"I've noticed that detail photos are not usually of great value--they tend to show a lot of stuff you wouldn't model in a million years. " ... but these...
... It depends! If you look at the scoring sheet, you will see how close you need to be to get full points, and what you get as the accuracy drops off. Many...
Oh no, another of Bob's programs lost to the PDP-11 tapes... Seriously though, is this program available to be run on your typical PC? Mark Hutchinson ...
Estes Industries is looking for someone with experience in marketing for a full time job with the company. If you are interested or know someone who is, please...
In a message dated 9/8/2007 5:51:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mattmsteele@... writes: This is not a position for anyone who is in this group. Matt...
After getting screwed out of untold amounts of cash, and working as an Estes employee, I would think Matt is the best one capable to determine that. _____ ...
Most people who read these forums are relatively intelligent and like model rockets. Those qualities are despised by the top management at Estes. If you look...
In a message dated 9/9/2007 2:22:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mattmsteele@... writes: Most people who read these forums are relatively intelligent and...
Dave: I don't have Matt's insider perspective, but I think it's easy to see, from looking at Estes' product line and marketing, that their objective is to sell...
In a message dated 9/9/2007 4:20:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, william.dauphin@... writes: but Matt and others have raised legitimate questions about...
Dave, you're mixing up the conversation here: Saying -- correctly -- that model rocketry *consumers* need Estes is NOT the same thing as saying Estes is a...
... I would have to guess that ESTES is looking for a marketing professional. A true marketing professional does not need to have a love of the product she or...
... moving away ... are trying to ... selling more ... learning .. . . ... Model Rocketry, our hobby niche, might be better served that way, but not ESTES...
Based on strictly my personal self-interest, I think I'm happy having Estes doing whatever it takes to keep the engine production line going. Most of what I...
In a message dated 9/13/2007 11:55:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, s.switenky@... writes: Based on strictly my personal self-interest, I think I'm happy...
I stumbled across the following webpage: http://www.grupoartax.com.ar/default.html Lots of drawings and photos of Argentinian and Brazilian rockets....
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I'm building a 1/40 R-7 Sputnik launch vehicle, does anybody have any empirical data on the CG or CP for this rocket?...
I launched mine once, and it was unstable. It definitely needed nose weight. (It cartwheeled off the pad). Peter Alway in his Art of Scale Model Rocketry, had...
Heya Jennifer... I should have remembered your Sputnik! I missed its launch but I saw it on display. The R-7 in Peter Alway's book is a Vostok, which I have...
Although it is sport scale, Dr Zooch has just released a Sputnik model. Perhaps some one has already bought one -- I am sure that the appropriate CG location...
In a message dated 9/26/2007 5:37:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... When faced with a project like this, I usually spend a half-hour or so on a very crummy...