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After years of playing with almost all of the systems mentioned I've settled on 2 coats of thin CA for balsa prep in nearly all cases. It sands well, is moisture proof, ding resistant, not too...

I noticed recently that in the last couple of years Estes has *drastically* increased the number of legacy catalogs posted in their full-catalog PDF archive. Since a forum search for "Estes catalog...

Third and final set of pages from the 1972 CMR catalog:

Second set of pages for the 1972 CMR catalog:

Here is the iconic 1972 CMR catalog. Howard was still sending these out well into 1973 as evidenced by the postmark date.

They exist - while attending Spring Blast in PHX a couple of weeks back I actually saw a few of the Star Trek licensed "MPC" branded rockets at Lee Piester's Hobby Bench store. They struck me as...

Estes Streak beyond a doubt, 'cuz it was my first rocket ever. Built it as a Cub Scout in the summer of 1968, lost on an A motor. Seemed like it disappeared instantly. If I had accumulated any...

Fourth and final set of pages:

Third set of pages:

Second set of pages:

I stumbled across this thread and realized I had an actual Rocket R&D catalog sitting right on my desk, so I scanned it. 300 dpi TIFFs, converted to JPEG at 75% quality using Gimp. The print...

Rush 2112 - probably most of the album applies. The opening overture rocks.
Blue Oyster Cult "ETI" from Agents of Fortune
B-52's - Is that You Mo-Dean?

Glued fins on the forward end of the tube away from the motor mount...been there, done that. A couple of times. At least it taught me how to remove fins from tubes. Launched with no wadding? ...

Long delayed - here are the header card and fin alignment template for the MRC Iron Man from that build. The former is a pasteup of two scans as it's a bit tall for my scanner.

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A bit of research and recollection - in the late 1970s AVI had long-burn 24mm blackpowder motors designated "E11.8" (see 1976 catalog on rocketshoppe). Those were awesome and I flew several, but...

I have a modified "Renegade-D++" in the works that will go D-E. It's retro-converted to 2-stage - the way the kit used to be - with a glassed booster. It may need nose weight for upper stage...

Cracked open a QCC kit and started working out how I'm going to deal with finishing the inlets. So much balsa...so little time...

With a Dremel tool and a router bit you can surgically remove epoxy fillets. Both the cylindrical and conical router bits come in handy. I've had to do this several times after bad landings and...

Brodak http://brodak.com (a control-line aircraft specialist) still carries a full line of both nitrate and butyrate dope and sealer in sizes up to a quart. You can turn this dope into perfectly...

Mixed a couple of batches of Klass Kote epoxy primer for the Great Easter Primering: BOMARC (bottom half), Renegade D+, Mars Snooper body tubes assembly, 3" Aerobee lower tunnels. Installed X-Plane...

Missed this thread the first time, fun it got reincarnated...

Trident (and/or the "Bi-dent" too)
U.S.S. America (don't forget Estes owns the Centuri portfolio)
Maxi X-Wing oh yeah
Gooneybirds...

dunno where to start...garage sale in the early 1980's, picked up a couple dozen 1950's (!!) plastic space model kits for 25-75 cents each.

Also in the 1980's Earle's Hobby (not too far from Mile...

Hi Marc,

VueScan is a nice middle-tier upgrade from the Canon SW, not free but way better than the Canon junk ware. A little while back when I was doing a lot of scanning of the same kind of...

Here's an image of a set of vintage Testors butyrate dope bottles that appeared on eBay.
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Hard to tell if the color representation is decent but the histogram looks OK. Back in the early...

An Enerjet F67...I think it was for F Eggloft at some midwest contest. Never seen again. Pretty darned awesome though.

Oopsie, *blush*, I need remedial Canadian province identification training...:gavel:

Words totally fail me now. Grace, peace and blessings to you and your family, and may you receive the strength to be the Dad your girls need in this time.

Had a fairly busy rocket weekend...fillets, lotsa fillets. Glassed on the fins & tip pods of the Renegade-D++. Puttied over the tube spiral on it too. Resined the foam parts of a MIRV and started...

The history of Daylight Time (and the fights over it) is actually rather fascinating. As a software developer, it's been a PITA for me since I can remember, because it's legislatively set and there...

Heh, cutting plastic, thin basswood etc. does take some practice to avoid launching the material or the tool at yourself....for me across the room is a good outcome, all things considered :wink:

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