Skyhook just sent me information on where to find these old instruction sheets for Centuri and MPC kits. THANKS Bud! Mike...
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greedyshark@...
May 1, 2001 11:45 pm
I've got one in the closet that may need a new home ;) Check it out... http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=583128641 ~~~/\~~~ Shark...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
May 3, 2001 1:26 am
Does anybody know if either the Centuri or Enerjet version of the Nike Smoke truly actually left a trail of talcum powder smoke? DGH...
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Roy Green
roygreen@...
May 3, 2001 2:52 am
The original Centuri Nike Smoke's nose cone was made of two vacuformed halves. I think there was an option to cut off the tip of the nose cone, and to open up...
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mapleaf1@...
May 3, 2001 6:30 pm
... Nike Smoke ... Doug, The Enerjet version was built with a "smoking cone." The tip was cut off, a small dia. body tube run up the center, and a flap cut in...
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kwickart@...
May 3, 2001 6:30 pm
I was just flipping through one of my 1980 Estes catalogs, when one of the pictures prompted a question... ...Did Estes ever actually release the "Black Hole"...
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Scott D. Hansen
scotth@...
May 3, 2001 7:03 pm
... Nope, that one was never released. Scott...
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jeff brundt
jbrundt@...
May 5, 2001 12:16 pm
Yes they did. I had this kit in mint condition, unopened until last year. I sold it as part of bunch of OOP kits I was getting rid of. I tried selling it alone...
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John Buckley
jbuckley@...
May 7, 2001 6:41 pm
This weekend was the first flight test of my upscale Gyroc (BT50 sized) on a D motor. I took the model to a regional competition this weekend in Holland,IN ...
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greedyshark@...
May 7, 2001 7:18 pm
... Jeff, Are you sure that you're not confusing the Cygnus Probe Ship (#1351) with the Space Probe (#1350)? That would be cool if some were, in fact,...
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jeff brundt
jbrundt@...
May 7, 2001 7:39 pm
Shark, I think you are right. The display card had the 'Black Hole' movie logo on it. Perhaps where the confusion came in. It's a good thing Estes didn't come...
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Scott D. Hansen
scotth@...
May 7, 2001 7:50 pm
... Yes he is. The Cygnus Probe was never released. Scott...
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starlord
starlord@...
May 7, 2001 10:10 pm
To bad for those people, I totaly enjoyed the movie. Fleeing from the Cylon Empire, the Last of the Battlestars Leads a rag tag fleet of ship. The Battlestar...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
May 8, 2001 3:34 am
... A bud of mine, who use to work for Estes, said that the Cylon Raider was released, but just barely. BTW- Anyone see "Cylon and Garfunkle" on Futurama? DGH...
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Jay Goemmer
centuriguy@...
May 8, 2001 9:56 am
... No, but awhile back (probably on TV Land) I saw the beginning of an "A-Team" episode which was set in an amusement park. Dirk Benedict's character was...
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starlord
starlord@...
May 8, 2001 10:02 am
hmmm ... Now who might be a BSG fan on the list? Fleeing from the Cylon Empire, the Last of the Battlestars Leads a rag tag fleet of ship. The Battlestar...
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Steven Rogers
srogers1@...
May 8, 2001 11:20 am
... Its being hailed now as a "forgotten classic". I didn't see it at the time, and never have gotten around to watching it. What a fitting name - I wonder if...
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greedyshark@...
May 8, 2001 4:36 pm
... Hi Doug. That's interesting...I remember way back when hearing the story that the boys at Estes were having a difficult time with the R&D of the Cylon....
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Mike Upton
ju388@...
May 8, 2001 6:53 pm
I remember the Cygnus Probe coming out and even remember seeing the bagged kit at my local Hobbyshop, I was living in Colorado at the time so it may have been...
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SKYHOOK115@...
May 9, 2001 12:04 am
hey Mike lol lol...
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Steve Rosenstein
steven424@...
May 9, 2001 12:44 am
I seem to remember the clip, and I think it took place at either Universal Studios in California or Florida. Cute....
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Steve Rosenstein
steven424@...
May 9, 2001 12:54 am
DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT TO THE EMAIL ENTITLED "SNOWHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS..." IT CONTAINS A TROJAN HORSE VIRUS. List moderator: Please delete this...
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kwickart@...
May 9, 2001 3:53 am
... DWARFS..." IT CONTAINS A TROJAN HORSE VIRUS. ... I've been on the receiving end of this particular virus. From what I recall, its primary transmission...
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kwickart@...
May 9, 2001 3:58 am
This is just a reminder to everyone to *please* refrain from sending attachments in messages to the list. If you have a photo or some such that you want to...
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Steven Rogers
srogers1@...
May 9, 2001 4:57 am
... I must have gotten this well over a hundred times in the past couple of months. The spammers who send it are *very* persistent. Unfortunately, it won't run...
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Ray Drouillard
raylists@...
May 9, 2001 6:01 am
Actually, the people who are sending it don't even know it. They probably don't know that they are infected. They are "carriers" :) The virus doesn't do much...
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Richard Pitzeruse
rmpitzer@...
May 9, 2001 3:36 pm
... I got one the other day on my Mac....would you like me to send it to you?! ;) -Rich ... Richard Pitzeruse x-3711 Photographer Photo & Imaging...
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kwickart@...
May 9, 2001 6:53 pm
... Actually, I *did* know about this but it had sorta slipped my mind. Thanks to everyone who reminded me of this function. I try to take a "he governs best...
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Jay Goemmer
centuriguy@...
May 10, 2001 4:26 am
My first Centuri catalog was from 1971, and the last one came in 1979. But I remembered just recently that I never could identify the rocket on the front...
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Jay Goemmer
centuriguy@...
May 10, 2001 4:30 am
Here's another question that began nagging me again recently. Was there any significant difference between the SST Shuttle I and II? (Besides the number, I...
