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Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 1, Parts (2018-06-21)

Here's another build for contest flying at the August NARAM. There aren't many competition boost glider kits available. This one fits the bill for a 13mm A engine model. This Apogee produced kit is ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 2, Fuselage Front Hook (2018-06-22)

This is a dry fit showing how the hook pieces are glued to the side of the fuselage boom front. The plastic pylon piece was slipped onto the fuselage to check the position before gluing. With the ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 3, Pylon Fit (2018-06-23)

The 1/16" overhang of the white plastic pylon overhang was sanded even with the front angle of the hook plates. That left a flat front and high drag. The hook plates and fuselage front were rounded. ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 4, Marking The Underside (2018-06-24)

The wings and tail pieces are pretty plain. The wings are chunky rectangles, the tail pieces are also squared off. I decided to round things off hoping for a lighter model with less drag. The pieces ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 5, Marking The Tail Pieces (2018-06-25)

The horizontal tail piece was also marked on the bottom. Here I'm tracing the middle line of the forward red area. The upper line was already traced and the template cut down for this second line. ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 6, Tail Gluing, Wing Airfoil (2018-06-26)

I did round the edges of the tail surfaces. Go light with the sandpaper, there isn't much balsa thickness. The horizontal tail glued over a tab on the back of the boom. The fit was tight and once ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 7, Wing Gluing (2018-06-29)

A bead of medium CA is run down the flat glue surface of the dihedral support. The root edge of the wing is pressed into the glue. With the angle I cut into the wing front, the corners of the ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 8, Pop Pod Details (2018-06-30)

Here's a picture from the Apogee website. That pop-pod tube seems very long! The front end of the launch lug got trimmed at a 45 degree angle for less drag. I cut about 2" off the pod tube. I would ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 9, Pop Pod Paint & Finished (2018-07-02)

The blue nose cone needed a coat of gloss white before the fluorescent paint could be applied. I didn't paint the body tube, it was already white. Maybe I should have painted the pop pod body tube ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: TOP TEN BUILDS for 2018, Part 2 (2018-12-31)

There's a two-way tie for fifth position in the countdown. (I can't take all this excitement!) 5. Estes CITATION PATRIOT You gotta love a big, dumb rocket! Okay, not really dumb. This reissue ... [Read More]