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 Rocketry Product: Estes - D-Region Tomahawk (2037) {Kit} (2037) [2007-2014]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 1) (2014-10-29)

During Estes’s sale last December I did not buy a D-Region Tomahawk (#2037). I bought five. Well, see, it was at the top of my “wow, what a sale, let’s get this” list; a big, ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 2) (2014-10-30)

The next step is to glue the lower body tube to the fin can, and oddly enough the directions say to apply tube cement to the fin can coupler, not to the inside of the body tube. Of course that ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 3) (2014-11-05)

I am not exactly setting speed records here. But I’m okay with that. This white tubing has wider spirals than the brown tubing Estes often uses. With the latter I often have just relied on the ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Not building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 1) (2014-11-17)

I haven’t posted any updates on the DRT, mainly because there hasn’t been much of anything to update about. Partly that was because I was out of town for part of the week before last, ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 4) (2014-11-23)

Okay, back to the shadows again. Following some discussion on YORF I decided to try gluing the scale lug using Tenax 7R again, first wiping down with alcohol, then brushing on generous amounts ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 5) (2015-07-05)

I put a coat of gloss white on Friday, and it seems to have gone on pretty well. Today I started on the other colors — specifically, I did red. There are two sections of the, well, you could ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 5) (2015-07-12)

Yesterday I put on brown and white. I’m about 96% happy with the brown stripe. Maybe 97%. Here’s how you paint a DRT nose cone tip. Well, it’s how I do it.The black fins I’m ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 6) (2015-08-23)

Since last report I painted the thin dark grey band and touched up various masking failures. I glued on the nose cone tip, which miraculously went unlost. Today I painted some of the screws. On the ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk (part 7) (2015-08-29)

It’s done. [Read More]

Shroudlines: The Return of the Tomahawk (2018-03-26)

The year was....uh....a while back. The place was McGregor, Texas. The event was Sport Scale. The rocket was the Estes D Region Tomahawk...slightly modified. The button was pushed and she screamed ... [Read More]

RocketReviews.com Blog: Estes D-Region Tomahawk Model Rocket Kit – 41% Off at Amazon (2012-07-12)

The RocketReviews.com Deal Finder this morning is showing the Estes D-Region Tomahawk Model Rocket Kit at more than 40% off the list price at Amazon.com. And, shipping is free if you are an Amazon ... [Read More]