RED NOVA & ESAM-58 Double Build

With the loss of 3 rockets during the last Bond Park Rocket Day and the potential family launch in a few weeks I decided to do a double build. Not sure if the cousins are going to have rockets to fly so I wanted to make sure my fleet is large enough so everyone can launch. I am in the process of building a Red Nova and Esam-58 at the same time.

They are very similar in size and build so the process does seem to be going very well in tandem. At this stage the Engine Mounts and Shock Cords have been attached to the BodyTtubes. What is left is Fin sanding and attachment, fillets, sealing and painting.

Deciding on a color selection is always hard and fun at the same time. To be honest sometime I fall asleep thinking about it (which is better than thinking and stressing about work or other things).

Did some quick mock-ups in Word and right now I'm thinking...

RED NOVA

...I guess more like Yellow Nova

ESAM-58

ESAM-58 at Hobby Lobby

ESAM-58 is one of the Hobby Lobby exclusive kits that I picked up this week. I grabbed this at the location near my work. My place of employment is an hour drive from my house. The location near my house didn't have any of the new kits or peg locations. The roll-out must not have been a specific date.

Additional details...

    Length:  27in / 68.6cm
Diameter:  1.64in / 42mm
Recovery:  Parachute 18in / 45.7cm