Silverleaf
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Howdy, Just lost out on a huge lot on Ebay *sigh* - twas a Shuttle, a Gemini and fin alignment/tube guides, plus about 14 other rockets/parts etc.
So, in an effort to appease my whimsical nature (read : I'm ticked off when I actually found something I really wanted on Ebay and lost out by 2 bucks) I'm trying to decide whether to focus on :
A) Doing a massive cloning project for some estes kits that I can't find anywhere else - or will not spend a 100 bucks a pop via ebay to own an original kit. If I go this route, what I'd like to do is to build/clone the following kits in descending order:
Nike
Terrier
Sandhawk
Gemini-Titan
Smoke
Hercules
Orbital Transport
Black Brant
Phoenix
Cherokee 3
The Nike is tops on my list because it will serve as the basis for at least two combos - Nike - Hercules and Nike - Sandhawk
Preferably, I'd like to order the parts from one company, thus saving me time. 8)
All of the above depends on what its going to cost me to buy parts, so I might try to find a designer's special - or even a collection through Red Arrow Hobbies - they have a few at 24.99 for tubes, centering rings, MM's, and LL's. No nose cones included..so I'm debating
2) Forget the cloning, and buy a Saturn V. No, I've never built one, but oh-so-want-to. lol
If I go this route, I'm hesitant to buy through Ebay, so does anyone know what the best price online is for a Saturn V kit ?
Sorry for all the long posts recently, I'm in a lull and though I have 3 kits to build here - MPC FlatCat, Enterprise and Battlecruiser - but I'm hesitant to build them due to their age and personal value. Plus, with all my work on the vendor's detailed components listings, one can only look so long at all the prices and companie' websites and not go insane and want a challenge - be it cloning or the Saturn V.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Cheers,
R.S.
So, in an effort to appease my whimsical nature (read : I'm ticked off when I actually found something I really wanted on Ebay and lost out by 2 bucks) I'm trying to decide whether to focus on :
A) Doing a massive cloning project for some estes kits that I can't find anywhere else - or will not spend a 100 bucks a pop via ebay to own an original kit. If I go this route, what I'd like to do is to build/clone the following kits in descending order:
Nike
Terrier
Sandhawk
Gemini-Titan
Smoke
Hercules
Orbital Transport
Black Brant
Phoenix
Cherokee 3
The Nike is tops on my list because it will serve as the basis for at least two combos - Nike - Hercules and Nike - Sandhawk
Preferably, I'd like to order the parts from one company, thus saving me time. 8)
All of the above depends on what its going to cost me to buy parts, so I might try to find a designer's special - or even a collection through Red Arrow Hobbies - they have a few at 24.99 for tubes, centering rings, MM's, and LL's. No nose cones included..so I'm debating
2) Forget the cloning, and buy a Saturn V. No, I've never built one, but oh-so-want-to. lol
If I go this route, I'm hesitant to buy through Ebay, so does anyone know what the best price online is for a Saturn V kit ?
Sorry for all the long posts recently, I'm in a lull and though I have 3 kits to build here - MPC FlatCat, Enterprise and Battlecruiser - but I'm hesitant to build them due to their age and personal value. Plus, with all my work on the vendor's detailed components listings, one can only look so long at all the prices and companie' websites and not go insane and want a challenge - be it cloning or the Saturn V.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Cheers,
R.S.