The Rocketry Show

CG, Gheem, and Daniel the Rocket n00b get together to visit with you, and talk rocket shop talk.

CG has been busily editing through the TONS of audio we have from NARCON 2019, and it's taken over the production time for the show.  As a result, there is a delay in production.   We still have about two weeks of production to do before we roll out the first NARCON 2019 episode, so in the meantime, we decided to pick up our microphones and visit with you!

One of the topics of discussion is rolling your own transitions by re-purposing old cereal boxes.  A topic of discussion brought up by listener John Simmons on our Facebook Discussion Group.   CG thought it was a cool idea, so we shared.  Here are some notes and pictures to go along with the discussion:

 The Rocket n00b asks: Those look perfect! Do you do anything to fill the seam? 

 John Simmons: I simply sand through the colored face. The glue then makes both surface wet and pliable which produces a seam that is nearly flush. Then after the transition is glued to the rocket and the glue dries the seam is sanded. 

 John Simmons: The other thing that helps is to use some loose centering rings.... 

 John Simmons: To apply some force to the transition while it's drying. This tends to make it nice and round. 

 Rocket n00b: John Simmons Do you make the initial round cut with scissors or a hobby knife? 

 John Simmons:  Scissors. I print out a paper template, cut it with scissors, lay it on the cardboard, trace around it onto the cardboard, cut the cardboard with scissors. 

Chris Michaelson has some discussions on rolling your own transitions on his blog too!   Look here:

http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/search/label/Adapter

We also had fun discussing a fun new rocketry group on Facebook called "The CATO Club"  Where they post pictures of, and discus...CATOS.  :-)

CG, Gheem, and Daniel the Rocket n00b get together to visit with you, and talk rocket shop talk.

CG has been busily editing through the TONS of audio we have from NARCON 2019, and it's taken over the production time for the show.  As a result, there is a delay in production.   We still have about two weeks of production to do before we roll out the first NARCON 2019 episode, so in the meantime, we decided to pick up our microphones and visit with you!

One of the topics of discussion is rolling your own transitions by re-purposing old cereal boxes.  A topic of discussion brought up by listener John Simmons on our Facebook Discussion Group.   CG thought it was a cool idea, so we shared.  Here are some notes and pictures to go along with the discussion:

 The Rocket n00b asks: Those look perfect! Do you do anything to fill the seam? 

 John Simmons: I simply sand through the colored face. The glue then makes both surface wet and pliable which produces a seam that is nearly flush. Then after the transition is glued to the rocket and the glue dries the seam is sanded. 

 John Simmons: The other thing that helps is to use some loose centering rings.... 

 John Simmons: To apply some force to the transition while it's drying. This tends to make it nice and round. 

 Rocket n00b: John Simmons Do you make the initial round cut with scissors or a hobby knife? 

 John Simmons:  Scissors. I print out a paper template, cut it with scissors, lay it on the cardboard, trace around it onto the cardboard, cut the cardboard with scissors. 

Chris Michaelson has some discussions on rolling your own transitions on his blog too!   Look here:

http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/search/label/Adapter

We also had fun discussing a fun new rocketry group on Facebook called "The CATO Club"  Where they post pictures of, and discus...CATOS.  :-)

The LOC Mafia has organized to help the Hayes family of Stickershock.

From the The Loc Mafia:

Mark from StickerShock23 needs our help!  His wife Marian is suffering from an aggressive form of cancer, causing a huge difficulty in both of their lives. 

Mark, still presses on to help out the rocketry community by continuing to create wonderful full print vinyl wraps and decals for our projects. 

#theLOCmafia wants to help our fellow rocket brother and his family! Mark has been a huge contributor to the hobby for quite some time!

We have reached out to many vendors, some of whom we know personally, to help out with doing an Online Raffle for Mark and Marian!

On this page, you can read into some of the Grand Prize packages that we have arranged!

Details are here: thelocmafia.com

 

Ellis Langford and Bill Stine of Estes Industries joins us to talk about the current state of Estes Industries, and its future.

Ellis Langford of Estes

We had an enjoyable conversation that we think you all will like.

 

 

Ellis Langford and Bill Stine of Estes Industries joins us to talk about the current state of Estes Industries, and its future.

Ellis Langford of Estes

We had an enjoyable conversation that we think you all will like.

 

Here is Part two of our Airbrushes 101 episode with Ken Patterson!

Ken is an award winning modeler of military aircraft of all kinds, and shares techniques that he has honed and perfected continuously since his childhood, and he helps The Rocket n00b cross the hump into air brushing his models for the first time!

This is part two of our episode on Airbrushes 101 with Ken Patterson.

Ken is an award winning modeler of military aircraft of all kinds, and shares techniques that he has honed and perfected continuously since his childhood, and he helps The Rocket n00b cross the hump into air brushing his models for the first time!

Here are more pictures of some of his models:

This is part two of our episode on Airbrushes 101 with Ken Patterson.

Ken is an award winning modeler of military aircraft of all kinds, and shares techniques that he has honed and perfected continuously since his childhood, and he helps The Rocket n00b cross the hump into air brushing his models for the first time!

Here are more pictures of some of his models:

Ellis Langford and Bill Stine of Estes Industries join us to talk about the current state of Estes Industries, and look to the future by discussing a few of their plans for the company.

Image: Ellis Langford of Estes Industries.  (Photo: The Rocketry Show)

We had an enjoyable conversation that we think you all will like.

Ken Patterson, a friend of CG joins us in studio to talk about airbrushes, primarily, but the discussion quickly blooms into topics we can all use…especially those of us looking to make our rockets look realistic. These topics apply especially to scale model rocketeers.

Ken is an award winning modeler of military aircraft of all kinds, and shares techniques that he has honed and perfected continuously since his childhood, and he helps The Rocket n00b cross the hump into air brushing his models for the first time!

Visit https://www.therocketryshow.com for more details and pictures!