Anyone remember the old Estes kit with the ring around the base of the fins? What was it called? Someone asked me, and I can't remember.
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Anyone remember the old Estes kit with the ring around the base of the fins? What was it called? Someone asked me, and I can't remember.
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1990 Estes Catelog, pg 40-41, #2010 Star Rider?
Space Plowboy
Sprite.
SEMROC SAM #0058
http://www.semroc.com/store/scripts/SAM.asp
2012 motor usage: 1/4A - 1, 1/2A - 2, A - 25, B - 23, C - 9, D - 8, E - 19, F - 1 = 974.64 Ns
2013 motor usage: 1/2A - 1, A - 8, B - 20, C - 3, D - 1, E - 9, F - 1 = 468.996 Ns
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Astron Sprite.Originally Posted by Hazmat54
Fliskits makes a 'variation' of the Sprite called the TumbleWeed, and a lot of people have made "upscale" Sprites.
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Starlight? But it also had another ring higher up on the tube.
Space Plowboy
http://www.spacemodeling.org/JimZ/estes/k-32.pdf
Forgot about that one. I've never seen one, but I remember the plan. Wonder if Semroc has the laser cut balsa for this one?
SEMROC SAM #0058
http://www.semroc.com/store/scripts/SAM.asp
2012 motor usage: 1/4A - 1, 1/2A - 2, A - 25, B - 23, C - 9, D - 8, E - 19, F - 1 = 974.64 Ns
2013 motor usage: 1/2A - 1, A - 8, B - 20, C - 3, D - 1, E - 9, F - 1 = 468.996 Ns
Certified Rocket Monkey
I seem to recall plans for an upscale Sprite in one of the NAR yearbook thingies from about two maybe three years ago.
There's also a review on EMMR that covers a 2X upscale. That's a good size because you can kitbash a Baby Bertha kit and make one of your own. As it turns out, I have a small length of 4" LOC body tube handy...hmmmmm...
Kit (AKA Cranky Kong)
Total Total Impulse as BAR: 7,753.69 Ns (Equivalent to a 51% M motor.)
=| Calirado, Colofornia...what's the diff anymore? |=
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We've had many people buy the parts to clone one. http://www.semroc.com/Store/scripts/...arts.asp?ID=16
Sheryl@semroc
New Member
Yes,
I have two SEMROC Sprites waiting for paint sitting on my den bookcaseThey are so cool, going to have to order more parts for a couple more. Will be great for demonstrations with our local youth club.
Garth
SAM 20
CAR S04
BAR
Including me! Put 'er up last summer on a vintage A5-2S.
Paul
NAR #87246 L1 - Section #558 - www.wooshrocketry.org
"If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane" - Jimmy Buffett
Scale Enthusiast
Don't forget the Starlab! http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/cat...0/80est36.html
Troy
MDRA 47
NAR 90055
L2
Is this mic on?
I have an upscale of the Sprite. I believe it was from Hawk's Hobbies.
Scale Enthusiast
And the World Federation Star Probe http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/nos.../81est038.html
The SS Cassiopea http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/nos.../81est040.html
Troy
MDRA 47
NAR 90055
L2
Lifetime Member
The problem with actually cloning a Sprite is finding any of the "shorty" Series III 18mm x 1.75" motors.
Those weren't big sellers even when they were on the active roster, so when Estes deleted them from the lineup some 40 years ago, there weren't stashes of thousands of them sitting around.
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Semroc has shorty motor adapter cases into which you can glue a 13mm motor for this purpose. http://www.semroc.com/Store/scripts/...?idproduct=311
Bernard Cawley
NAR 89040 L1
AMA 42160
KG7AIE
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Estes now has those red plastic adaptors for mini to standard motors. You just have to cut the top part off and tape or glue it around a mini motor.
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