Rich's Rockets Posts
Building the Quest MLAS (part 1) (2014-09-14)I have, let me see, six rockets in progress — Saber, Yankee, Photon Disruptor, Habanero, Sea Sting, and Jupiter C — and they’re all at the point where they need spray paint, and it ... [Read More]
Building the Quest MLAS (part 2) (2014-10-19)Now, where was I? As far as the blog is concerned, I guess all I’d done was to fix up the badly cut end on the body tube. As far as the blog’s text is concerned, I mean. The ... [Read More]
Building the Quest MLAS (part 3) (2014-10-28)So I filled the fins, in place, using thinned Elmer’s Carpenter’s Wood Filler, and yeah, I didn’t like it. But why not? I do usually do the CWF and sanding before gluing the fins ... [Read More]
Building the Quest MLAS (part 4) (2015-08-05)It’s a little too humid for my liking for paint this week, so I’m devoting rocket time to assembly. Having at last done the paint + foam test on the MLAS nose cone, I no longer need ... [Read More]
Building the Quest MLAS (part 5) (2015-10-11)Pretty good painting weather today and I got more done than I’d anticipated. Most of the painting on the MLAS I’ve already done. Sorry about not keeping you up to date: I did apply ... [Read More]
Building the Quest MLAS (part 6) (2015-10-18)The MLAS comes with a ton of decals. I put them on in four sessions. While waiting for them to set I also prepped the chutes. Normally I just toss the plastic chutes that come with kits into my stash ... [Read More]
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