1/48 Estes Soyuz

[Wolf Star]

This is a commission build for a customer, stay tuned. Here's a few subassemblies in various primer. This is a static display only, he won't be flying it.

 

[Wolf Star]

Starting to put actual color on the components.

 

[BOATMAN]

HI any more done on this rocket as i used to build an fly these rockets great fun they were only trouble was that they went up to about a 1000 ft an then floated down on parachutes when the ejectshion charge blew to push out the parachute an if a good wind blowing then it could drift for miles an tryin to find them an get them back for reuse was a headake but still grat fun as it bought other people down ours as we lived way out in the sticks an only time we dint launch them was bad wheather or if the RAF JAGS WERE FLYIN OVER
Chrisb

 

[Wolf Star]

I had some terrible illness for over 3 weeks, but I'm back to work as free time allows. More good stuff to come soon. This section is nearly ready for clear coat and decals, then I'll move over to the first stage.boosters, there is some fiddly work there.

 

[BarleyBop]

Glad to have you back at the bench, hope you fully recover soon.

 

[Wolf Star]

HI any more done on this rocket as i used to build an fly these rockets great fun they were only trouble was that they went up to about a 1000 ft an then floated down on parachutes when the ejectshion charge blew to push out the parachute an if a good wind blowing then it could drift for miles an tryin to find them an get them back for reuse was a headake but still grat fun as it bought other people down ours as we lived way out in the sticks an only time we dint launch them was bad wheather or if the RAF JAGS WERE FLYIN OVER
Chrisb

I used to fly rockets too, was fantastic fun unless it ended up in a tree or something. These are for static display, so I'm not installing the flight hardware.
I'm out of town traveling next week, but will be back at it shortly. The interstage lattice is a 3D printed piece which is pretty neat. The two sections join together with a bolt and nut.

As I said in the first post, this is a commission build for a friend. He has a large display of 1/48 manned spaceflight models. I built these previously. If you ever wonder just how large a 1/48 Saturn V is...

 

[jwt708]

Wow big!

 

[Wolf Star]

Well, I'm back from my trip and Easter festivities. Today I have pointy Russian things.

 

[Wolf Star]

This is a fiddly construction

 

[Wolf Star]

Almost there

 

[BarleyBop]

Impressive!

 

[RKKoenn53]

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Nice build of a cool new kit. If I were still flying I would have bought one but congenital lower leg neuropathy has finally ended my flying days after almost 50 years. Do you plan on flying it and if so will you use the Estes E or F engines? I never really got to fly any of those, although I have some which are being taken shortly, but they seem to have a rather high failure rate. I believe I read on the rocketry forum of a guy who lost one of these to a cato. Anyway if you do fly and get pics post them after.

 

[Wolf Star]

Nice build of a cool new kit. If I were still flying I would have bought one but congenital lower leg neuropathy has finally ended my flying days after almost 50 years. Do you plan on flying it and if so will you use the Estes E or F engines? I never really got to fly any of those, although I have some which are being taken shortly, but they seem to have a rather high failure rate. I believe I read on the rocketry forum of a guy who lost one of these to a cato. Anyway if you do fly and get pics post them after.

Thanks, this is a commission build for a customer, display only.

 

[Wolf Star]

The decals in this kit were amazing, everything else not so much, I had a number of issues.
What I've got left is clear coat, attaching the little tiny easily breakable vernier rockets and painting the fins silver.
Then I have to construct a box to send this fiddly thing across the USA.

 

[Phillip1]

Wolf Star-Very nice build! Very clean!

Phillip1

 

[Wolf Star]

Getting close, clear coat over decals is finished. Running out of space in my little home lol.

 

[Wolf Star]

All I have left is some touch ups and to go over the rocket once more, take photos and get it wrapped very very well to ship to the customer.
That won't happen until next week,, I'm on vacation and have to prep the camper.

 

[Wolf Star]

Another one finished. Working on building a bomb-proof box to send this across the USA to the client. This is for display only, not a flying version.

 

[Edbert]

This is for display only, not a flying version.

Glad you cleared that up, I saw "Estes" and feared the worst!