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 Rocketry Product: Estes - Tazz {Kit} (7282) [2019-]

Model Rocket Building: Coming Soon from Estes (2019-10-01)

In a comment, Bernard Cawley let me know -  From the COMING SOON page on the Estes Website: CLICK HERE Copy from the Estes website: Estes’ newest series  Destination Mars , the ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: New Estes Kits & Release Dates (2019-10-13)

On Facebook, Jesse Ulibarra posted pictures from the Estes booth at the Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo -  On the upper left - The Low Boom SST, to be released February 2020 On the right - the LEO ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 5, Fill & Hinges (2020-07-19)

The launch lug was glued on and fillets applied. The body tube and glued in nose cone were shot with filler/primer and sanded to surface. This is a BT-50 sized tube, I didn't have any D engine ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 7, White Undercoats (2020-07-21)

Oh no! I was using the Rustoleum Premium with great sucess - until today. The gloss white sprayed out rough! I stopped immediately, only a small area got the rough spray. Luckily it easily sanded ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 8, Overall Yellow Painting TIPS (2020-07-22)

This is a tough rocket to get an overall even spray. The four vertical stabilizers (small fins) block certain areas from getting a final wet coat. Summertime painting in hot, humid weather is a crap ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 9, Engine Mount Trim TIP (2020-07-23)

Here's the engine mount, the streamer is taped to hold the end down. The low end of the engine mount has 3/16" of bare tube exposed. I didn't want to go through a tight masking job with the white ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 10, Plastic Retainers (2020-07-24)

The guide ring is glued onto the rear of the tube, even with the end. The notches on the ring are on the opposite side of the launch lug. Be sure the notches are centered between the wing fins. This ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Tazz Follow-up (2020-07-25)

TIP:  I already lost one of the rubber bands! The kit does give your four. To retain the rubber band when it is loosened between flights - Close off the open end with of the Part R Hooks a ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: TAZZ / Gyroc Decal Available (2020-07-26)

If you'd like your Estes TAZZ to look more like the original Gyroc design, a home print decal PDF is now available! The vertical bar roll pattern fits around the BT-50 body tube. There are plenty ... [Read More]

High Power Rocketry: Lockheed AC-130 Hercules "Spooky" Gunship - Night Ops (2013-06-04)

              Wiki on this aircraft.   [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 6, Gluing It All Together & White Undercoat (2020-07-20)

There is a small overlap where the hinge sets over the open slot. This is cut away so the stabilizer can be glued in. I didn't remove the overlap, but folded it into the slot for a tighter fit of ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Finished (2020-07-25)

Compared to the original Gyroc, I like the larger size of the new Tazz. The new plastic hinges are much more flexible and won't easily crack like the older paper ones. The fin silhouette is almost ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Decal PDFs For Patreon Support Members (2020-08-13)

Here's a list of the Print at Home PDF decals  available to  Patreon Supporters: PATREON DECAL PDFs ESTES Estes Green Eggs Scrambler K-37, #1237 Decal .pdf Makes the Estes Green Eggs kit ... [Read More]