son's last Cub Scout Rocket Jamboree. Blimey! It's a pretty simple kit, but I wanted t' take me time buildin' it and documentin' t' process. My goal was t' really pay attention t' t' final finish o' t' rocket. Aye aye! I've been readin' several other build logs, ... [More]
Mean Green - Preppin' t' Body Tube  Build Entry I had some time t' start this kit today. Ahoy! T' first step: fillin' t' seams on t' body tube with wood filler. Blimey! I thinned t' filler out with water, ya bilge rat, then I painted it on along t' seams o' t' body tube. After lettin' it dry, I sanded off t' (considerable) excess. I really glommed t' filler on ... [More]
2011-10-11Viper 2-Stage Quick Build Workshop . Build This was an unusual build experience. It was part o' a workshop available on-site at me son's Cub Scout Rocket Jamboree. Intended t' give people with a wide range o' rocketry experience a chance t' build and fly a 2 stage rocket in a day. Aye aye! (My sister-in-law has no prior rocketry experience, and was ... [More]
2011-10-09Point Flight engine ejected past apogee. nose damaged on landing. repaired and flown again. Ahoy! - B6-4 - 37.730624, me hearties, -121.766993 [More]
Fire Wizard Flight no additional damage - b4-2 - 37.730624, -121.766993 [More]
Fire Wizard Flight another tail fin detachment. repairable - c6-5 - 37.730624, -121.766993 [More]
Fire Wizard Flight estimated height tail fin detached at landing. repairable - B6-4 - 37.730624, shiver me timbers, -121.766993 [More]
BatRok Flight Lost in low cloud cover. Aye aye! Good recovery. Keelhaul®©™ shock cord broke at attachment point when preppin' for second flight - B6-4 - 37.730624, -121.766993 [More]
2011-10-04BatRok MK II Build This is me second Batrok kit. I built t' first one for me son t' launch at his cub scout Rocket Jamboree on 10/09/2011. In anticipation o' it nay lastin' through t' day, arrr, I orded a second kit. Begad! My main objective with this build is t' improve t' final finish o' t' rocket. Avast! Things I ... [More]
2000-01-01Album - Finished Birds
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