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A Fish Named Wallyum
11-14-2012, 08:59 PM
I rarely find myself attracted to scale birds, mostly because the subject matter tends to the same subjects most of the time, and there is always someone who can do a better job than I can on those kinds of projects. The Aggressor Aerospace DF-15B appealed to me because I'd never seen or heard of the missile before, and because it was said to be a challenging build.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/rmortis/0012.jpg

My first step was to take inventory and see if I could get a feel for what I'd be building. The kit has one body tube and three pieces of balsa that at first glance appeared to be two transitions and a nose cone. Second glance told a different story. There were no transitions. The nose cone was all balsa and was to be built out of the three balsa pieces. This was when I decided that I might actually need to read the instructions for a change. :rolleyes:

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/rmortis/001-19.jpg

A Fish Named Wallyum
11-14-2012, 09:21 PM
The instruction sheet confirmed what I suspected, and I encountered my first delay. A razor saw was required to cut the large balsa tangs off of two of the balsa parts. (I bought one last summer with a Hobby Lobby coupon, but figured my chances of ever needing it were slim. :o)

Here's what "slim" looks like.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/rmortis/002-23.jpg

Following the instructions, I made several small cuts around the circumference of the nose cone tip instead of just sawing straight through. This makes it markedly easier to make a straight cut, which is necessary because the tip is to be glued directly to the longer transition section.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/rmortis/005-11.jpg

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/rmortis/004-19.jpg

mojo1986
11-15-2012, 08:48 AM
Bill, nice kit. Where can I get one, and what is the price?

Joe

jetlag
11-15-2012, 09:49 AM
Joe,

Look over this recent thread. 'Frognbuff' is the owner. Sorry, don't know his real name, but you can get all the info you'll need from him direct.

http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=11797&page=1&pp=10&highlight=aggressor

Hope this helps; those are nice kits.

Allen

luke strawwalker
11-15-2012, 12:34 PM
Cool... looks like a Chinese copy of the Pershing II...

Too bad it's not based on the BT-80 tube size... I think that size makes a REALLY nice rocket... not too big, not too small...

Later! OL JR :)

A Fish Named Wallyum
11-15-2012, 01:42 PM
Joe,

Look over this recent thread. 'Frognbuff' is the owner. Sorry, don't know his real name, but you can get all the info you'll need from him direct.

http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=11797&page=1&pp=10&highlight=aggressor

Hope this helps; those are nice kits.

Allen
Yes, that's where I got in touch with him from. He had them listed on Ebay for around $21, but word was slow in getting out, so I offered to do a build thread here and eventually at TRF. That's what I paid for mine. I think it was a pretty good price for what I got. :cool:

A Fish Named Wallyum
11-15-2012, 01:46 PM
Cool... looks like a Chinese copy of the Pershing II...

Too bad it's not based on the BT-80 tube size... I think that size makes a REALLY nice rocket... not too big, not too small...

Later! OL JR :)
:chuckle: That's the same thing I thought. It's the first thing that came to mind when I saw it. A BT-80 based kit would likely be at least twice as expensive as this one. There's enough custom balsa in the kit to make a larger one quite pricey. It would be cool, but the BT-60 size is perfect for me to fly at B6-4 Field, and that's a LOT easier than loading up and driving 1.5 hours to do my big field stuff. I'm going to try to find the time to finish it this weekend so I can take advantage of what looks like potential flying weather on Sunday. :cool:

Brain
11-15-2012, 03:55 PM
Neat.

frognbuff
11-16-2012, 01:47 AM
I'm working a deal with Uncle Mike's Rocket Shack to carry my kits. I'll be shipping my entire inventory to him pretty soon, so PM me ASAP if you want a kit directly from me.

Yes - the DF-15B is definitely modeled after the Pershing II, though it is smaller than the PII and is single stage vice two-stage.

See the Aggressor Aerospace thread for other offerings. Appreciate the interest! Also appreciate reading the directions (wink)!!

luke strawwalker
11-16-2012, 02:20 AM
:chuckle: That's the same thing I thought. It's the first thing that came to mind when I saw it. A BT-80 based kit would likely be at least twice as expensive as this one. There's enough custom balsa in the kit to make a larger one quite pricey. It would be cool, but the BT-60 size is perfect for me to fly at B6-4 Field, and that's a LOT easier than loading up and driving 1.5 hours to do my big field stuff. I'm going to try to find the time to finish it this weekend so I can take advantage of what looks like potential flying weather on Sunday. :cool:

You have a point...

I sometimes forget the things folks have to do for launches...

It's nice living on the launching field... :) OL JR :)