Sep 27 02:01:55 <Carl> Welcome to the SEMROC fireside chat.
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Sep 27 02:02:08 <Carl> First, thanks to John, Troy, troj and all the rest of the TRF staff!
Sep 27 02:02:20 <Carl> Semroc started on December 29, 1967 at 6:00 P.M EST.
Sep 27 02:02:38 <Carl> After releasing 10 kits and about 40 engine types, we went dormant
Sep 27 02:02:51 <Carl> until December 1999 and re-incorporated on April 2, 2002.
Sep 27 02:03:00 <Carl> We have about 85 kits and over 2100 unique parts in inventory.
Sep 27 02:03:09 <Carl> In the works are over thirty new kits, including the 1/100 Saturn V
Sep 27 02:03:19 <Carl> and the 1/100 Saturn 1B. We hope to have both Saturns and about five
Sep 27 02:03:28 <Carl> additional kits before December 1, in time for Christmas.
Sep 27 02:03:35 <Carl> We are also working on the SAM club (Semroc Astronautic Modeler) that
Sep 27 02:03:45 <Carl> will feature a quarterly (hopefully) newsletter and additional discounts.
Sep 27 02:03:56 <Carl> During this two hour chat, we are offering a $10 gift certificate
Sep 27 02:04:04 <Carl> on all orders $20 and over!
Sep 27 02:04:43 <Carl> Sheryl and Bruce are here also to answer any of your questions.
Sep 27 02:05:33 <Carl> We will take the first question from andy and go around the list in order.
Sep 27 02:06:18 <andy> no question at the moment
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Sep 27 02:06:49 <Carl> BlueNinja?
Sep 27 02:07:40 <Carl> Cyder?
Sep 27 02:08:34 <Carl> Elapid?
Sep 27 02:09:37 <Carl> WiK
Sep 27 02:10:39 <Carl> Bravo52?
Sep 27 02:10:48 <Bravo52> Carl, Sheryl, and Bruce, thanks for coming on and chatting. You're a great inspiration to the hobby and you've done great things to support it. What is the #1 thing driving a decision to kit a model?
Sep 27 02:11:52 <Carl> Popularity from votes on our site is the #1 reason
Sep 27 02:12:23 <Carl> Crocodile?
Sep 27 02:13:02 <Carl> DexterLB?
Sep 27 02:13:14 <Crocodile> Do yo upl an tomake a kit of Vern Estes original Big Birtha??
Sep 27 02:14:15 <Carl> No. The name Big Bertha is a registered tradmark and it is one of their oldest assets.
Sep 27 02:14:40 <Carl> jdud?
Sep 27 02:14:50 <jdud> Carl, what is your favorite rocket? Sheryl, Bruce?
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Sep 27 02:15:26 <Carl> Hydra VII
Sep 27 02:15:36 <Sheryl> Mine is the Squire
Sep 27 02:16:39 <Sheryl> Im answering for Bruce, his is the Saturn 1B
Sep 27 02:17:12 <Carl> RandyT0001?
Sep 27 02:17:14 <RandyT0001> How can I help the SAM club, build articles, drawings, what? When do you expect to "launch" the SAM club, later this year or next year?
Sep 27 02:18:31 <Carl> Our goal is to produce one similar to the old MRN, with articles about the history of pioneers and their oldest models.
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Sep 27 02:19:04 <Carl> We will also focus on particular areas of our company so our friends can get more of a virtual tour.
Sep 27 02:21:13 <les> Good evening. Sorry I am late, I had computer problems
Sep 27 02:21:18 <Carl> It will be a print publication only so a PDF will not be available to the non-members until some later date. We are trying more for the flavor of the early days of MRN and American Rocketeer.
Sep 27 02:21:39 <Carl> si-h1?
Sep 27 02:21:50 <sj_h1> pass
Sep 27 02:21:58 <Carl> troj?
Sep 27 02:22:39 <Carl> andy?
Sep 27 02:22:51 <andy> just a heads-up... some of us are in europe (me, cyder, wik, dexter), so if we don't respond immediately, it's cos it's gone 2am here and we're just lurking.
Sep 27 02:23:02 <andy> But i will ask the question from the forum thread... "Originally Posted by Pantherjon: Mayhap, we can have an availabilty date nailed down for when the Saturn V will make it's debut?"
Sep 27 02:23:32 <Carl> Planned before December 1. It depends on the Beta testing.
Sep 27 02:24:03 <Carl> BlueNinja
Sep 27 02:24:37 <Carl> Cyder?
Sep 27 02:25:08 <Carl> Elapid?
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Sep 27 02:25:29 <Carl> WiK
Sep 27 02:25:54 <Carl> Bravo52
Sep 27 02:25:55 <Bravo52> How do you do the wraps for the Saturn? Pressed? Stamped? Roller? Is the paper wet or dry?
Sep 27 02:26:59 <Carl> They are the same as the S1/70 Saturn 1B. Embossed gloss coated cover stock. dry.
Sep 27 02:27:21 <Carl> Crocodile
Sep 27 02:27:29 <Crocodile> pass
Sep 27 02:27:38 <Carl> DexterLB?
Sep 27 02:28:02 <Carl> jdud?
Sep 27 02:28:10 <jdud> Are there any more rockets planned for the Deci Scale series? If so, could you give us some insight?
Sep 27 02:29:16 <Carl> Nike-Tomahawk, WAC Corporal, Nike-Apache, Nike-Cajun, Aerobee 150, ....
Sep 27 02:29:29 <Carl> les?
Sep 27 02:30:00 <Carl> RandyT0001?
Sep 27 02:30:07 <RandyT0001> What types/styles of rockets do you personally favor, scale, 3FNC's and/or fantasy/exotics?
Sep 27 02:30:25 <les> First, I would like to appoligize for being late. I would like to thank you for your support of rocketry. What sci fi / fantasy kits are planned?
Sep 27 02:31:12 <Carl> I like them all; whichever one I am working on currently.
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Sep 27 02:32:33 <Carl> OK. Thanks for the kind words. We really enjoy it. The Orion Starfighter and Torellian Invader are hot right now in votes!
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Sep 27 02:33:07 <Carl> Rockhitt?
Sep 27 02:33:25 <Carl> troj?
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Sep 27 02:36:14 <Carl> Since we have been through the list two times, let's try for questions from anyone. We will reply with your name in front of the answer. If it gets to busy, we will go back.
Sep 27 02:36:34 <jdud> I can't wait for those future deci scale kits, Yippee. Is is possible to special order an upscale or downscale of a nose cone in your catalog?
Sep 27 02:37:42 <Sheryl> Send us an email. We do custom parts.
Sep 27 02:37:51 <Bravo52> Aside from the obvious (plastic fins ect), how have you seen the hobby change since 1969 and what do you see the next 10 yrs like? Sheryl, the Squire rocks!
Sep 27 02:39:41 <Sheryl> I like the Squire because you can arrange the fins in many different ways
Sep 27 02:39:57 <Carl> Bravo52- The hobby has gotten much better since 1969. Now we have the best of 50+ years to draw upon. It was the Golden Age then; this is the Platinum Age.
Sep 27 02:40:08 <RandyT0001> When you design a new, original rocket do you start building on scraps of paper first or do you open RockSim and then begin to design?
Sep 27 02:41:14 <Carl> RandyT0001- it is a combination. I use paper, RockSim, and 3D StudioMax.
Sep 27 02:42:03 <les> How many rockets have you built or are in your collection?
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Sep 27 02:43:37 <Carl> les-I have built hundreds over the years, maybe thousands. Since the earliest days, I launched a model until I lost it, so I have very little left from the past.