Cumbersome, yes, but also kind of the point. If you go to 1:50, so 70% of what you said, that'd be about 18" and 7 feet. Doable.That does get.....cumbersome
A 1/35 mercury redstone is 2(?) Ft long
A 1/35 sat5 is 10
Cumbersome, yes, but also kind of the point. If you go to 1:50, so 70% of what you said, that'd be about 18" and 7 feet. Doable.That does get.....cumbersome
A 1/35 mercury redstone is 2(?) Ft long
A 1/35 sat5 is 10
Cumbersome, yes, but also kind of the point. If you go to 1:50, so 70% of what you said, that'd be about 18" and 7 feet. Doable.
The old 1/162 scale shuttle stack was too small, and didn't fly well. I never even built one, it was so small and I knew from seeing other models fly how hard it was to try to make the orbiter glide (I rarely saw any glide). I preferred to build my own from scratch, that would fly well.
If they do another shuttle, I'd love to see a bigger one. BT-55 SRB's and 3" ET makes for a pretty nice sized model, at 1/110 scale. I did one in 1979, then a modern one in 2009 using the Guillows foam orbiter. That orbiter is not very accurate but it GLIDES nicely. I even posted a thread about the 2009 model, here: https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/1-110-scale-shuttle-model-is-a-success.8053/ It was a prototype for a kit but I never got geared up to do a kit.
Here's a photo indicating the size. It flies nicely on a D12-3, and even more nicely on an E9-4 (E12-4 probably good too). Ideal would be 1/100 to go with the Saturns, but the bigger size and mass would make it not fly as well on a D12, and would require 100% new tube sizes for the ET and SRB's.
I'm surprised they didn't bring back the Interceptor E when they brought back the small one. The Trajector uses the same nose cone as the E size so it's not like they need to make a new mold or anything.Bring back the Interceptor E maybe an upscale shuttle stack??
I'm surprised they didn't bring back the Interceptor E when they brought back the small one. The Trajector uses the same nose cone as the E size so it's not like they need to make a new mold or anything.
I also did like that design. I think its better than the Cosmic Interceptor. Who knows? Maybe we should all write ESTES a letter and give them some feed-back? You never know they might do it? I mean rockery is a nitch market. Just saying
So Facebook is for old folks? If they get their customer feedback from Instagram or Twitter their going to leave out a lot of the same people who are not using Facebook either. The same goes for Tumblr and the rest. The right place to gather feedback, to distribute information, and other such activities is their own web site. Anything else is copping out and not doing the job.I do question any company that gets most of its customer feedback from FB at this point. My mother-in-law is active on FB--and she's 70. Their market is on Insta and Twitter, and specialized forums like this one.
Think it would be more cost effective to reintroduce a model than developing a new one.
R&D already done, just pull out the old blueprints, retool and produce.
But then I may not know what I am talking about.
Better the yeast than the mold!Think of us as the yeast - we’re the small ingredient that keeps things percolating and interesting. So don’t stop making the suggestions for new stuff and requests for bringing back the old stuff!
Well, some of us are pretty moldy. Then again, some of us are not bad at molding, and there's even a few who are pretty awesome at 3D printing.Better the yeast than the mold!
I knew that double entendre would come upWell, some of us are pretty moldy. Then again, some of us are not bad at molding, and there's even a few who are pretty awesome at 3D printing.
Ding ding, Fred is getting warm
Think of us as the yeast - we’re the small ingredient that keeps things percolating and interesting.
Think of us as the mold. We're the small ingredient* that keeps things flavorful and interesting.Better the yeast than the mold!
Well, some of us are pretty moldy.
Estes had a ton of Star Wars knock offs......I wonder what the licensing terms are actually like. It's really sad if that's what prevents release of kits based on modern prototypes. Dr. Zooch had an SLS and a Falcon Heavy... did he just ignore the licensing issues?
Their Aluminum Falcon was a big seller!Estes had a ton of Star Wars knock offs......
Yes indeed, and Star Trek, and other stuff. Is there a reason why licensing of commercial rockets would be an insurmountable obstacle now? Obviously only Estes knows the true answer to this...Estes had a ton of Star Wars knock offs......
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