... Doug, Here's the parts list I use for my Bag O' Parts: MACH-10 Parts list Body Tubes 1 BT-60: 8-1/2" 1 BT-20: 6-1/2" 1 BT-5: 1-1/2" 3/4" BT-60 tube...
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Wolfram v.Kiparski
wolf@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:23 pm
... Naw. Just growly Wolf.... I agree with Kevin's choice of materials. You questions are leading you into one of the best areas of rocketry, the part that...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 2, 2001 3:55 pm
Does anybody know what and when was the first fantasy style model rocket ever built? Was it in the late '50s ("back when Studebakers had tail-fins?" ;) )? What...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 2, 2001 4:07 pm
Does anybody know what size of wood screw was used to weight the nosecones of the old MPC/AVI Lunar Patrol gliders? Does anybody know what the NP and CG...
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bill_eichelberger@...
Jul 3, 2001 6:15 am
I had some spare time over the weekend and with the Mach 10 fresh in my mind from last week's posts, I decided to try my hand at building one. I had the parts...
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lzeilmann@...
Jul 5, 2001 9:59 pm
Has anyone tried to add a little dihedral to the wing of the Mach 10? Probably wont help any on the boost stability issue, but will certainly help with lateral...
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Steven Rogers
srogers1@...
Jul 5, 2001 10:28 pm
... Mine glides as straight as an arrow - I kinda wish it would circle a bit. I expect its because of the centering force from "bomb pod" weight on the bottom....
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timstelle@...
Jul 6, 2001 4:05 am
I've had the same experience as Steve with my BRTPR Mach-10 and M-10 upscale kits. Boosts are straight, and glides are beautiful. I made a number of...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 6, 2001 3:34 pm
... Good my own stash in the basement. Can also get freebees from my connection in the business card business. ... Maybe it's a difference in printers or...
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Sean Lannan
selannan@...
Jul 6, 2001 4:41 pm
... Doug, For Jazz, I would recomend starting with Miles Davis' "Kind Of Blue" and/or Dave Brubeck's "Time Out". For Classical, anything by Yo-Yo Ma - his...
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starlord
starlord@...
Jul 6, 2001 4:48 pm
CD? I fire up my old Record Player and spin the disks! The Babylon project was our last best hope for Peace, it failed ... In the year of the Shadow War it...
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Roy Green
roygreen@...
Jul 6, 2001 10:34 pm
http://www.jazzonline.com/starter.cfm http://www.jazzonline.com/jazz101.cfm I also second Sean's choices. After that, you must check out Charlie Parker, John...
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Sean Lannan
selannan@...
Jul 6, 2001 11:48 pm
... ...and at the risk of turning this into OldJazz@yahoogroups.com, you can add Cannonball Adderly, Lee Konitz (sp) and Warne Marsh, and a little Bill Evans...
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Wolfram v.Kiparski
wolf@...
Jul 6, 2001 11:59 pm
... over-modulated ... Yup. I have a few CD's of that 60's Bosanova music. Used to listen to it more before Austin Powers came out. Anyone here actually wear...
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Roy Green
roygreen@...
Jul 7, 2001 3:35 am
I had those boots, and I had the double breasted knit shirts like the Monkees wore. By the way, the "gotta do this, gotta do that.." guy is Norman Cook, AKA ...
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kwickart@...
Jul 7, 2001 6:36 am
... You can also lighten the mood a little with David Benoit and the Vince Guaraldi Trio, or go for a wide-spectrum of styles with Manhattan Transfer. For...
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timstelle@...
Jul 7, 2001 2:27 pm
When building classic 70's kits, I find there's nothing better than the Ramones. Unless I'm building something a little less light hearted, which may require...
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timstelle@...
Jul 7, 2001 3:34 pm
After sending this last msg., it occurred to me that my future rocket-building might benefit from specific background music. A few examples: Any version of a...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 7, 2001 4:36 pm
... The song was by him and it's called "Weapon of Choice". I DLed it this morning off Gnutella. A couple of years ago. I montegreened "Funk Soul Brother" into...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 7, 2001 5:03 pm
... But the Austin Powers theme didn't push the flute into over-modulation. Why is it with that '60s "Bosanova music" like that, the rest of the group was ...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 7, 2001 7:46 pm
... What did you think about Ken Burn's mini on PBS? DGH...
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SKYHOOK115@...
Jul 7, 2001 7:55 pm
check out Jazz radio WGMC Rochester NY sreaming audio [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 7, 2001 7:59 pm
... I have this weird German import ("Aus der TV und Radio Werbung") double CD "best of" set called "You really got Me" that I found as a cut out. So nobody...
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kwickart@...
Jul 8, 2001 5:50 am
... I don't think model rockets were ever used in "Gumby." However, around the same time there was a puppeteer named Don Sahlin who was using model rockets in...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 8, 2001 4:47 pm
... Sometimes, model rockets pop up as props in the "Action League Now!" segments of "Ka-Blam!" "Action League Now" is sort of Mr. Bill style spoof of...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 8, 2001 4:57 pm
I've got mine scratch built, but haven't flew it yet. I can't seem to get it trimmed which is giving me cold feet. DGH...
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kwickart@...
Jul 8, 2001 6:21 pm
... I don't think it can. Current progressive music, perhaps...but I'll leave that experiment up to Blue Man Group. Meanwhile, in a somewhat similar vein, I...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 8, 2001 6:54 pm
... Well, they make razor planes that make airfoiling quicker and less hard and sucky. Otherwise, filling and finishing is the most tedious job and takes up...
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GARRARDA@...
Jul 8, 2001 6:59 pm
In a message dated 7/8/01 6:22:11 PM !!!First Boot!!!, ... in the pre-super glue days, it was trying to glue ANYTHING with white glue!! .......and keeping it...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jul 8, 2001 7:11 pm
... Thanks for the advice! I was cloning my Mach-10 from a Xerox of an article from an old NAR section clubzine. They gave the main BT length as 8.0" which ...
