... 1/16" balsa ... from a drawing by G. Harry himself, 4 Jan 1977. Wolf P.S. Helps to have my archive cabinet near my right knee while I write this....
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charles russell
Crussell51@...
Aug 1, 2001 5:10 pm
Doug, I have in front of me a copy of Stine's May '70 Model Rocketry article on the first model rockets. Although it is not on the drawing, in the text he ...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Aug 1, 2001 6:19 pm
... Dang! I just cut three out of 3/32 balsa. >:\ What is currently in print that describes the very early days of MR anyway? Since NARAM time is upon us, how...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:16 am
Does anybody know if anybody makes an electric can shaker for spray paint cans? DGH...
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mark@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:12 pm
Just put the cans on your dashboard and drive over Connecticut and Massachusetts roads.......
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mark@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:17 pm
Find an electric horse ride in front of Wal-Mart, hold the cans, put quarter in and hang on?...
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lordclane@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:13 pm
I remember that first Steel City Section demonstration meet as well. Jay had invited out newspaper and TV reporters. Alas, that was when most of us...
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Mike Upton
ju388@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:22 pm
... I.e., in the files area of the group? I don't know if I should put them here in Old Rockets or over in the scale list files. Mr Moderator? Whats your call?...
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Fehskens, Len
len.fehskens@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:28 pm
... I'm sure the ScaleRoc folks would be interested too, but put them anywhere they'll fit. len....
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Wolfram v.Kiparski
astronwolf@...
Aug 2, 2001 10:46 pm
... paint ... Arms getting tired, Doug? Wolf...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Aug 3, 2001 2:28 am
... Somebody asked me to "invent" one.... DGH...
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charles russell
Crussell51@...
Aug 3, 2001 1:33 pm
Doug, IIRC, Micromark may sell one. I don't have a current catalog. I also thought that Testors offered one many moons ago. Micromark may be your best bet. ...
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Wolfram von Kiparski
astronwolf@...
Aug 3, 2001 3:04 pm
... Try the McMaster-Carr catalog online. Otherwise, try fastening several cans to each leg below the knees with velcro, and crank that samba music! Wolf...
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mark@...
Aug 3, 2001 4:04 pm
Other suggestions: tie each can to an unstable rocket... hire flaminco dancers... ask the cashier to do it when you buy them... transport them in any Ford...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Aug 3, 2001 5:18 pm
... How 'bout that '60s Brazilian Bossa Nova Jazz where that flutist is pegging the VU meter? :D DGH...
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Sven Knudson
sknudson@...
Aug 3, 2001 8:06 pm
... I can offer a permanent home for the drawings and stuff on my web page. I've got photos of the Navaho on display at Patrick AFB already:...
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Mike Upton
ju388@...
Aug 3, 2001 8:37 pm
Re: can shaker Semms to me there would be an attachment for the paint shakers used to shake paint at the hardware store or bodyshop. That might be the way to...
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Jim Fackert
jfackert@...
Aug 4, 2001 12:54 pm
Some hardare stores carry a plastic gizmo with springs that you strap a paint can or pint or quart can to, then you chuck the eccentric spindle that sticks out...
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David Stribling
dmstrib@...
Aug 4, 2001 2:44 pm
Sven, You oughta put a link to Bob Fortune's site too! <http://www.fortunepaint.com/Navaho.htm> David Stribling From: "Sven Knudson" <sknudson@...> ...
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Mike Upton
ju388@...
Aug 4, 2001 11:08 pm
transport them in any Ford product... Hey, hey......HEY!!!! I drive a Mustang! Watch it bub...... Now hand me that screwdriver so I can put these screws back...
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mccrates@...
Aug 6, 2001 3:06 pm
Well, after sitting on the parts and decals for nearly three years, my reproduction of the Estes K-50 Interceptor is close to being finished. I had ordered the...
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Scott D. Hansen
scotth@...
Aug 7, 2001 1:30 am
Kurt Schachner has started re-distilling his vector file drawings of the old kit decals/templates. I've now got the decals online that he has sent me so far....
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bill_eichelberger@...
Aug 7, 2001 5:44 am
... my reproduction of the Estes K-50 Interceptor is close to being finished. I had ordered the resin-cast parts set from JimZ when he first offered them at...
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mccrates@...
Aug 7, 2001 12:05 pm
... I sure hope to be there Bill. My run of luck for getting to even the local launches this summer has really stunk on ice. The only thing that I can be...
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Jeffrey J. Brundt
jbrundt@...
Aug 7, 2001 1:21 pm
Hi Group, I have added some new additions to my fleet. If anyone is interested they can be seen at my web site: 168% upscale of the Alien Invader: ...
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dtomko@...
Aug 7, 2001 4:20 pm
Speaking of the Interceptor, now that JimZ is no longer making the repro parts, does anyone know of another source? Drew Tomko...
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Scott McCrate
mccrates@...
Aug 7, 2001 5:11 pm
... Are you sure that he's not? I know that the section on his website that once offered the parts is under construction, but I don't know if he's no longer...
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dtomko@...
Aug 7, 2001 5:45 pm
Scott, The section on his site with parts, www.provide.net/~jimz/list.txt says "no longer available" after the Interceptor parts set. I emailed Jim a while...
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Scott McCrate
mccrates@...
Aug 7, 2001 6:33 pm
... www.provide.net/~jimz/list.txt ... I didn't even know that his list was available. That's too bad about the K-50 parts set though. I hope that someone else...
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dtomko@...
Aug 7, 2001 6:46 pm
It's not a complete list of the parts he has; actually it just lists the Interceptor and Saturn 1B parts plus a few decals. Hopefully someone else will...
