Ranger Ray's Rocket

This is my last entry while on board the ship. I’ll start again when I’m home on October 31.


Here’s another I printed out last year. This long cruise gave the opportunity to put it together.
This is “Ranger Ray’s Rocket” from :
www.lansbergen.net
There's also a review on EMRR showing a conversion to "T" motors.

It’s a simple build except for the pointed nose cone. You’ll find it easier to get the tip formed by using long tweezers to hold the tip of the flap down inside when gluing. Normally I would steam a nose like this to get the sharp tip to form. Without the steam, I did a lot of kneading and pre-rolling.

This design would make a good conversion for “T” engines. I’ll build a flying version down the road. Three ply fins would be stronger than the two ply design shown here. I can assume nose weight would be required.

This model was a gift to the Event Manager on the ship. The carded Mercury Redstone went to the Cruise Director. They were both surprised and seemed to appreciate the time that went into the construction.

Keeping this blog active while trying to work on a cruise ship has been difficult. Loading daily entries is rarely successful. My apologies to anyone wondering why the content has changed a bit. I wasn’t able to work on the Dr. Zooch Saturn 1 SA-5 kit. I’ll be building it soon when I get back home in two days.