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What're You Working On? (Patreon)

Published:
2025-02-04 16:30:52
Imported:
2026-06

Content

For this episode, we're hitting conversation street. So, let's chat?

What projects are you working on?
What rocketry news or new products are you excited about?
Have you flown anything recently? How'd it go?
Do you have a question for us? Ask us anything!

Comments

Doug

Super DX3 AND a 3" Punisher AND a Estes kitbash to 38mm are all ready for maiden flights this weekend.

Daniel Floyd

I just wrapped up building my punisher mini. Just need it to warm up a little before I can paint it. I'm also working on a 3 inch scratch build, which will feature a fiberglass airframe, nosecone, and a 54mm motor mount with a 3d printed PETG fincan. It's going to be set up with head-end dual deploy, and it will be a little longer than a 3inch punisher. I'll start off gentle with the flights and work my way up to larger motors. It sims to about 16,000 ft and just over mach 2 on a Loki L1040. I just hope it survives long enough to attempt that flight lol

Doug

Construction queue has a Vertical Assault from giant leap, and a Dragon Tail from dragonrocketry.com

Doug

The DX3 and punisher need charge ground testing tonight

Tanner Conway

I just bought a Mega Magg kit. I thought the mini was amazing at 5.5” diameter and heard the mega looks twice as big at 7.5” once I heard that it was a classic case of shut up and take my money lol. This will be my level 2 project as I hope to get my level 1 with the mini this spring!

Richard Bremer

I live in Eugene and am a member of Oregon Rocketry. I am currently working on building a 12’ x 10’ rocketry shop and ham shack in the backyard of our new home. I am planning on working on a level 3 project when I am finished and will use a 4” HV Arcus MAC Performance kit using an AT M1297W motor. I am still looking for TAP’s in Oregon as there has been some recent changes in their availability.

Jesse botta

Just wrapped up the 29mm Este Nike Smoke! Shootout Braden on the discount code! With that being said I just started my biggest project yet!!! The loc boys made me a 7.5in mega buzz kit! This thing is hugh!!! Standing over 9ft tall its truly a big dumg rocket!! Using west610 for the first time and I think this might be the simplest way to do fillets!! Ultimate motor goal is an L2200g might get it in the air in April Also building a Loc Nuke Pro Maxx setup for DD it will be flying a H550st to 5k at over mach in april!!!

MindofWIJ

Current project is a 3" fiberglass scratchbuild. Will be a test bed rocket for camera mounts and used as a booster for a 2 stage. Also building a Lightweight 54mm miminum diameter from loc parts specifically for J90's. Aside from that, going for my biggest flight to date this weekend, will be flying a K550 in my fiberglass 54md, sims to mach 1.4 and around 11k ft.

Kevin Osler

Working on a Madcow Frenzy XL for my Level 3. Almost to the most difficult stage for me, painting! I just did the Bondo fillet trick from one of your videos and they look better than anything I have done in the past. I have probably a few more Sand and Fill sessions and I had to leave the Bondo a bit thick in places which I hope hold up. I ordered custom decals and some crazy paint effects from KP Pigments. Since I SUCK at painting, I figure go big or go home!. I do have a question. Do I do a clear coat, then stickers, then another 3-4 clear coats. If so, how long should I wait between the first clear coat and doing the Stickers and final coats?

Josh Sickles

Current projects are the 7.5" Carbon V2 flying on a M2500. Ordered all the soller composites material last week. I also have the 2 stage record J attempt I am making. Me and Erik have a 2 stage project as well for BALLs

Christopher Phillips

My entire shop (and half my basement) is covered in projects in various stages.. naturally 2 of every type, cause my father and I love a good drag race. 2x 12” Warlords (Level 3 projects for NSL) 2x 5” Punishers, 2x full scale ARCAS’ and some other one off stuff. We’ve got a couple launches in the year so far, but still pretty windy and cold in CO for the time being. As far as good rumors are concerned, I’ve talked to the folks at madcow a few times… and they claim that some big 10”+ Fatboys are in the works…. I’ll believe it when I see it. Ken at Patience hobbies has been working on a 7.5” version for going on a year now.

Jeff Curtis

Just about finished with the Animal Works Green Baboon. Will weigh about 4.5 pounds. I plan to fly it at Thunderstruck when I can pick up a 54mm motor. I also just need to paint the nosecone and my Estes Partizon will be done. Also need to paint the Loc SWR-300 and Loc 3" Cyclotron. I did 14 low power flights Sunday when it was too windy for anything bigger. We have a launch at Pence Indiana this weekend when I plan to fly the Dragon Rocketry 3" Wolverine on an H250.

Brian Kelsay

Prepping for my level 2 in March, hoping my motor order arrives. I have a 3" 38mm IRIS and a 4" 54mm IRIS mostly ready to go. I've been building eggtimer electronics, basic altimeters with telemetry for mid-power, a ground station, and some of their dual deploy stuff for HPR. I have a couple Loc ebays to retrofit my LOC-IV, Hi-Tech and this 4" IRIS.

Gustav Meinck

Hi! I am currently building an 800N paraffin/nitrous hybrid engine. I am 16 and kind of doing this as a school project. All the parts are finally made now and in 2 weeks I am going to travel 500 km to a University to test it. Also, I am in Germany so doing something like this takes a longer then it would probably take in the US (you guys have it so easy jk XD) If you want, you can all take a guess on the Isp of the first test fire. Cheers

RocketFlier1299

Currently working on my 5.5” modified loc magnum. I cut slots in the body tube so I could fit 6 38’s instead of the stock 29’s. I ended up covering the rocket in carbon so you can’t really tell that the slots were ever cut. I designed the altimeter sled to hold an rrc3 and an eggtimer quasar which has gps tracking built in. As I was falling asleep a couple days ago, I realized that the quasar will not work as I wrapped the entire rocket in carbon and even strengthened the coupler with carbon. Glad I realized this now and not after I got the rocket on the rail. Since then, I redesigned the sled to hold 2 rrc3’s and I am going to put the gps in the nose cone. Hoping to fly it on a I218 and 3 I180’s and air start 3 H143’s just as the engines burn out so it looks like the smoke transitions from white to black. I ordered 6 I1299’s on the wildman black Saturday sale last year and I have a J1799 from a previous order. Hoping to do the 7 motor warp9 cluster. Should be a complex ~L9500. This engine combo really scares me but my thinking is that I should do this load before I fly it a bunch so there’s less fatigue on the airframe. What do you think about the new rrc3+? I like the small form factor, I’m just sad it doesn’t have the terminal for the switch.

Liam

I am currently working on building/preparing 5 rockets a Pathfinder for "Project Vulcan" a small rocket I have had for about 2 years my OG Pathfinder rocket. My two new rockets N5800 which will be going Mach 1, 1.5KM up, and pulling somewhere around 30Gs. Same with my Dream Tribute rocket R.I.P Dreamsicle. I also built a small kit rocket just for fun to fly alot at clubs. Then as always my big N5800 to an M2020 active control in the form of fin tabs. And single sep dual deploy as well as a truck load of camera's and avionics. Rocket which is my "Project Vulcan" rocket.

Jonathan Gaboury

I am working on a 7.5-inch upscale arcas with one 75 motor and 4 38s. i have so far glassed 2 of the 4 tubes, got the pml nosecone and have done internal fillets. its first flight will likely be a M1500 and 4 J270s. i should also start my 2 stages for balls so thanks for the reminder, guys!

ZeroGPrints

I am working on my LaserLoc 223 with an Eggtimer Quantum, Telemetry Module, and Eggfinder Mini. I plan to test fly it at Kloudburst and hopefully fly it on an I65W at Airfest.

Simon Auty

Prepping for L2 at National Launch here in New Zealand in March. Built a 4” MadCow Black Brant 2 and building a LocPrecision 4” Black Brant X. Not sure yet which I will go with.

Noah Lenihan

I’m working on a rocket made out of a Pringles can for an altitude competition at our club. If all goes well it should go about 14,000 feet on a k375.

Quentin Trull

Working on a mini darkstar I got for Christmas, a potential H record attempt, and also redesigning our tvc rocket to accommodate a new flight computer so we can fly it on longer motors. Planning to launch all 3 at Tripoli Phoenix on February 15th. Should be a sweet weekend!

Peter Waithe

I just finished a Bullet Bobby XXL. I’m thinking of building my new EZI-65, but I’m also rehabbing a 7.5” LOC V-2 built by an old CATO member.

James Bracy III

Meh. Projects. Lots! Umm level 1 on a apogee zephyr, got the kids a Wild child mini for Xmas (they're slacking) and mines ready to go up! Other than that, launching the other built rockets as much as possible. Just sent up my punisher 3 for it's 24th flight, Braden you're so right wildman Tim makes the best rockets!

Rob Daugherty

I’m currently just about finished with my Vanderburn Estes Leviathan. And I’m also working on my 3” Avalanche for my L2 attempt. (Thank you Eric!) I’m excited for the new Estes 2 stage that was leaked. Our club has been flying on the 3rd Sunday of nearly every month this winter. Aside from Josh unfortunately losing some amazing rockets, things have went well! Do you have any plans to come to Grand Junction to fly? What would it take to get you here?

Matt Poker

I'm just finishing up my level 3 project, an Extreme Wildman. I'm hoping to fly it at mini midwest power on a m1297. Also working on the 4" prometheus with a 54 mm motor mount. 54mm is a bit wimpy for such a big fiberglass rocket, but it will be perfect to fly some big k motors at Bong. As for new products, I'm impatiently waiting for the L2775.

Chris Nolan

Working on the paint and clearcoat on my Wildman Darkstar 3. Also, nonrocket related, working on an automated filament changer called Box Turtle, that will allow me to use different colors during 3d prints.

rodthomas1000

Inspired by Braden's forceful endorsement of the Mini-mag , I just picked up a Micro-mag with some of my Christmas cash. (I'm replacing the motor tube with a longer one so I can fly it with H motors). You guys all inspired me to get the Estes Nike Smoke. I can't paint it indoors so I'll have to wait until spring to finish it.

rodthomas1000

Almost forgot. You guys have raved about the Punisher for so long, I decided to make a down-scale version with some Estes parts I had lying around. It should fly well on D through G motors. I think "Punisher"may be too macho a name for a rocket this size. This thing can hardly punish. Maybe it should be "Irritator" or "Irkinator." Thoughts?

Chase

Picked up another 98/10240 case for LDRS.