Stubby Too! A 3FNC Scratch Build

Custom Pine Turned Nose Cone,

BT/C-60 based body,

(3) 1/4" Plywood Fins,

and a 24mm motor featuring rear eject.

1/4" Dowels are used as fin base reinforcement, as well as the spears.

Inspiration for this one came from ASP's "Stubby" kit.

 

 

2026-06-25 Nose Cone

Got the Nose Cone turned on the lathe... made it from Redwood. The Lag Screw Plug is made from Southern Yellow Pine. Ballast goes in the void.

2026-06-26 Fin Sub-Ass'y

Cut the fins from 1/4" Plywood on my Table Saw and Scroll Saw.​

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Cut the Dowels from a 1/4" Pine dowel on my Chop Saw, sharpened the tips using a Mechanical Pencil Sharpener​

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Glued the Dowels to the Fins​

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Sanded the Dowels to fit the rear curvature of the Fins​

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Used my Router to round over the edges of the Fins​

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Sanded the routed edges.​

 

 

 

 

 

Vector ... An Inspired Scratch Build

This rocket is inspired by a photo I saw of a Vector-V, an OOP.

Bill Eichelberger did a modified a scratch gooney version he named Vector G.

My version is a quite bit smaller in diameter up front (BT/C-60), a BT/C-80 Fin Can and the fins are quite a bit larger (1/4" Plywood).

A 29mm Rear Eject spool dumps the Motor and the 24" Parachute out the back.​

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I'm going to take a shot at making the Transition and BT/C-80 as one integral piece, by sectioning the tube and coupler and folding it down into place. The internal coupler splices straddling the body tube splices. That means unobstructed room for the spool (see the Open Rocket Side View below).​

 

 

The Duck Rocket.... A Scratch Build

Spent some time at Stagecoach Reservoir in Colorado, hiking and watching waterfowl. Ducks... they're awesome in flight, especially while landing on water. Their wings curved downward, gliding for a perfect sliding landing into the water.

Here's a rocket that's designed to mimic a duck. The wings are attached to curve downward and ring fins are used to add some vertical depth, as well as stability. Powered by a 29mm Motor, featuring rear eject spool for the motor and 36" parachute.

Should be a good flyer.

 

 

 

 

 

AGM-28 Hound Dog... a Semi-Scale Scratch Build

Much like my Phaser, this rocket pushes the stability envelope.

Motor is in the lower pod, so it's technically correct. 29mm Power, Rear Eject Motor Pod Parachute design.

BT/C-60 Fuselage 

 

 

 

Point Blank.... a Semi Scale Scratch Build

Stumbled upon this on the internet today. It's a hand launched VTOL missile that's about 3 feet long. It has an X-Wing configuration for the fans.

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Here's a link to the specifics of the VTOL: POINT BLANK​

The scaled down version features a BT-204 body, rear eject and a 29mm motor. 

 

 

 

 Vostok 1.... A Scratch Build

 A rear eject 29mm version of the famed Russian rocket that lifted Gagarin into orbit.

 

 2026-05-16 CAD Model and Preliminary Drawings

 

 Extraterrestrial.... A Scratch Build

I saw this video and it sparked this scratch build design. 

 

Video: Pentagon releases video of a UFO resembling an eight-pointed star

 

 

 

 

 2026-05-10 Alternative design... Big Head Tod version...

 

 2026-05-12 CAD Model and Drawing set Rev 00