Hi all! New (old guy) joining in from the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Been involved with rocketry since the early '70s, mostly as an Estes kit builder, and ventured above a D engine. Surprisingly, all of my early Estes catalogs and memorabilia from the Estes Aerospace Club membership (newsletters, awards) survived all the hurricanes and decades of storage at my folks' house. Hoping to upload photos of them someday, if anyone is interested. The hobby continued through high school and during my 4-year stint in the USAF. Of all those birds built during the early years, only the Goblin remains, albeit beat up from time itself. I returned to the hobby when my two sons were toddlers, hoping to spark the imagination of flight at an early age. That was 23 years ago. Still have the fleet from that time period, as their interest was diverted to Hot Wheels and RC cars. I'm a welder by trade, now a maintenance technician at a rum-production facility on Kauai. Also a VW air-cooled fanatic with a Meyers Manx street buggy to cruise the island with. And a grandpa...of a little girl...almost two years old...who loves motorcycles. Built a machine shop in my man cave, still does welding, and putting the pieces aside to build a 4.7 : 1 Goblin. Stay tuned!
Aloha from Hawaii
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Welcome!
Too bad you're not on Oahu.
We have a group that routinely flies at a local park.
Occasionally we fly bigger rockets at a large agricultural field with the company's permission.
Hope you can join us next time you're on Oahu.
Pics, man. Pics!!!
This was taken right after I rebuilt the suspension and brake system. She's on the cardboard protecting my RaceDeck flooring. Machine shop section in the background. Sand blast cabinet and powder coating oven at the rear of the car. Building is 20x40 with a hurricane shelter built into one end. Just in case...
Welcome back to the party @John Medeiros ! You will earn vast quantities of BAR cred by posting pictures of your 70’s memorabilia. There a reason why your Goblin survived; Goblin’s are the coolest! 
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Aloha. You missed out on the Geek Meet. We post a lot to our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/330116532176675/?ref=share
https://www.facebook.com/groups/330116532176675/?ref=share
Maybe on your next voyage back to Kauai...be happy to talk story!
