... Man! No matter how much you think you've thought a thing through, it's astounding what people will come up with to test the rules! I'm at a loss for this...
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PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Sep 1, 1998 2:04 pm
(description of 7th manned mercury flight never flown) ... As I think about both the Moonraker problem and the Freedom 7-II, I'm thinking that the purpose of...
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Jim Fackert
jfackert@xxx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1998 2:50 pm
My hot lexan sources are US Plastics, Ain Plastics, Caddilac Plastics, and McMaster-Carr. McMaster Carr is an unbelievable resource for materials in small ...
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Jim Fackert
jfackert@xxx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1998 2:55 pm
Peter has good points, as usual... how about crating a onelist or website list of resources by prototype wherein a guy could find out who had exceptional...
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Roger70129@xxx.xxx
Sep 1, 1998 8:59 pm
In the field of what is Scale, Sport Scale, and F/F Scale, here is another question. What about flying models based on static/display rounds, or rounds that...
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Peter McQuillan
peter.mcquillan@xxxxx...
Sep 1, 1998 9:43 pm
Hi, All's clear now, Your all micro-biologists doing rocketry part time right!?. MAC....
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dauphinb@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
Sep 1, 1998 11:12 pm
I know I'm coming in late on the discussion of what event models like the Moonraker shuttle or the Mercury 7-II Atlas should be entered in, but I have to say...
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PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Sep 1, 1998 11:02 pm
... My understanding is that the rule allowing static rounds for Sport Scale is meant specifically to allow you to do a museum round. There are specific rules...
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dauphinb@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
Sep 1, 1998 11:29 pm
All: Any comments on the "flying display stand" approach to stabilizing models of finless prototypes, as an alternative to plastic fins? I've seen several...
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PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Sep 1, 1998 11:41 pm
... When I judge Sport Scale, opaque fins are part of the profile, and the model takes a hit for it in similarity of outline judging. I think the ideal...
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dauphinb@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 12:13 am
... Yah, I was afraid the answer woul be something like this. ... I agree... unfortunately that still doesn't help us around the problem of finding...
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J. Stuckman
stuckman@xxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Sep 2, 1998 2:42 am
Hello, I've just placed my Saturn V and Alpha IV pre-orders with Timeless Hobbies! Many of you are probably aware of Timeless from their banner ads on Rocketry...
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Mark B. Bundick
70156.625@xxxxxxxxxx....
Sep 2, 1998 1:46 am
... Don't think so. Trip's pretty much out of pocket, having assumed command of the largest base in the US Navy (Naval Station Norfolk, home to the Atlantic...
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Mark B. Bundick
70156.625@xxxxxxxxxx....
Sep 2, 1998 1:46 am
Jim Fackert wrote: a lot of amazing stuff about the ALPS printer.... OK, I went to the ALPS site, and looked at their specs. They had printers new from $350...
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Mark B. Bundick
70156.625@xxxxxxxxxx....
Sep 2, 1998 1:46 am
... Not to be picking on Kev, but what I had in mind here was to provide assurances to the supplying sources that we'd clearly document for them the RIGHT...
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Jim Fackert
jfackert@xxx.xxxx
Sep 2, 1998 3:26 am
Outside of 2", Bt-60 and BT-70 which are coming soon, what tube sizes would you scale nuts like to see made available? Hypothetically speaking, if there were a...
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PnmaFloyd@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 3:35 am
In a message dated 9/1/98 5:00:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Roger70129@... writes: <<In the field of what is Scale, Sport Scale, and F/F Scale, here is...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
myrocketcatos@xxxxx.x...
Sep 1, 1998 8:53 pm
It arrived today. I am not scale "enthusiast". But I enjoy building and flying an "occasional" scale rocket. This book is just the ticket. You can run down to...
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Jim Fackert
jfackert@xxx.xxxx
Sep 2, 1998 3:54 am
Bare Metal Foil Company www.bare-metal.com has a unique product... two part RTV silicone rubber putty... which is mixed and molded by hand over a pattern to...
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PnmaFloyd@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 3:58 am
In a message dated 9/1/98 11:50:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jfackert@... writes: << Hypothetically speaking, if there were a new Saturn V kit created, ...
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PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 3:59 am
... Man, how did we end up with such an irresponsible VP who would run out on us like that? Peter "um...i draw little pictures of rocketships" Alway...
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PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 4:15 am
... Flying is sort of what constitutes real. In researching Retro Rockets, my criterion for inclusion was that the thing lifted under its own power. There ...
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PnmaFloyd@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 5:45 am
In a message dated 9/2/98 12:27:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, PeteAlway@... writes: << >1.) Unflown "real" stuff (abandoned or failed missions) should be in...
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GCGassaway@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 6:08 am
... Unflown "real" stuff depends on what it really is/was. The Space Shuttle wasn't a legal entry to enter in scale until April 12,1981, when it launched. And...
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Peter McQuillan
peter.mcquillan@xxxxx...
Sep 2, 1998 7:30 am
HI, Is there chronology of all flights?. ie a list of flights even if they were terminated in early flight?. As George Gassaway said, even if that Redstone...
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Roger70129@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 2:12 pm
Having read the words of the wise, here are a few of my own thoughts on what events various models could be entered: 1. Moonraker Shuttle: F/F Scale. The paint...
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PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 2:36 pm
... Rule 50.3 says Scale entries may model inert or non-flying prototypes. Same wording as 53.4 in the Sport Scale rules. So the wackily painted display ...
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Roger70129@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 3:15 pm
Re: Peter Alway's comments on points #13 and #16... I agree completely. Serves me right for not reading my Pink Book. If they built it and you can take a...
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PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1998 3:59 pm
... If a Dyna-Soar had flown, the Boeing mock-up would be a legitimate source of data on the Dyna-Soar for Precision/Sport Scale. If the existence of a mock-up...
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Jim Fackert
jfackert@xxx.xxxx
Sep 2, 1998 5:13 pm
Check out Arbor Image http://ic.net/~arborimg for info on conversion software, $339 list for 300dpi 6.5" wide image conversion. Also a "Spittin Image, a...
