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Welcome to the Centuri Stellar Hercules (KD-13 or #5213) Gallery on TRF.
This gallery showcases the Centuri Stellar Hercules (KD-13 or #5213) and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:
Centuri: Stellar Hercules: KD-13 or #5213
as well as any upscales, downscales, clones, kitbashes or other derivative works. Even Goonies qualify!
Last edited by JAL3; 5th August 2012 at 01:24 PM.
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Centuri Stellar Hercules (KD-13 or #5213) Basic Information.
Centuri Engineering
MODEL NAME: Stellar Hercules Also known as:
NUMBER: KD-13 or #5213
Introduced: 1975
Final Year: 1976
Designer:
Type: Sport
Motor Mount: 1x18mm
Recovery: Parachute
Stages: 1
Length:
Diameter:
Span:
Weight:
Mfg. Description:
Advertising Liveries
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Face Card(s)
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Instruction Header(s)
First post in this thread featuring this rocket.
See Also: LINKS
EMRR
RocketReviews
Mfg. Page
If you have any additional information on this rocket and/or catalog photos please let us know.
Last edited by JAL3; 5th August 2012 at 01:12 PM.
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John A. Lee O.S.L.
Alamo Rocketeers NAR Section 661
NAR 87285, L1 8 March 2008
TRA 03040, L1 8 March 2008
Photos of the "Fleet": http://www.flickr.com/photos/23694991@N03/
I used to tell Mom, "...I want to fly rockets when I grow up!"
She said, "Make up your mind, you can't do both!"
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This may be a short thread, as I think I may be the only person around with one of these. The Centuri Hercules, part of the "Stellar" product line, was released in 1975 in the Rocket Times:
http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/cat.../centuri1.html
I'm told the Stellar kits were boxed for sale at retailers like Sears, but I really don't know about that. Sadly, I missed the Stellar kits, as I got into rocketry in 1976 and never saw any of the Rocket Times issues where these rockets appeared. It wasn't until just a couple of years ago, delving into Ninfinger's site, when I first saw them, and I really liked the Hercules. Semroc carries all the parts, even laser-cut fins, so building my own wasn't hard to do, and it's a beauty on the pad or in flight.
Last edited by JAL3; 5th August 2012 at 01:11 PM.
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Nice rocket. Great looking fins.
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I think I have one of these sitting in a bag which is hidden in a box which is stored in a shed... someplace.
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John A. Lee O.S.L.
Alamo Rocketeers NAR Section 661
NAR 87285, L1 8 March 2008
TRA 03040, L1 8 March 2008
Photos of the "Fleet": http://www.flickr.com/photos/23694991@N03/
I used to tell Mom, "...I want to fly rockets when I grow up!"
She said, "Make up your mind, you can't do both!"
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Thanks!Originally Posted by azgreg
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That is a nice looking rocket. It has Centuri's style all over it. Looks to be a close relative of the Centurion—I can see why you'd want to build it.
It's now officially on my "some day" list. Nice job. I like it a lot.
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John A. Lee O.S.L.
Alamo Rocketeers NAR Section 661
NAR 87285, L1 8 March 2008
TRA 03040, L1 8 March 2008
Photos of the "Fleet": http://www.flickr.com/photos/23694991@N03/
I used to tell Mom, "...I want to fly rockets when I grow up!"
She said, "Make up your mind, you can't do both!"
Member
Thanks for the kind words. I would have liked to have done the "catalog" artwork, but I'm just not good at curved masks.
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