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Ed, What's the total weight and tongue weight (approx.)? If tongue weight is over 300, I can't do it. Ken

Well then, I'm about 100x more impressed!Hope to see 'em up close at an upcoming launch. -Ken

That's quite a fleet you've got going. Nice looking finishes. Where do you get your decals from? I found a supplier for my rocket, but he didn't have the selection of fonts that you seem to have! T...

To give your epoxy more bite in the nosecone, run some pins of small brass rod criss-crossed through the tip of the cone. After the epoxy is cured, clip them off and sand flush. -Ken

Art, you have a P.M. -Ken

Thanks for the compliments, Art. When I was building Estes rockets in the late '70s/early 80's, I must have thrown together 40-50 of them, but I'd be embarassed to show them to anyone today. Now I d...

Conway, Can you give me a ballpark price on a quart? I'm getting bored with the white pearls around on all the cars. I'm now leaning towards yellow, like '07 Honda S2000 Rio Yellow Pearl or '07 Niss...

Thanks all for the inputs. Ed, I know the barn-painting experience. My dad and I painted my first car in one. Like you said, I'm after the durability (and deep gloss) of auto paint. Art, I knew I ha...

Can anyone recommend a good painter to help me with the rocket I just did my L1 with? I've spent enough on it that I don't want a hack rattle-can job (like I'd do myself). Besides, it's just too big...

Along similar lines, depending on the weight of the bird... How about heliarc welding an Acme rail guide to the outside of a slimline retainer? The acme has less frontal area than a traditional butto...

what's trf? The Rocketry Forum. From my view, it's the online forum with the most traffic, more so than rocketry online. Lots of good info and decent folks. -Ken

I built the lower timer bay in mine to hold either the Missileworks PET2 timer (ultra-reliable I've heard, and two separate timers in one) or two of the PerfectFlite Minitimers (Ultra-high current cap...

You'll get a thousand different replies on this. You can search TRF, but the easy answer I have is: Elmer's Fill-n-finish (available at Lowes) thinned with water. Brush on both sides of the fin (bef...

Actually, the one you video'd for me was the Cessaroni I212 SS for my cert flight. I flew the I285 Redline later that day. Thanks again!-Ken

I finally got my L1 at the June 2nd launch. Unfortunately, I found myself with only a minute or so of tape left on the camcorder. Thanks to boarhog for doing the taping so I could enjoy the flight l...