Jerry Irvine wrote:
On 12-17-03, I wrote:
Dave had the rocket at lunch today. Got it yesterday in the mail. It's called the El Lubbo. Means "The Pound" in Spanglish, I think.
It's a 4" diameter MR. Three tubes coupled together make the airframe. The tubes were light and strong. Looked like good quality MR tubes.
The fins were very light balsa. They were a little rough looking, and will need some sanding, but very light, and acceptable.
The rings were made from good plywood, but fit kinda loose on the 29mm MMT. A third piece, to be used as a bulkhead/baffle was included. It was drilled with maybe seven quarter inch holes. Seems there shoulda been two to make a baffle.
The instructions looked well put together and up to the task.
The nosecone and tailcone were to be made by the user using couplers as shoulders and rolled, cut paper as the cones. This part was pretty cheesy. Not that it can't be done, but we've all seen how 4" shrouds usually turn out. But this doesn't kill the deal. A little cheese shouldn't bring the world done (on USR).
The chute was pretty poor, but would function. It looked like some sort of white nylon cut with pinking shears. The suspension lines looked like packing string, and were tied onto the canopy thru small holes. Again, not too swooft, but it will do.
So, the kit did finally show, and the overall quality wasn't unacceptable. Dave can build it or bash it. The tubes and fins alone would make a great start for a variety of rockets. I offered to turn him a nice balsa cone for it.
Jerry did indeed deliver. After others had posted here weeks ago that they'd received USR kits (as part of the saverocketrynow program) and others had said they'd gotten their prizes from all the other vendors, I concluded Jerry was weaseling out on his obligation to Dave. Well he came thru after all.
I still thinks he's a blowhard, loudmouth, whining POC who pollutes rmr to the extent of nearly ruining it, and I still think he needs a lesson in manners Texas style, but he did deliver.
Doug
Dave had the rocket at lunch today. Got it yesterday in the mail. It's called the El Lubbo. Means "The Pound" in Spanglish, I think.
It's a 4" diameter MR. Three tubes coupled together make the airframe. The tubes were light and strong. Looked like good quality MR tubes.
The fins were very light balsa. They were a little rough looking, and will need some sanding, but very light, and acceptable.
The rings were made from good plywood, but fit kinda loose on the 29mm MMT. A third piece, to be used as a bulkhead/baffle was included. It was drilled with maybe seven quarter inch holes. Seems there shoulda been two to make a baffle.
The instructions looked well put together and up to the task.
The nosecone and tailcone were to be made by the user using couplers as shoulders and rolled, cut paper as the cones. This part was pretty cheesy. Not that it can't be done, but we've all seen how 4" shrouds usually turn out. But this doesn't kill the deal. A little cheese shouldn't bring the world done (on USR).
The chute was pretty poor, but would function. It looked like some sort of white nylon cut with pinking shears. The suspension lines looked like packing string, and were tied onto the canopy thru small holes. Again, not too swooft, but it will do.
So, the kit did finally show, and the overall quality wasn't unacceptable. Dave can build it or bash it. The tubes and fins alone would make a great start for a variety of rockets. I offered to turn him a nice balsa cone for it.
Jerry did indeed deliver. After others had posted here weeks ago that they'd received USR kits (as part of the saverocketrynow program) and others had said they'd gotten their prizes from all the other vendors, I concluded Jerry was weaseling out on his obligation to Dave. Well he came thru after all.
I still thinks he's a blowhard, loudmouth, whining POC who pollutes rmr to the extent of nearly ruining it, and I still think he needs a lesson in manners Texas style, but he did deliver.
Doug