Andy Greene
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So when the Estes PS II Kits where in there very early stages, I was fortunate enough to have a very good friend in the right places that sent me 3 PSII Kits long before they where mainstream so to speak. I received an Argent / Ventris and a Leviathan - I promptly kept the Argent for myself, because IMHO - it was the tallest and coolest looking of the bunch (sans that ugly paint job)
I gave the remaining 2 kits to good friends from my RC Boat racing days that either already flew or wanted too. We all built and flew our rockets several times and gave feedback for our gifts.
I guess what REALLY makes me ask this question is -
1) The Argent never really got as popular as the Ventris . Build threads on this bird (Ventris) are very common.
2) The Leviathan , fell by the wayside - as I have only seen my buddys .
3) The Ventris went out of control with interest and build threads .
4) You can get an Argent for 25 or so bucks - yet we dont see builds on them ?
Why is that ??
I still have my Argent - and its a Wonderful performing rocket on a G40 or G80 in totally STOCK configuration-tea bag and all- and I plan to fly it on a CTI 29MM soft H motor when I get back on my feet again .
Why is the interest soo much more in the Ventris than the rest of the fleet of initial selections ??
BTW- I do have a new Nike Smoke I cant wait to fly in a few weeks.........My favorite of the entire bunch so far IMHO
Couple shots of my Argent.
Andy
I gave the remaining 2 kits to good friends from my RC Boat racing days that either already flew or wanted too. We all built and flew our rockets several times and gave feedback for our gifts.
I guess what REALLY makes me ask this question is -
1) The Argent never really got as popular as the Ventris . Build threads on this bird (Ventris) are very common.
2) The Leviathan , fell by the wayside - as I have only seen my buddys .
3) The Ventris went out of control with interest and build threads .
4) You can get an Argent for 25 or so bucks - yet we dont see builds on them ?
Why is that ??
I still have my Argent - and its a Wonderful performing rocket on a G40 or G80 in totally STOCK configuration-tea bag and all- and I plan to fly it on a CTI 29MM soft H motor when I get back on my feet again .
Why is the interest soo much more in the Ventris than the rest of the fleet of initial selections ??
BTW- I do have a new Nike Smoke I cant wait to fly in a few weeks.........My favorite of the entire bunch so far IMHO
Couple shots of my Argent.
Andy
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