Payloader - HVY....  A Scratch Build

Another rocket inspired by the artwork of Lucas Green.

29mm Powered, Rear Eject

 

Drawing Set Rev 00
 

2026-04-21 Nose Cones and Tube

Fabricated the (4) Nose Cone pieces and cut the BT/C-60 Tube.​

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The plan:​

Cut the Nose Cone Ballast,​

Insert into the Upper Body Block,​

Glue the Upper and Lower Body Nose Cones to the Upper Body Block,​

Once dry, sand the bevel into the Sub-Assy using my table top disc/belt sander.​

 

 

2026-04-22 Cutting The Ballast and Gluing the Nose Cone Sub-Assy... Day 01

 

2026-04-23 Recovery Screw Eye

 Gluing the Nose Cone Sub-Assy Day 02

 

Sanded Nose Cone Sub-Assy

 

 

2026-04-24 Hmmm...

Switching gears on this project. This rocket is similar to a rocket I built in August of last year, Destroyer HVY-PD.​

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I'm going to take the work I've done on this Nose Cone Sub-Assembly, and build the Phaser... A Scratch Build​

Destroyer HVY-PD 

 

 Phaser

 

 

 

 

 Daggermouth... A Sci-Fi Scratch Build

A minimum diameter 29mm creature... 

 

 

Phaser... A Scratch Build

Here's one that pushes aerodynamics... perhaps a bit to far. Inspired by artwork from Lucas Green, a 29mm powered rocket. 

 

2026-04-12 Gluing the Wooden Buck

It all starts with a couple of 2 x 4's and some glue.​

 

2026-04-15 CAD Drawings Rev 01

 

CAD Models

Revised Open Rocket Simulations

 

 

2026-04-24 Back onto this project.

I'll be using the Nose Cone I made for Payloader - HVY, I've decided not to build that bird... to similar to my Destroyer a August 2025 Build.​

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I revised the simulation to reflect the As-Built Nose Cone Assembly.​

 

2026-04-25 Side Plates: Layout and Gluing

Printed out the side plate and cut the Basswood, glued the wood and then clamped it to keep it flat. I'll cut the actual shape from these.​

 

2026-04-26 Drawing Set Rev 02 

 

 Modifications to Nose Cone - Cutting the Side Plates - Gluing the Side Plates to the Nose Cone

 

 

 

2026-04-27 Side Plates, Reinforcing Plates and Motor Mount

I added a couple 2" wide pieces of Basswood at the Motor Mount. This Reinforcement Plate has it's wood grain at 90 degrees from the Side Plate.​

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The BT-52HMF Motor Mount was glued to the Nose Cone.​

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Then once the above was dry I used some Titebong Quick and Thick to glue the Motor Mount to the Side Plates.​

 

 

2024-04-28 Side Plates Front Cover 

 

 

2024-0430 Front Cover to Side Plates

2026-05-01 Glue Fillets and Upper Half BT/C-60 

 

 

 

2026-05-02 

Re-ran the simulation in the as-built configuration. Stability keeps improving as I make subtle "tweaks" to the airframe and component locations.

I've decided to add internal fins to the tube fins, just one each half. I'll cant the upper fins 10 degrees. This should induce roll, which should help the rockets trajectory.

2026-05-02 Preliminary Swing Test

 

I did a swing test of the rocket without the Tube Fins and it flew nose / top first consistently, but wobbled between the two.

Should be interesting to compare this test to the final as-built flight ready swing test.​

​ Video: Preliminary Stability Swing Test of "Phaser" Flying Model Rocket

 

Launch Lug

Used a 3/8" Forstner bit to drill a hole through the 1/8" Basswood, then cut the BT-3 and a Lug Support from 1/8" Basswood.