Goddard would disagree

Those side deck long reclined metallic rods, are antennas,? Why so many?

Wanted to say thanks for the tips my aim 54c looks awesome..

When you look carefully, the firing troops have their rank insignia and medals removed. This British operaration/demonstration was made with German prisoners of war, who could operate A4. Brits themselves could had only gawk the missile.

And the rest is History…

Robert Goddard was working in America, but was largely ignored by the government, it is a shame most folks don't even realize what he did, I've seen pictures of his rockets.

Amazingly condensed detail-- Thank you for posting this.

Thank you for making this. Maybe I'm just the right kind of nerd to think this is a cool fact. My little hometown was where the first flights happened for one of the most famous planes in history. And no one knows about it

Orlando is my hometown. I'm in aviation buff too. This is one of my favorite facts about my hometown. Nobody knows this. These days hardly anybody knows what the X1 is without briefly describing it and everyone has probably seen a video of it but doesn't know the designation. But when I tell them, hey did you know it was first flown in Orlando? They're like what the hell are you talking about??!! I love it. Even growing up when I did Orlando was kind of backwater. They didn't even show us on weather maps until I was in my late teens. It was just Jacksonville Tampa and Miami. We were just a hole. We're a hole that flew the X1!!!

35:16 the igniter is an actual swastika

Just getting ready to build my Little Joe II. Thinking about 3D printing some pieces.

I just went to space camp and got this model at the gift shop. I have put together many advanced and a few expert but this is my first master level. I was very skittish about getting this model but now I am not really worried about assembly, I am worried about paint. I will use the techniques used in this video and paint like the Saturn 1b they have at the space and rocket center. Thank you so much for making this

Too cool

NASA, hmm wasn't Nazis similar,hmmm...... convenience,.....Well Armstrong a German name , guess that helps .....respect to Neil,...they just replaced Hitler & continued on..........third Rich thousands years ....under Paper clips & ☮️ for all mankind ........yep more hype for black budget tax dollars ...but ok ...they say we did get to the moon ..............lot of waste if it's fake ....lol.............glad NASA got rid of the Dr evil after all his awards set him back to Germany...kept werna..lol.........guess two Nazis is pushing the limits...............every thing in black and white typical German engineering.................one wonders what would have happened if we LEARNT from ww2 and ban all weapons ,no sling shots ,no jets ,no weapon of "MASS Destruction ", just use Clubs & stones.......hey ...no cost of living crisis..... economic development solved .....how much have we SPENT on arms since WW2.....who owns a house these days ??????? Yep ................earth is a sad old planet full of wackos hell bent on destruction.......no wonder ET or god won't come back .......to dangerous a place 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I've never used an ignitor plug. Instead, I secure my ignitors with a small, rolled up ball of recovery wadding, pressed in firmly with the end of a launch rod. Works perfectly.

Awesome!Hi from France!

This was James Garner's (The Rockford Files) first movie. from his book: ...."I only had seven lines in it, and was killed off early."

This was an excellently presented and concise video. Thank you.

Flight 19 was an altitude record. Flight 20 was a speed record that killed the pilot. Seems as though the Air Force was in too much of a hurry to demonstrate results so their grossly overdue and mismanaged program wouldn’t get the axe

Flight 19 was an altitude record. Flight 20 was a speed record that killed the pilot. Seems as though the UASF was in a hurry to show results in order to avoid the program getting the axe

First flight: no engine because Curtis-Wright hadn’t finished making it work yet. As usual, the nose gear collapsed on landing and severely damaged the aircraft

You mention the fin decals are easy to screw up--you can say that again! You have placed them on the wrong fins according to the instructions, They go on the alternate fins (between what you are calling the quads). But it gets worse: the instructions show using the quad white stripe decal twice and the dual white stripe decal twice!! So at this point maybe I will just go with what you did!

The 107 was TOO ugly for production !That's why NO aircraft since has had an air intake above the cockpit !

Just saw this on TCM

you did not install the wire anchor in the service module; is that because there is no intent to fly the model?

Very good video. As an aside: I used to work in the Rockets & Space Group at Bristol Aerospace…makers of the Black Brant.

That BOMARC reminds me of myself....'ALRIGHT TIME TO GET INTO SOME ACTION.....actually on second thought im tired...' -falls over-

I was a plane captain with VF - 142 . Flying the F4 - J phantom . Worked nights on the BIG E . MY plane was a spare for the last launch of the day . sitting behind the Island was this vigilante running waiting to be taxied out . i was down 2 spots from him . Maintenance , Troubleshooters my line chief were waving at me and pointing that the vigilante was pulling out. I waved them off thinking I could brace myself when he turned and the exhaust would blow by easy WRONG he got hung up on the number 4 wire gave his plane a little boost to get out sent me flying down the deck took every person that took cover to stop me from rolling over the side .

Scum

I have the re released Estes Maxi V-2. Unopened box kit. Are the fins in it the same as the original, or have they been updated? Excellent video and tips.

Great idea with the fins! I’ll use the same technique for building the fins for the Maxi-Brute Honest John 👍👍

is there a way to send you a picture? The longer cable race way part is too long by 10mm. Almost as if the upper wrap should not have been placed 10mm from the edge of the tube but right at the edge?

On the instructions it says to not use lacquer based paints as they can melt the plastic parts; but here you are recommending (and I just purchased) the Tamiya spray lacquers??

Man, did I ever want this during my kid years. So great to see this footage!

This film is very interesting, I have looked for stuff like this for years. FYI, at 11:07, some random film has been spliced in, that is a B50 with 4360 engines (oops just saw the other comment about this).

Such a great video! I've launched several Estes rockets, yet walked away from this video having learned something. Good on you posting this tutorial!!!

British are to stupid , captured German video

I had the Centuri one in the 70s. Took long time to save $$. Long time and care to build. Fins were a b@@@ to say the least and I had issues with the vinyl wrap for the capsule. I built the 3 engine cluster and maiden flight using C6-3s, triple checked everything. And lainchtime. Dang if one motor didn’t ignite and I ended up lawn dart (asphalt actually). Was crushed. Still my fav kit and own 3 of them noe waiting to build one. Just want to convert to 3 engine again.

Anyone have a build video for this kit yet?

My favorite fact about the Little Joe II is that one flight, the one used at the beginning of the video funny enough, had an actual failure and was destroyed in flight. In the clip you showed, it starts to spin. That wasn't planned. They crossed a control wire from the guidance system, so when it tried to correct itself in flight, it just spun. The spinning got worse and worse until the metal skin around the tanks ripped off from aero forces and the tanks started to cave in on itself. During these tests, the abort system would've just been triggered by a timer. The main goal of the tests at this time wasn't to see if the automatic abort system would work, it was to see if the capsule could be safely pulled away, but the abort system was fully installed regardless. This time, however, the abort system detected the catastrophic failure and triggered itself. Some of the engineers there said it was the most valuable test they conducted in the entire Little Joe program, because it was a real-world failure.

I am guessing this same technique will do for the Maxi Brute Honest John Fins as well. How does the rocket fly with the added weight? Do you have a video showing how you did the improved exhaust veins?

A nice variety of modelling tools and techniques used here. You make this look easy, however, a less experienced modeler like me will have to refer back to this video more than a few times to learn and replicate some of those techniques. The finished product looks great. Now, are you going to launch it??

Because every one be dead if the nuke weant off on the pad

Shows why you dont screw aound with nukes

I am not a fan of using contact cement for wraps! Much better in my opinion to use a good epoxy with a long cure time so you position the wraps perfectly. Just dap it on the wrap lightly with a foam brush on the high points which make contact with the body tube. And use strong rubber bands to apply tension over the wrap while it dries. Wooden rods placed next to the seam help keep the seam from lifting up. Lightly sand the wrap to promote adhesion.

Do you know if this can be converted to the older style 4 engine cluster. I’m getting back in the hobby after 40 +years and still love them cluster engines.

Had one growing up and the Saturn V. I have the Estes V 2 and Little Joe and a few others. Thank you.

I noticed you had a dizzy world card key. You said use it to smear glue on the balsam fin. Us po' boys don't have that card, is a used vanilla gift card found in a trash can ok?😐

You do a great job with all your videos!! They are very informative, keep up the good work!!

Please correct me if I am wrong (and I am sure you will 😊) but the first deployment of the RA-5 was onboard Ranger way back when...and the last deployment of the RA-5 was also onboard Ranger in 1978-1979...