Hey guys! Well, once I decided to start the ol' blog up again, I needed to decide exactly what I was going to do with it. You see, I ran two blogs for a few years, one on rockets and one on my "collections." In reality, it all became a bit too much. Therefore, we're going to change things up a little.
Therefore, I've decided to continue Stu's Attic, but not Shroudlines, the Blog. Actually, STB isn't going away, it will just be part of SA. That way I'll have more content for the one blog and it should make things easier.
Of course, I'm well aware that blog readership is pretty dead, and I could well be writing these just for myself, but that's ok. In a way, that takes any remaining pressure off. I can just write "whatever" about "whatever."
Speaking of rockets, I recently went into the garage and took a bunch of pictures to document all of them. In the pictures it looks like they are just thrown everywhere, but I can assure you they have been carefullu placed so as not to damage them. I thought I'd include a few of those shots today to properly "rocket-offy" the blog. Don't judge. ;-)
Is that a white Alpha hiding in the background of the first picture?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so, Chuck. I built an Alpha III upscale, but (weirdly enough) I've never built a regular Alpha!
ReplyDeleteThe decal pattern and general nosecone shape were what made me think it might be an Alpha, but I’m sure the nosecone and decals weren’t exclusive to that kit.
ReplyDeletebuilt a total of three Alpha IIIs - my first rocket (1978, parachute blown out on fourth launch, a C6-5 on a parent-advised ballistic trajectory due to wind); my second rocket (1983, launched at school as science project, nose cone lost tangled up in a tree in a forest 20 feet up; it was three months before the shock cord broke and I was able to recover the tube and fins); and my fourth rocket (2006; bought to introduce my kids to model rocketry). I also have a partially-built Alpha with balsa fins and nosecone from about 1976 that originally belonged to a friend’s older brother.
The decal pattern and general nosecone shape were what made me think it might be an Alpha, but I’m sure the nosecone and decals weren’t exclusive to that kit.
ReplyDeletebuilt a total of three Alpha IIIs - my first rocket (1978, parachute blown out on fourth launch, a C6-5 on a parent-advised ballistic trajectory due to wind); my second rocket (1983, launched at school as science project, nose cone lost tangled up in a tree in a forest 20 feet up; it was three months before the shock cord broke and I was able to recover the tube and fins); and my fourth rocket (2006; bought to introduce my kids to model rocketry). I also have a partially-built Alpha with balsa fins and nosecone from about 1976 that originally belonged to a friend’s older brother.
The decal pattern and general nosecone shape were what made me think it might be an Alpha, but I’m sure the nosecone and decals weren’t exclusive to that kit.
ReplyDeletebuilt a total of three Alpha IIIs - my first rocket (1978, parachute blown out on fourth launch, a C6-5 on a parent-advised ballistic trajectory due to wind); my second rocket (1983, launched at school as science project, nose cone lost tangled up in a tree in a forest 20 feet up; it was three months before the shock cord broke and I was able to recover the tube and fins); and my fourth rocket (2006; bought to introduce my kids to model rocketry). I also have a partially-built Alpha with balsa fins and nosecone from about 1976 that originally belonged to a friend’s older brother.
The decal pattern and general nosecone shape were what made me think it might be an Alpha, but I’m sure the nosecone and decals weren’t exclusive to that kit.
ReplyDeletebuilt a total of three Alpha IIIs - my first rocket (1978, parachute blown out on fourth launch, a C6-5 on a parent-advised ballistic trajectory due to wind); my second rocket (1983, launched at school as science project, nose cone lost tangled up in a tree in a forest 20 feet up; it was three months before the shock cord broke and I was able to recover the tube and fins); and my fourth rocket (2006; bought to introduce my kids to model rocketry). I also have a partially-built Alpha with balsa fins and nosecone from about 1976 that originally belonged to a friend’s older brother.