Doug's Rockets Inactive Fleet - Bench Warmers Rockets that are still in service but don't see much action My middle daughter picked out this Alpha III and I put it together for her, but it hasn't flown in forever... My oldest daughter liked the Big Dawg, so this rocket was built for her. Early on, I built rockets for all my kids.  This scratch build, called the Coreman, is for my son, Cory. The Fat Boy is a popular rocket for over-powering, and this version is no exception.  Its 29mm motor mount has used F-power on several occasions.  But the thin BT-80 airframe has been damaged by a couple of non-ideal deployments, so the old rocket doesn't see much action anymore. My son's cub scout den built Generic-E2X's for a group rocketry project.  This one hasn't been on the rocket range in a long time. I picked up this Micron at an attic clean-out rocket flea market.  It's a fine bird, but it languishes in the back of the rocket cabinet. This little glider was a free item with a purchase from www.rocket.aero . It's supposed to be hand launched, but I converted it for MicroMaxx  motors.  After a couple flights, the novelty wore off, so it's not seen a rocket range lately. I ended up building an extra Alpha, and decided to modify it with different fins.  The new look was disappointing.  Then it broke a fin, and I tried an asymmetric approach.  That made it even worse.  So it's not getting much play these days. This was my first attempt at a Level 1 certification bird.  I used some 3" paper roll cores and built this upscale Big Bertha.  The paper proved to be less than ideal and resulted in two zippers.  Ultimately, the forward airframe and got in a good flight, but it doesn't see much action here lately. Saran Wrap cores are quite sturdy, so I built this little rocket with one.  While the tubes are quite stiff, with their recycled materials, even well glued fins pop off easily.  So this guy is seldom flown. This Twister has never been very popular in our fleet.  It's endured at least one major wreck and re-build, during which it was stretched so a proper recover system could be added.  And it never did twist, regardless of what the vendor claimed.  It's not often we fly it. After flying my older Yankee away on too much motor, I bult this replacement, but made a few modifications.  It turned out nice, but it's not a compulsory flier anymore. 12-23-2008