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Essence’s Model Rocket Reviews wishes to remind everyone that several of the current contests are ending soon. The Two at Once Photo contest will be ending on 05/01/2010. Capture photos of two rockets. They can be photos of either two of your rockets, or one of your rockets and one of your...

Rocketreviews.com (EMRR) will be down for a short time in order to change over to a VPS. Thank you in advance for your patience. Cliff Oliver EMRR

Essence's Model Rocketry Reviews is pleased to announce their sixth annual EMRR Challenge. Towards the end of 2009 EMRR was so busy it seemed like they needed to split themselves in two. The 2010 EMRR Challenge will help you appreciate that feeling and have twice the fun! Milestones such as...

Ladies and Gents in the UK, I have a buddy who is in the US Air Force and is about to be stationed at Lakenheath AFB. He'll arrive in a couple weeks. It may take him a little while to get settled. But, when he does he wants to find a rocket club or group to launch with. He has tried to contact a...

Essence's Model Rocket Reviews is pleased to announce the EMRR 2010 Calendar! This is the 10th year of producing this loved and unique calendar. The 2010 calendar is available in four different sizes. EMRR recommends the 17-inch oversized version since it captures all the excitement in a larger...

Essence’s Model Rocket Contests Are Ending Soon. Essence’s Model Rocket Review (EMRR) wishes to remind everyone that the deadlines for two of its 2009 contest are just around the corner. The EMRR 2009 Rocket Video Contest will end September 27.2009. There are already a few great entries...

Anyone seen/built/flown an LOC Door Knob, yet? I saw it on their web site while planning how to spend some of my tax refund this year. Take a look. Cliff

Earlier this month I flew my Temporary Insanity on an AMW M1350GG. The rocket had an onboard video camera attached and captured the video below. I borrowed the camera and other gear from my friend and fellow SEARS member Greg Lane. He also put the video together and posted it on Youtube...

Did anyone get video of my L3 launch at the Winter Nats? If you're willing to share let me know, please. Cliff

This is my level 3 project I plan to launch at the Florida Winter Nationals next week. https://www.sears572.com/blog/cliff-olivers-level-3-project I'll launch it on an AMW M1850GG. It was painted just this past weekend and the decals added within the last fews days. So, I haven't had an...

I have developed a little side interest/hobby of weather monitoring. I have recently set up a personal weather station at home. My station also feeds it's data into the Weather Under Ground web site. Here is the link to my station site...

My wife gave me a Dremel XPR400 tool with a great deal of accesseries for Christmas last year. I was using same tool with a carbine cutting wheel to cut fin slots into 7.5 diameter phenolic tubes for my L3 project. I was almost finished when the tool got very hot and began to emit smoke from the...

My wife's co-worker was cleaning out a family members house and found a stack of newpapers. Well, not just any old newspapers, mind you. The Miami Herald'scomplete coverage of the first man to walk on the moon! She gave them to me to keep. I have the papers from July 13,17, 19,20, 21 (pic...

I'm completing my paperwork for NARTREK Gold level. I have flown my rocket and have the altitudes of each flight. Now, I want to use Rocksim to find the CD of those flights. Can someone help point me in the right direction? Where do I go to plug in my numbers to get the CD? Cliff

I'm plannig a scratch IRIS build based on BT80 tubes. I need a nose cone and a modified transition for it. I thought I'd find someone to custom turn one from balsa. Looked at Balsa Machining Service. But, the ordering procedure confused the heck out of me. So.......... I'll call BMS to get...

Tried to launch my 24mm Deuce on a pair of E15's. Well, they both lit. Just not at the same time. Plus the rocket got hung up on the rod. On-board video caught it all! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYdq1BT9MUA Cliff

I painted part of a rocket with Walmart Color Place Orange. Let it dry for a week. Masked it off and tried to paint over the orange with Krylon Glossy Black. The Krylon wrinkled very badly. I sanded it down. Primed with a coat of Kliz to fill any imperfections. Then tried again with the...

Herre is a link to a video shot from onboard my upscale 24mm Deuce's Wild. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuYz5hxjYsU I used Booster Vision equipment. The camera was carried in a payload section with a nose cone cut down the center and attached to the side...