Today, we finally got a good high pressure weather cell parked over the State of Colorado. This means we are actually enjoying a week without cold temps and snow! And the windy conditions have died down as well. The thermometer is up in the sixties.
I took the opportunity to get outdoors with the rattle cans and get a little rocket painting done.
The 'Skeeter Eeter' upscale Mosquito has been sitting in primer for months, so I managed to apply the color coat.
I had originally planned to give the model a black nose, and one black fin, but instead opted for all-orange.
The two body tubes of a Quest Nike-K build got their coat of primer today, as well. They should be ready for sanding and paint application tomorrow.
Hopefully, both builds will be finished and added to the fleet in a few more days.
The Steampunk Protostar build is also progressing steadily. I'm not going to divulge any info on that one until the model is completely finished, after which I will inundate this blog with en masse posts!
The best news is, I am busy prepping birds for my first 2021 launch session tomorrow. I just got past the recommended two week waiting period after the second Covid vaccination, so I'm definitely good to go.
Tomorrow's weather forecast models look very good for the Colorado Front Range, and there are none of those pesky burn bans in force at the moment.
Here is a pic of some of the models scheduled to get some air time tomorrow.
Most are newly built birds that will be on their maiden flights. I may take along a few additional older models as well. I will also be spending some time hand-launch glide trimming the newly built Orbital Transport...Orbiter.
Likely, there will be a new 'Launch Date' post here in a couple of days.
Stay tuned!