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Rocket Dungeon: Paper model resources (2012-05-24)

I just saw a TRF post about the paper stomp rockets from Alaska Paper Model Works .  These look pretty cool and look like good subjects for conversion to motor power.  They offer a set ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: These aren't your kid's stomp rockets (2012-07-30)

There is a new(ish) thread on TRF about Air Pressure and Paper Stomp Rockets (Mike Bauer) . So, what's different about these? Answer: They are BIG (as you can see from the attached photo).  The ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Paper Stomp Honest John (2012-08-09)

About a week ago, I posted about Mike Bauer's large stomp rockets - his biggest is ~6 feet tall!  I since found his website, AlaskaPaperModelWorks .  He offers three plan packs in ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Paper Stomp Honest John, 24mm conversion (2012-08-11)

  Although I have converted several paper models for flight , I had never tackled one as large as the Honest John paper stomp rocket from  AlaskaPaperModelWorks . It's even ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Paper Stomp Saturn V (2012-08-28)

After my last launch, I reworked the rocket that sprung a leak and built another minimum diameter, bare bones air rocket. This one is about 34" long with a 24" pressure tube.  In its f ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Paper Stomp Saturn V, completed (2012-08-30)

I finished up the cardstock Saturn V from AlaskaPaperModelWorks.  The finished model is 2.875" in diameter and 28.8" tall, including the nozzle bells. This is only a semi-scale but this ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2012-15 (2012-10-01)

Location: The 'hood Weather: mid-60's, wind 0 mph, clear Total flights: Today - (7) -; YTD - 80 Total motors: Today - -; YTD - 95 Motors by class YTD:  (Air-25); (H 2 O-4); MicroHybrid-1; ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: My RIP fleet (2013-10-10)

Here's honoring the 121 rockets who gave their lives for my enjoyment. Lost, stolen, destroyed and scavenged... IBM Formatted - Disc Error scratch 29 mm Chasin' Tail ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Paper stomp Saturn V conversion, part two (2014-01-24)

Since my last post, I got the motor mount/stuffer tube assembled and installed. For the inter-stage section, I found another mailing tube whose inner section fit the nose section perfectly. The ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Review: FAT BOI-NK (2011-01-03)

The FAT BOI-NK is a scale version of a popular fat rocket. The body is made from foam rubber and the fins from foam poster board. I wanted to build something out of a pool noodle for a long time, and ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Review: Squishy Foam Rockets (2011-01-28)

Rigid foam is commonly used in rocketry, mostly for custom nose cones. However, you don't see flexible foam rubber, such as that used in pool noodles, very often.  Way back in 2001, EMRR ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2012-11 (2012-08-21)

Location: Mattie Sepanek Park Weather: 75 degrees, wind 0++ mph, partly cloudy Total flights: Today - 3; YTD - 83 Total motors: Today - 0; YTD - 95 Motors by class YTD: (Air -3); MicroHybrid -1; MMX ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Big a$$ rocket of the day: Mike Bauer's 1:32 scale Saturn V stomp rocket (2012-09-09)

Mike has gone big with his 1:32 scale Saturn V. This rocket required 1 4 sheets of 2ft x 3ft cardstock,  2/3 bottle of Aleene's Tacky glue,  3.5 hours of printing and 1 8-hours of ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: I can't have it all...but I can have a Big Bertha (2012-09-17)

They say you can't have it all and they are right in my case. Family stuff cropped up this weekend and nixed the MDRA launch. This was my choice and, while I would have rather done what I did, I was ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2013-6 (2013-08-19)

I grabbed some Mike Bauer air stomp rockets and my PVC launcher to entertain my grand-rocketeer. He helped launch a few then decided he'd visit my neighbor instead. His sister took over and ... [Read More]