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Rich's Rockets: Building the LOC Norad (part 1) (2016-07-10)

While glue on the Nymph was drying I decided to get a start on the LOC Norad. The R13 and the Mars Probe are higher priority but they need full attention for a longer period. The Norad I can spend ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the LOC Norad (part 2) (2016-07-14)

  A few increments of progress on the Norad. I glued the motor mount into the lower body tube and scraped and sanded the seams on the nose and transition. Looking ahead, I decided on a ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the LOC Norad (part 3) (2016-08-29)

This is from a good while ago, but I haven’t gotten around to writing it up until now. Or haven’t worked up the will to write it up given how bad it is, or something. The Norad has ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the LOC Norad (part 4) (2016-09-17)

The instructions tell you to fill the exposed slots with ‘1/8″ x 1/8″ fin/slot filler’; whatever that is, it wasn’t present in my opened kit. I’m guessing it was ... [Read More]

Shroudlines: Violent Cartoon Ducks With Nukes! (2017-04-24)

No, this week's post isn't in some weird way related to North Korea. Actually, it's about a rocket I built years ago, and my quest to get it signed... Way back in 2007, I turned 45. My wonderful ... [Read More]