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How anyone ever converted a Quest Planet Probe to us 24mm engines ? Not an upscale, just a conversion to the larger engine.

Dear Rocketeers, The most common recovery system in LPR is Kevlar to elastic to nose cone and attach the parachute to the nose cone. Would there be any benefit if there were two lengths of elastic attached to the Kevlar; one for the nose cone and another for the parachute ? I make the...

Dear Rocketeers, This has probably been done before, maybe as a poll, but I was just wondering what is the most number of flights that you have gotten from one LPR model before it was lost or became unrepairable ? And what was it ? Les

Dear Rocketeers, How big a body tube would be required to cluster seven BT-5's inside of it ? No, I have no plans to build a seven engine mini motor bird. I am considering trying to recreate the Estes #2189 S-Prize Rubicon kit with one mini motor. Unless it's already been done and someone...

Dear Fellow Rocketeers, To make a long story short; I needed a small, inexpensive part for one of Jims' rockets that I was kitbashing. I didn't have the need to place a large order. I sent an E-mail to Jim one day and the part went into the mail the next day ! Just great service ! Much...

I have become interested in saucers of late. I know there was the paper one and the Snitch from Estes, the Area 51 and Planet Probe from Quest and the Frick Frack from Fliskits. Were there or are there still any others out there ? Thanks in advance, Les

Dear Rocketeers, Just finished building a NewWay Q-Bee model rocket. I am most impressed. A very complete and well thought out kit. Quality components throughout, extra items like sandpaper, q-tip and snap swivel, a neat method of attaching shroud lines to the parachute, very detailed and...

Thought I had already posted this but didn't see it so I thought I would try it again. Just placed and received my first order from Discount Rocketry. The order was shipped very quickly and at a resonable price. I was very pleased with the two kits that I received. Especially their Lil...

Just got my second order from Fliskits and felt compeled to tell everyone how great they are. Their line of unusual rockets offers the modeler a change of pace. The shipping is resonabally priced and fast. Two days on my first order and three days on the second. I forgot an item when I placed...