BlastFromThe Past

I am a slacker. I got so immersed in this portion of the Protostar build that I totally neglected getting out my cel phone and taking the u...

Now that the balsa stock for the tail pieces is mounted, its time to take it upstairs to the BlastFromThePast garage - the dwelling place of...

I recently downloaded from the NAR website a copy of Peter Alway's " The Art of Scale Model Rocketry ". Within the pages of ...

Whenever I turn a nose or tail section for a model rocket, the stock usually get mounted to the lathe's face plate attachment.  Spindle ...

Now that the design of the pod end is established, it's time to grab a piece of balsa stock and mark it for cutting out the turning blan...

In the spirit of adhering to the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid), I have opted to make the rear pod pieces in an easy-to-turn hemisp...

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, It's time to proceed on to the Protostar kit's fin pods. The first step, of course, is to cut away th...