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New Goony
This should have been finished already, but I ran into some trouble making 6080 centering rings and finding a five fin BT-80 fin alignment guide. I call it the Vector G. As you may be able to tell, it's made from scraps. The nose cone is from an old Baby Bertha that was flown to death. The bottom body tube is from a length of BT-80 that was really too short for anything else. The BT-60 had a kink in it, and the transition was made using a mailing advertisement. Centering rings were made using the cardboard back of an old notepad that had been used once previously judging by the big missing section. About the only thing that isn't scrounged is the engine mount. It won't be pretty by tomorrow, (well, it'll probably never be pretty,) but I'm hoping to have it in flying shape by then.
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I think this counts as "flying shape".
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Hey, at least it won't be hard to get the chute in. Dang I hate that... the ST-7 is so SHORT on the Vector V, and so narrow, that getting wadding plus the chute in is a real trial.
I'm considering a non-goony upscale...
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Bill, that's a good one. Let me work up some decals.
BTW, I have a lot of Goonie decal and pattern sets ready to ship! Goonydent '57 Goony Love Bug Goony Ghost Apogoon Iron Wambat Honest Goon Der V-10/6 5 set Micro Maxx Goony decal set for a BT-5 wirh fin patterns (Missle Toe, Galaxy Guppy,Cloud Hopper,Zoom Broom,and Star Snoop) and a "Fat Max Goony for any Fat Boy kits still out there. Until the web site is up and running contact me via email or PM.
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Looks great Bill but please get it painted. Those Buffalo Chicken and Steak ads that you used for the transition are making me hungry ..... Pretty cool and I like the use of almost all scrounged parts to build it with. .
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http://www.rocketreviews.com/review..._vector_v.shtml
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I sprayed it with primer before I flew it. Loses some of the character that way, but it looks more uniform. (I just noticed that on the pad shot you can see the fin that broke off very clearly. It's the left-most fin. )
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BTW, this one is a keeper. Two great flights today.
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Nice one. I think I'd try an intermediate size... just need to think it over.
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I know what you mean. The hardest part of building the big one was wrapping my head around all of the necessary tubing and the best way to get them all together in a working model. I doubt that Carl would consider this a true SLS kit because just writing the instructions could drive a strong man to his knees. (Although there's probably a MUCH simpler way to do it than the way I did it. ) Intermediate? Interesting idea. What kind of tube combo were you thinking of?
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