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The nicest smelling bounty hunter in the galaxy!

thanks for the info! worked like a charm for me. was able to get away with buying a small sample can which only cost me $8 at home depot. they will mix you a small sample can.

I glassed my gauntlet lowers for rigidity. instead of using the polyresin which heats up, i used epoxy that i found at the local hobby store. The epoxy is used on RC airplanes and cure times can vary depending on the product. the bonus with the epoxy is that it DOES NOT STINK, and is not...

Finally completed my jetpack build and paint up. I will have to work it some more later for hook placement and back panel, but for the most part done. Added an LED circuit and switch with a watch battery for the beacon light.

well, it's summertime now! and was warm enough to go outside and bondo! after a month or so, I was able to complete the bondo, and start the paint up. Also ordered a 3d printed beacon from Rafal Fett's Rafalworks shop over at shapeways. today I went to the electronics store, and wired up...

just waiting for the warmer weather so i can sand her down!

there was a thread somewhere here where they used cones from one of those air fresheners. it looked amazing. I tried to find them here in Canada, but the manufacturer changed the design to a more wavy form of a cone. I was really looking forward to using the air freshener cone! Even the...

I know your pain. I searched high and low. Somewhere in these forums someone suggested an air freshener that was a perfect match....when I looked for them here, the manufacturer changed the design to a weird foofy thing. grrrrr. That's when I went with the pylon. I too am an...

I used small road pylons for my rocket nozzles. I just cut the top off to use the top 4 inches of the cone. It's great because there are no seams to cover up. bought a couple at the Dollar Store (Canada), for....well.....2 dollars total. Bam!!!! Used some hot glue to fasten the cone tops...

looks great ChrisTTB! glad I could help!! did you use wood for the piano keys? I used balsa wood for mine as it's easy to carve and sand. I have found a lot of great materials to use for these builds at the local RC hobby store including different shapes of balsa wood, prop spinners and...

I used the measurements based on the WOF template. found the nylon prop spinner with a 2" base that matched.

thanks Darth Voorhees! yes the spinner is actually really helpful. because there is an aluminum baseplate, I was able to open the center hole of it to accommodate a threaded rod which i'm using for alignment of the rocket, and keep it all together. I spun a nut to the baseplate to lock it...

thanks 01Hawk! - - - Updated - - - Thanks WhateverItTakes! - - - Updated - - - hehehe....maybe i'll hide a little "flight Idle" notch for the jetpack controls on the gauntlet!