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Rocketry Product: Quest - Magnum Sport Loader {Kit} (3012)
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 1 Parts (2015-08-31)
I have built a few of these before, but not for the blog. A few years ago, Bill Stine contacted me to make one for NARAM demos. That model is on the Quest website. Tim at Apogee needed one built for ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 2 Engine Mount A (2015-09-01)Sometimes the Quest supplied engine hooks aren't spring steel. You bend them and they stay bent. These spring back. I've replaced kit engine hooks in the past, but these I can use. The ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 3 Engine Mount B (2015-09-02)The two engine mount tubes are glued side by side with the ends even. Don't just punch a slit with your knife for the hook bend, take the extra moment to mark the high and low centers and the ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 4 Engine Mount C (2015-09-03)The half moon centering rings are glued 1/2" from either end. I found it easier to mark just the sides of the white engine mount tubes and center the small ends of the rings next to the pencil ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 5, Fins (2015-09-04)These are die-cut fins, you'd better gang sand them. Die-crush fins are never uniform. Laser cut fins are usually all the same. The die cut blades were a little off and some end areas crushed. ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 6, Parachute (2015-09-06)The 14e" Quest parachutes are cut to size. On both of my chutes, the six-sided hexagon cut wasn't centered. The shroud line holes are pre-punched but the punch is too far from the edge of the ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 7, Payload Section (2015-09-07)The nose cone is easily scored and cut around the recessed lines. A thin ring is removed and discarded. On the left is the payload section from the Quest Courier. The inset picture shows ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 8, Couplers (2015-09-08)The coupler that fits into the nose cone base is very tight in the payload tube. I sanded down and rounded the edge for an easier start in the payload tube. After rounding off the edge with 220 ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 9, Fins (2015-09-09)Another fin alignment guide that doesn't match up! I made my own, again. The fins and body tube seams were treated with CWF and sanded smooth. The tubes, fins and payload section got a shot of ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 10, White Smooth Sanding (2015-09-09)The engine mount was glued in with the BT-20 tubes extending 1/4" out the back. I lined up the two engine tubes with one of the larger fins. A fillet was added to the joint of the rear ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 11, Engine Mount Painting (2015-09-10)I probably shouldn't have glued the engine mount in yet. Even if it were painted the same color as the main body, trying to get paint into the corners of the mount would be hard. It would end up ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 12, Engine Mount Mask (2015-09-11)Before the main body is painted the painted black engine mount will have to be masked off. Masking tape will have to be tucked into the tight recess around the engine tubes. Masking tape was ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 13, Adapter and Polishing (2015-09-12)I taped off the nose cone coupler before painting it black. Even after I removed some of the tape tackiness it still pulled up some of the outside coupler layer! Be aware of this when using black ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 14, Masking Part A (2015-09-13)After the overall orange only one fin is masked for gloss black. The rest of the decor is the decals. Look at the face card to see which fin is masked. The fin on the opposite side of the launch ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 15, Masking Part B (2015-09-14)Before spraying, rub down the edges and seal them. I use a Q-tip. It's cushioned and gives a bit letting you get into the tight areas. TIP: Here's the dumb tip of the day. If you ever feel the ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 16, Masking Part C (2015-09-15)On the ends and corners you might have little paint "ticks". While the paint hasn't totally dried and bonded to the color underneath, you can straighten it without scraping. With the side of your ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 17, Decals (2015-09-16)You are supplied with three sets of decals (both right and left) for the three upper and three lower fin sides. You won't need one set for the lower black fin, if set on the black paint they ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 18, Payload Section Decal (2015-09-17)The main body still needs some wet sanding and another coat of orange, so on to the payload section. The decals are old school, and have a clear outline overcoat. Look close at the top of the ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 19, Altimeter and Nose Cone Tie (2015-09-18)I glue my shock cords in the tri-fold mounts at an angle. For the explanation: CLICK HERE I don't use tri-fold mounts often but they can come in handy if there is nowhere to tie down ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012 Build, Part 20, Ends and Edges (2015-09-18)Using the back side of my knife , the paint was scraped off the engine hook. Lift the hook a little to get the paint off the sides. This isn't necessary but sharpens things up. It also gets paint ... [Read More]
The BIG FIX, Quest Magnum Engine Mount (2016-01-22)Here's the carnage after my Quest Magnum launch a few months back. On the far left you can see the two engine cluster mount, still tethered by the Kevlar line. Moving to the right ... [Read More]
Quest Magnum Sport Loader #3012, Finished (2015-09-19)Here's the Magnum twins! I built two at the same time. The orange one will be sold on Ebay. I chose yellow for the second model after seeing Daniel Petrie's Magnum build. I'm keeping ... [Read More]
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