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Old 05-10-2023, 06:19 PM
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Well, here it is!

As mentioned elsewhere... A few years ago (most of a decade actually) I built a goonie using a set of Ruskie fins from Semroc along with BT60 tube and Bertha cone. I fitted it for rear core ejection, which has become kind of my "signature," and got it all nicely painted red and white. Then I put it on a shelf to decal "later."

Evidently it's now "later." I got the Ruskie decals when I ordered the fins but I really didn't want to go with that look. So, I dug out the extensive leftover Red Max decals JeffyJeep sent me years ago and combined a few of the Ruskie decals (wheels, cockpit, some rivets) with some of the Red Max decals.

Thus, Estes and Semroc decals were what I was working with, and they went on great and look good on the rocket. My last decaling event was when I finished my Goonie Bird Zero, using Excelsior decals, and I messed that up terribly and am almost ashamed to show it. None of the iron cross decals survived my handling... it's why I put off the Ruskie-adjacent rocket until "later."

I had a couple of the eagle decals left from the GBZero set, and I decided to put them on the sides of the sustainer... and the first one I tried to use came off the decal paper in pieces.

Apparently I'm too ham-fisted for Excelsior decals, but Estes and Semroc are fine. Estes decals are honestly kind of thick, but I don't think of Semroc decals being that way and I had no problem with any of them.

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Old 05-11-2023, 05:24 AM
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Old 05-11-2023, 07:40 AM
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Huh. Even in a private window it shows up for me.

Can anyone else see it?
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Old 05-11-2023, 07:41 AM
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... Bill, does this link work for you?

https://rocketry.gonnerman.org/fleet.html#dergutentag
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Huh. Even in a private window it shows up for me.

Can anyone else see it?



Yep, shows up in the post itself.

Looks pretty cool!
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Old 05-11-2023, 08:00 AM
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... Bill, does this link work for you?

https://rocketry.gonnerman.org/fleet.html#dergutentag

No, but I'm at work. That might explain everything.
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Old 05-11-2023, 08:16 AM
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Yep, shows up in the post itself.

Looks pretty cool!

Thanks Don!

Don't know if it will make it to Fairfax or not; the photo was taken before clearcoat, and I've just started doing that. Using a water-based poly varnish rather than rattlecan clearcoat since it won't react with the rattlecan paint.
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