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Old 01-30-2013 | 08:14 PM
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Wclays
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Default Making a Missile for static display

I have been looking for a set of missiles to fit my Euro Fighter. I have been shocked to find the prices of ordnance kits just a little steep. (Sorry just cheap)

So I started to look at other options.

Using rocket tubes to make the missile
Modeling my own with glass
Find a commercial product (Park Plastics fit the bill but I am not very good at plastic models)

Dreaming up some silly way of make a missile.

So I started with just making a drawing to scale the size I needed.

Bought a ¾ inch dowel at Lowes. (found the lightest one they had)
The shaped the pointy end to the right shape.

Then I decided to try and lighten the body tube (this probably did not matter since the Euro weights in at 32lbs)

So I drilled out the ¾ inch dowel with a ½ inch drill (had to cut the body in half so the drill would reach deep enough. (This trick dropped the weight in half)

Glued the two pieces back together (this 17 inch shape dowel only weights 38 grams)

I am going to use G10 for the fins.
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