I warned you guys I had more of this on hand. So here goes... PART II: "And By Their Copy Shall Ye Know Them..." Catalog copy is designed to sell the rocket,...
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Scott D. Hansen
scotth@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 1, 1999 5:53 pm
... Starfire ... Recruiter ... Laser-X ... Point ... Fire Fly (My first 2-stager) ... Black Widow? ... Groove Tube (Hilarious movie) ... Bandito ... Mark ...
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ksoldier@xxxxx.xxx
Jul 4, 1999 8:20 pm
Hey everyone, Well, I completed my clone / conversion of the "Star Wars Proton Torpedo" the rocket of my youth. You can see pictures of it and the construction...
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ksoldier@xxxxx.xxx
Jul 4, 1999 8:28 pm
How does everyone feel about posting auctions on this list? Here is an example (and plug), I have an auction on Ebay for the "Estes Space Program" Kit with the...
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kwickart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Jul 7, 1999 12:09 am
... AS far as notifying others of what's being offered and posting the URL, that's part of what this list is for. As long as we don't start posting bids on...
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PeteAlway@...
Jul 6, 1999 9:50 pm
I don't mind if people announce auctions here, assuming you list what's up, and only post once per auction. I expect to be doing a few E-mail auctions in the...
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Scott D. Hansen
scotth@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 7, 1999 3:15 am
A friend of mine wants to clone an Estes Colossus. He sent me this question which I don't know the answer to. I'm hoping someone here has the answer. ... If...
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ksoldier@xxxxx.xxx
Jul 7, 1999 7:05 am
Scott, Hmm, I don't remember much about the Colossus. He may want to check with JimZ. He has a site devoted to cloning rockets and might be able to help. ...
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Tom Bell
tombell@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 8, 1999 11:08 pm
I saw one of these in a little hobby shop in Alamosa, Colorado. I asked the proprietor (who looked like Aunt Bea) if she wanted to sell it, and she said "no,...
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brandyandrichardmarlow
marlow@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 14, 1999 12:46 am
Hello, I figured there would be more activity on this list than i have seen but i will try to liven it up....are discussions on cloning OOP kits and...info on ...
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BUTCH DAVIS
butch58@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 14, 1999 1:18 am
Yes I would think those subjects are ok. Hello my name is butch, and yes this one is slow but I am here , hi what do you want to clone? Where are the good...
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brandyandrichardmarlow
marlow@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 14, 1999 2:08 am
hello, current cloing project is a centuri centurion...past projects include a centuri (mini-max) aero dart and scorpion....as well as a clone, upscale and ...
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ksoldier@xxxxx.xxx
Jul 14, 1999 2:28 am
I am currently looking for the parts to build an Estes "Der Red Max". I have already acquired the decal sheet from JimZ, and I'm looking for the nose cone now....
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J. Steven York
j-steven-york@xxx.xxxx
Jul 14, 1999 2:49 am
... From: brandyandrichardmarlow [SMTP:marlow@...] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 7:09 PM To: OldRockets@onelist.com Subject: [OldRockets] current...
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James J. Wentworth
gida@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 14, 1999 3:34 am
Hello All, Garth Illerbrun, a member of the Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR), is gearing up to produce clones of classic kits. He may also put out a...
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King, Jay
KingJ@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 14, 1999 12:22 pm
I unloaded a bunch of old parts at the MARS section meeting last night. Folks were excited to get their hands on BT-70. Is it not commonly available any more?...
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Sean McAndrew
seanmca@xxx.xxx.xxxx
Jul 14, 1999 2:11 pm
BT70 is available from Vaugh Brothers. They also sell couplers and nosecones to fit it. Sean McAndrew...
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David O'Nan
conan@...
Jul 15, 1999 1:18 am
Red Max nose cone is same as the Mean Machine and is in the NC-60 assortment. Cloned one recently -- looks and flies great. David O'Nan ... From:...
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kwickart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Jul 15, 1999 5:40 pm
... Pretty much *any* discussion regarding old rockets--especially on cloning OOP kits--is fine. If the discussions stray too much I'll recommend that they be...
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kwickart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Jul 15, 1999 5:50 pm
... I've done a *lot* of cloning in the last couple of years. Most notably, I did a project for the Midwest Regional Fun Fly where over two successive MRFF...
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kwickart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Jul 15, 1999 6:02 pm
... Totally cool! I'd consider that myself, but I didn't want to have to go through the hassles of getting the rights from Estes. I've got enough headaches...
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kwickart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Jul 15, 1999 6:12 pm
... Same way I did--opened up my old 1/70 Estes Little Joe II kits and use the tubes from *them.* When I ran out, I started cutting section off the tubes in my...
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J. Steven York
j-steven-york@xxx.xxxx
Jul 15, 1999 6:51 pm
Most recently, though, I built a scale-*down* of the Orbital Transport (I call it the "Sub-orbital" Transport) for a fun event at the 14AL99 Regional ...
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James J. Wentworth
gida@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 15, 1999 9:39 pm
How about kit reviews of clone kits? For example, Garth Illerbrun quixote@... is preparing to produce a line of clones of classic Estes and Centuri...
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Kevin Wickart
kwickart@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Jul 15, 1999 9:38 pm
... I'd ... I really like scaling some of the more intricate kits to smaller size. Not only does it hone my fine motor skills and modeling expertise, but it...
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PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Jul 15, 1999 10:31 pm
... One of my favorite (and getting beaten up) models is my mini Orbital Transport, made with BT-20, a BT-5 glider, and some old Centuri tube close to Apogee...
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James J. Wentworth
gida@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 16, 1999 12:21 am
From: PeteAlway@... <<Something I think is also fun is building "in the spirit" of 1960's designs.there's an unmistakable mid-60's rocket aesthetic that...
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brandyandrichardmarlow
marlow@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 16, 1999 12:33 am
A mid sixties nostalgia....i remember something about rockets you actually had to build...Bute even the Cox rtf stuff from back then was pretty neat by the...
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Ted Phipps
trusted@xxxxx.xxxx
Jul 16, 1999 8:36 am
In the next NOVAAR newsletter (available soon online), will be fin templates and measurements for 5 classic downscales I did as an exercise in "what can I do...
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PeteAlway@...
Jul 16, 1999 11:43 am
... Hmm. Yellow paint with black checks Maybe a gratuitous adapter 5-sided fins Very swept fins Ogives with a tighter radius toward the tip. Kind of pudgy, but...
