Shrox Der Rammstein
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An old project. 10+ years lingering in the shop. Mostly complete, just need to come up with some kind of rear ejection set up.
Here is my first attempt.... |
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Hopefully this plug will stay in place during flight and eject when needed.
Thinking I might paint it blaze orange.....or flat black...what do you think? |
I like the rear eject design it. I’d paint it flat black..
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I agree with flat black. Nice build I have the plans just haven't got to it. |
Cool build.
Never heard of this one. Has a real F-104 Starfighter flavor to it. |
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The flat black makes it disappear....
This is where I ended up. Should work....fingers crossed. It passes the shake test. Nothing falls out when you shake it. There’s a Brillo pad baffle at the top of the motor tube. Shouldn’t need any extra wadding. |
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Most of the rockets on the wall are flight ready now. My other boxes of low power rockets may get some attention now....
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That looks great.
See, we wouldn’t steer you wrong on going with the flat black. :) That is a nice design. My build commitments should open up in a couple years — must consider. However, I still have two Shrox Plan Paks that haven’t been started ... |
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Hmm, I hadn't thought of double-stacking some of the smaller rockets onto my pegboard like that. Good idea. Lovely collection. And boy, the fins on the Praetor really are ginormous. :eek: |
The Upscale Praetor was a fun build, and yes....the fins are ginormous.
I used a carbon fiber / kevlar honeycomb sheet to make the fins. The edges are framed in basswood. I still have some of the composite scrap material....I'll see if I can find it and post a pic. Lightweight and super strong. You can hear them whistle when the motor burns out....too cool. I've actually thought of doing a 4" upscale Praetor. That would put the fin "span" at 36" if I remember correctly....maybe more. I'll have to think of a clever way to break it down because with fins that long I'd never be able to transport it easily. |
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