Our rocket was scheduled to make her maiden flight this weekend, but high winds prevented it. I could've launched, but probably would not have gotten it back from the drift under parachute.

Posted by: Ted at 07:24 AM | category: Build It
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We've had a nice stretch of weather, which allowed me to get outside to paint our rocket. You can do painting like this in the winter, but the secret is to bring the rocket into a warm place immediately after the final coat.

The picture, and the rest of this post is in the extended entry.

What is all this about? "Build It" is a series of posts where weÂ’re building a basic model rocket online. Each post shows part of the process step by step, including pictures and passing along tips and tricks IÂ’ve learned along the way. You can find the rest of the series here. more...

Posted by: Ted at 07:43 AM | category: Build It
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1 Does that come in pocket size?

Posted by: Dawn at February 15, 2004 02:51 PM (Q0xHi)

2 Looks great Ted. Good job.

Posted by: Rocket Man Blog at February 15, 2004 06:48 PM (MPIXL)

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I know there hasn't been an update in a while (find previous posts here). I've been dodging weather, trying to get the rocket primed and painted. It's not ready to go yet, but getting there. The plan is to make the maiden flight on the 21st of February, at the NOVAAR club launch.

Sometime in the next week or so, I'll try to get a post up about the stuff you need to launch a model rocket safely and inexpensively.

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