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Pappy

old man, lovin' life
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guess i'll be first. new member here. found this forum through e-rockets site. lovin' model rocketry since camp when i was 12 ('73). saw some lucky kid with an orbital transport all glossy and perfect and been in love since. my name's josh. i use pappy because that was my son's first 'dad' name for me. didn't last too long, but it still makes me smile. love estes, quest, and yeah, even custom. love 'em all really, but i'm budget rocket guy. :)
 
Welcome Pappy / Josh!

Ask any & all questions. most of us don't bite! :D

(and congrats to the Lightning winning the cup!! I'm from "the other team's" town..)
 
guess i'll be first. new member here. found this forum through e-rockets site. lovin' model rocketry since camp when i was 12 ('73). saw some lucky kid with an orbital transport all glossy and perfect and been in love since. my name's josh. i use pappy because that was my son's first 'dad' name for me. didn't last too long, but it still makes me smile. love estes, quest, and yeah, even custom. love 'em all really, but i'm budget rocket guy. :)

Welcome to the forum Josh.

I'm a budget guy too... low and medium power scratch builds.
 
So, Josh..

A native ort Tampa Bay?
Are you an engineer? (just a wild guess, most of us tend to be "of the engineering type")

How big is your fleet?
Do you have a favorite?
Do you have a 'build pile'?
Old style rock n roll? Metal? Country? Nana Mouskouri?!
..

:D
 
guess i'll be first. new member here. found this forum through e-rockets site. lovin' model rocketry since camp when i was 12 ('73). saw some lucky kid with an orbital transport all glossy and perfect and been in love since. my name's josh. i use pappy because that was my son's first 'dad' name for me. didn't last too long, but it still makes me smile. love estes, quest, and yeah, even custom. love 'em all really, but i'm budget rocket guy. :)
Hi Josh, glad to have you here. If you're on a budget, AC Supply has Estes stuff that's typically 30% off list, or more. Watch out when ordering motors; some have a stiff hazmat fee. I think A, B, C, and D blackpowder motors are exempt, as are some composite motors.

Best -- Terry
 
Welcome. For low priced items take a look at Balsa Machining Service. His prices on things like centering rings and bulk heads is hard to beat. He sells a 3" school rocket that is inexpensive. He is a nice guy and always willing to help.
 
Hi Josh, glad to have you here. If you're on a budget, AC Supply has Estes stuff that's typically 30% off list, or more. Watch out when ordering motors; some have a stiff hazmat fee. I think A, B, C, and D blackpowder motors are exempt, as are some composite motors.

Best -- Terry
thx Terry. AC Supply has relieved me of a fair amount of paper already. :) . love them!
 
Welcome. For low priced items take a look at Balsa Machining Service. His prices on things like centering rings and bulk heads is hard to beat. He sells a 3" school rocket that is inexpensive. He is a nice guy and always willing to help.
awesome resource! Thank you! just took a quick look at the site... dude has an honest john nose cone!
 
So, Josh..

A native ort Tampa Bay?
Are you an engineer? (just a wild guess, most of us tend to be "of the engineering type")

How big is your fleet?
Do you have a favorite?
Do you have a 'build pile'?
Old style rock n roll? Metal? Country? Nana Mouskouri?!
..

:D
lol you're like forky. no. no. big enough to annoy my gf. 1b. yes (usually 5 or 6 deep). rocker, but love all music (former musician). nana and i met at drivers ed class. (she ran over a fire hydrant, i was pulled over for just being an awesome driver. that's how i see it, anyway.)
 
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