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    More scale modeling... (2017-12-30)
    Hawk missiles on their launcher (Click to enlarge). At the December HARA meeting, Elliot Laramie gave a tech talk on the Hawk anti-aircraft missile, which was first ... [Read More]

    Decals and wraps in Open Rocket (2018-03-18)
    Centuri Payloader from 1962 catalog (Click to enlarge). HARA has received an email from Levi's (the clothing company) looking to do a late 1950's/early 1960's period ... [Read More]

    Same thing, every year... (2018-03-23)
    I thoroughly enjoy being a TARC mentor; working with the teams is great, and I am thrilled to be part of the whole experience that is Team America Rocketry Challenge. However, mixed in with the ... [Read More]

    Building the Shrox Sniple - Part 1, Getting started... (2018-04-22)
    Anyone who has been into hobby rocketry for a length of time has heard of Douglas Shrox - "The Master of the Dark Art of Rocketry". Shrox is legendary for his exotic designs, many of which have been ... [Read More]

    Miscellany... (2018-07-30)
    It's been a few months since I last flew, and I am feeling a bit restless. Unfortunately, Pegasus field is way overgrown with weeds - won't be cut until fall - and HARA is still awaiting our first ... [Read More]

    3 done..... (2018-08-19)
    The wet summer continues, but I have managed to find brief periods of lower humidity (between 45 and 50%) to get some final painting done. First up is the clone of the Centuri Stellar Starlifter, ... [Read More]

    Another 4th of July rocket... (2020-05-13)
    Every year I make an effort to build a patriotic-themed rocket to commemorate Independence Day. Last year, it was an Estes America , and here are a few more from previous years . All this s ... [Read More]

    What to do when OpenRocket no longer works... (2021-01-01)
    Some of you may know that I switched from Windows/PCs to MacOS/Macs several years ago - I got tired of all the issues with drivers, the "blue screens of death", the endless stream of updates, and ... [Read More]

    Designing a Christmas rocket... (2019-10-30)
    There are two holidays which really get a rocketeer's creative juices flowing - Halloween and Christmas. I'm a little late for Halloween - though I do have a few rockets in my fleet with the ... [Read More]

    More TARC musings... (2022-01-30)
    I keep thinking about TARC - specifically, my rocket's performance in Geezer TARC. I wanted to understand why the simulation programs were giving way too high altitudes, while Thrustcurve.org and ... [Read More]