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 Rocketry Product: Estes - Fat Boy {Kit} (1273, 2139) [1997-2005]

Rich's Rockets: Stock item (2015-10-21)

Huh. Sandman Decals’ Fat Boy decals now come with a BT-5 Micro Maxx set.   [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2010-7 (2010-06-26)

Location: Central Sod Farm, Centreville, MD ( MDRA ESL-145) Weather: clear, high 80's, wind ~5MPH Total flights: Today - 9; YTD - 52 Total motors: Today - 22; YTD - 66 This was a really good day on ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Review: SpaceShipSqrt(-1) (2011-01-08)

When one of my rocketry buddies decided to hold a building session, I was scrambling to decide what to work on. I decided to use a 50% off Michael's coupon to grab an Estes SS1 kit for bashing. I ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Mega Review: r.m.r. DesCon (2011-01-25)

This post presents several of my DesCon entries.  I've listed all of them below.  Shaded items with links point to rockets documented in other posts. DesCon 07 - Skyrocket A rocket made ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Review: Three Estes MODifications (2011-01-28)

This post includes: Big Dipper Daddy Fat Boy 7x18mm Motor Eater Phinagain Cruise Missile Big Dipper Daddy I bought this Big Daddy (on sale, of course) as a test-bed for a Micro-Hybrid motor. This ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Fat Boy CG? (2015-10-13)

Anyone out there got a stock Estes Fat Boy they could check the CG on for me? I can’t seem to find a sim file for an unmodified Fat Boy. In any case I’d rather have a measurement of CG ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Flat Boy (part 1) (2016-01-10)

Last month one day I went out for a walk and by the time I came back, I’d conceived and mostly designed out an odd-roc I wanted to build. One of our club’s members, James Shattell, is ... [Read More]