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It's time to build another model rocket! Ken looks at his next build, 1977's Space Shuttle Flying Model Rocket by Estes #ModelRockets #Geek Archeology
https://youtu.be/qSXfOLMn0bs

It's time to build another model rocket! Ken looks at his next build, 1977's Space Shuttle Flying Model Rocket by Estes #ModelRockets #Geek Archeology
https://youtu.be/qSXfOLMn0bs

It's time to build another model rocket! Ken looks at his next build, 1977's Space Shuttle Flying Model Rocket by Estes #ModelRockets #Geek Archeology
https://youtu.be/qSXfOLMn0bs

It's time to build another model rocket! Ken looks at his next build, 1977's Space Shuttle Flying Model Rocket by Estes #ModelRockets #Geek Archeology
https://youtu.be/qSXfOLMn0bs

Who's flying at LDRS? I'll be there, since it's our local field. #LDRS #rocketry #highpowerrocketry #modelrockets

A Simple Simulator For Model Rocket Performance https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-simple-simulator-for-model-rocket-performance/ #modelrocketry #modelrockets #modelrocket #MiscHacks

A Simple Simulator For Model Rocket Performance - When building a model rocket, it can be fun to get into the maths of it all—calcul... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-simple-simulator-for-model-rocket-performance/ #modelrocketry #modelrockets #modelrocket #mischacks

N3VEM is an amateur radio enthusiast and model rocket builder making videos about both these hobbies:

➡️ @[email protected]

They have already uploaded over 30 videos, if these haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/n3vem/videos

You can also follow their general account at @[email protected]

#FeaturedPeerTube #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #Radio #Rockets #Rocketry #ModelRockets #ModelRocketry #PeerTube #PeerTubers

Continuing work on the Enterprise. Took the advice of a friend and bought some Microscale Industries “Liquid Decal Film”. It’s designed to help very old decals maintain their cohesion when you put them in water.

The Tamiya Color Clear Acrylic spray helped somewhat, but I still had issues with disintegration. We’ll see how this does; I’m hopeful. #StarTrek #ModelRockets

Slow progress on the Enterprise as I add the 50-year-old decals.

As I mentioned before, these decals tend to disintegrate on contact with water (and you need water to apply them) so … I’m going slowly. Very slowly. #ModelRockets

Progress on the Enterprise! I'm almost done with painting the fine details. I've got a few small tiles to paint and glue to the ship (little nervous about those) and then the main event:

Attempting to apply 50-year-old water-based decals to the ship. #StarTrek #ModelRockets

That moment when you're building a model rocket, and you realize, umm, you've got extra pieces... #Rocketry #ModelRockets #Enterprise

Slow-but-steady progress on my Enterprise model rocket. I didn't like the original base coat (too dark and too gray) so I bought a can of Testor's Light Aircraft Gray paint.

I'm liking it. #ModelRockets #Rocketry #StarTrek

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxDGfU3ncD5A0m_xVbB_hF8roydZOheedj

As I was working on the Enterprise last night, I realized I had primed it, but hadn't put on the "spaceship gray" base coat. Today, I ran out & grabbed paint from my local hardware store to fix that.

The ship's being supported by a newspaper-wrapped wooden dowel, held in place by the Star Trek Adventures rulebook #StarTrek #ModelRockets

I would have enjoyed a more silent sunday but I had a pretty good #NoisySunday launching #modelrockets with the ARC team I coach. They did pretty well this year. Probably not well enough to get to nationals but I'm proud of their progress since last year.

Do you like ham radio? Do you like amateur rockets? Then you might want to follow N3VEM, an account that makes videos about amateur radio and rocket projects (often both):

➡️ @[email protected]

If the videos haven't federated to your server yet, browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/n3vem/videos

You can also follow their general account at @[email protected] and radio rocket account at @RadioRocket

#FeaturedPeerTube #Radio #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #Rockets #Rocketry #ModelRockets #AmateurRockets #PeerTube #PeerTubers

My favorite store near me is that me of the few remaining privately run Radio Shack stores - if you’re within striking distance of Ephrata PA you really should check it out - they carry all the normal stuff you’d expect, #HamRadio gear (radios and accessories) and now they carry #ModelRockets and motors too!

I mean come on - if you know me, you know a store that carries both Ham Radio and Rocketry stuff, and lets me shop local, is going to basically have a direct tap to my bank account😀

Anyone remember the rocket in Super Mario Bros 2?

Decided to design and print it. 3" diameter and barely fits a 24x95mm motor. Rear-eject.

#rocketry #modelrockets

I just got in the custom front panel for the model rocket launch controller that I designed from INUX3D who did the UV printing and CNC routing of the panel. I have the components installed and will finish up the wiring this week. This was a fun project to design with my son and then build.

#ModelRockets #estes

Doing a round of, "Which is Better" to get eyes on this other than my own. The area of interest is the lower "Caution" area that has the Arm button and the Launch button for model rockets. Let me know which one you prefer and why.

#ModelRockets #Rockets

I spent the last two days helping my kid build #ModelRockets

We're going out to the Lucerne Dry Lake Bed in a few days to launch these (and many more).

Not every flight goes to plan, and today that's how it went. 7.5 out of 9 were successful. The half a point was for a cluster rocket that didn't fully light off the rail (3 out of 4), but was still recovered.

Three pics. The smashed one is the newest version of a BT60 Goblin. Again the chute release pin didn't let go despite several successful tests with the small chute bundle. It made it to 2878' on an Aerotech F67C motor.

The black sleek one is an upscale Estes Ninja, 2.5" diameter. Flew on an Aerotech F40W. Perfect flight to 1500'.

The skyracha rocket, a 4" upscale Big Daddy, flew great on a H130W to 1354'

#rocketry #highpowerrocketry #modelrockets

Here's the second version of the BT60 29mm motored Goblin, ready to fly this weekend. Shakedown will be on a F67W. Loaded with tracker, chute release and Eggtimer Apogee. Fingers crossed all goes well, then we shoot for 4k feet with a G80 at LDRS.

Paint is Krylon gloss rich plum with Testors Purple Fog color shift over it.

Printing files for fin can and nosecone here. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5996863

#rocketry #modelrocket #modelrockets

@kd4wov @kb6nu @va3db as an example, you can use #HamRadio ham radio to do cool telemetry stuff with #ModelRockets 😉

LDRS G80 altitude contest rocket is ready. I won't win, but am going to go for personal records. BT60 upscale Goblin, printed fin can and nosecone (my own designs). Fits an Eggtimer Apogee, Jolly Logic Chute Release and Marco Polo tracker. #rocketry #modelrockets

Printing files here:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5996863

Cat for scale.

I flew #modelRockets in the park again yesterday with St. Louis #Rocketry Association. My scale model Gemini-Titan had another poor outing.

The first motor lit, and it had just started to arc over about 150 feet overhead when the second motor, somehow, lit. The rocket went a few hundred feet sideways, and I think the ejection charge from the first motor must have fired while the second motor was under thrust, with no effect. The second ejection didn't fire until it had already lawn darted.

Very cool.

I Landed A #Rocket Like #SpaceX - Scout F
https://youtu.be/SH3lR2GLgT0

#ModelRockets #Rocketry #RocketScience

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Did some #rocketry today with the club. Went 5 for 5 on flights. No long walks. No broken anything. Great day of flying.

Upscale #estesrockets Nike-X on an Aerotech G76 Mojave Green to ~1300'
Sorcerer's Apprentice on an Estes D12-5 to 750'
Der Big Red Max on an Aerotech F20-4 White Lightning to 750'
Skyracha - a 4" diameter upscale Big Daddy on an Aerotech H128 White Lightning to 1000'

Not pictured; Normal Big Daddy on an Aerotech F39 Blue Thunder to about 800'. Too quick off the rail to get a good shot.

#modelrockets #modelrocketry #highpowerrocketry

Another week ... another episode of Radio Active? Amazing! This time around I talk about sleep, or more specifically, the lack thereof.

Also: #ModelRockets, scifi series on streaming, and the #ReadyPlayerOne replay. https://www.nuketown.com/radio-active-99-sleepless-in-easton/

Pretty much ready to fly. Need to install the recovery gear and go. 5.25" diameter, 47" long Doorknob. 38mm motor mount. Planning I180 for the first flight. #rocketry #rockets #modelrockets #highpowerrocketry

Big Daddy family photo. Ready for any field, any impulse I'm allowed to fly.

F>B, L>R.
3" 4x24mm, 3" 29mm, 3" stock 24mm, BT-60 24mm, BT-50 13mm, 5" 38mm, 4" 38mm, 3" square 24mm

#rocketry #modelrockets #highpowerrocketry

The new #estesrockets Super Orbital Transport has to be one of the most fun kits I've ever built. Really fun, every step of the way. I took two small creative liberties with it; added a tailcone on the MMT for a bit more finished look and went with pearl white paint (pics don't do it justice). Looking forward to having some soft green grass on our local field to give this its first flight. #rocketry #modelrockets #rockets

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Continuing work on the Enterprise. Took the advice of a friend and bought some Microscale Industries “Liquid Decal Film”. It’s designed to help very old decals maintain their cohesion when you put them in water.

The Tamiya Color Clear Acrylic spray helped somewhat, but I still had issues with disintegration. We’ll see how this does; I’m hopeful. #StarTrek #ModelRockets

Continuing work on the Enterprise. Took the advice of a friend and bought some Microscale Industries “Liquid Decal Film”. It’s designed to help very old decals maintain their cohesion when you put them in water.

The Tamiya Color Clear Acrylic spray helped somewhat, but I still had issues with disintegration. We’ll see how this does; I’m hopeful. #StarTrek #ModelRockets

Slow progress on the Enterprise as I add the 50-year-old decals.

As I mentioned before, these decals tend to disintegrate on contact with water (and you need water to apply them) so … I’m going slowly. Very slowly. #ModelRockets

Slow progress on the Enterprise as I add the 50-year-old decals.

As I mentioned before, these decals tend to disintegrate on contact with water (and you need water to apply them) so … I’m going slowly. Very slowly. #ModelRockets

Progress on the Enterprise! I'm almost done with painting the fine details. I've got a few small tiles to paint and glue to the ship (little nervous about those) and then the main event:

Attempting to apply 50-year-old water-based decals to the ship. #StarTrek #ModelRockets

Progress on the Enterprise! I'm almost done with painting the fine details. I've got a few small tiles to paint and glue to the ship (little nervous about those) and then the main event:

Attempting to apply 50-year-old water-based decals to the ship. #StarTrek #ModelRockets

Progress on the Enterprise! I'm almost done with painting the fine details. I've got a few small tiles to paint and glue to the ship (little nervous about those) and then the main event:

Attempting to apply 50-year-old water-based decals to the ship. #StarTrek #ModelRockets

That moment when you're building a model rocket, and you realize, umm, you've got extra pieces... #Rocketry #ModelRockets #Enterprise

That moment when you're building a model rocket, and you realize, umm, you've got extra pieces... #Rocketry #ModelRockets #Enterprise

That moment when you're building a model rocket, and you realize, umm, you've got extra pieces... #Rocketry #ModelRockets #Enterprise

That moment when you're building a model rocket, and you realize, umm, you've got extra pieces... #Rocketry #ModelRockets #Enterprise

Slow-but-steady progress on my Enterprise model rocket. I didn't like the original base coat (too dark and too gray) so I bought a can of Testor's Light Aircraft Gray paint.

I'm liking it. #ModelRockets #Rocketry #StarTrek

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxDGfU3ncD5A0m_xVbB_hF8roydZOheedj

Slow-but-steady progress on my Enterprise model rocket. I didn't like the original base coat (too dark and too gray) so I bought a can of Testor's Light Aircraft Gray paint.

I'm liking it. #ModelRockets #Rocketry #StarTrek

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxDGfU3ncD5A0m_xVbB_hF8roydZOheedj

A Simple Simulator For Model Rocket Performance https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-simple-simulator-for-model-rocket-performance/ #modelrocketry #modelrockets #modelrocket #MiscHacks

A Simple Simulator For Model Rocket Performance https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-simple-simulator-for-model-rocket-performance/ #modelrocketry #modelrockets #modelrocket #MiscHacks

A Simple Simulator For Model Rocket Performance https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-simple-simulator-for-model-rocket-performance/ #modelrocketry #modelrockets #modelrocket #MiscHacks