Cosermann
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Was looking through some of my older Estes catalogs last evening and was struck by some of the cool descriptions of the old rockets.
Example:
Photon Disruptor (1980 catalog description) - "Equip your star fleet with this sophisticated scale missile from the 23rd century. Designed primarily as a mass conversion weapon to overload the defensive screens of an enemy vessel, the actual Photon Disruptor may also be programed as an interceptor missile, a proxsimity space mine, or a space distress signal. Exact size, speed, range, and destruct radius of this vehicle are classified. Photon Disruptor uses impulse power unit and guidance system for launch from planetary surface." Specs. and etc.
THAT inspired the imagination and made you want that rocket! Compare to:
Photon Disruptor (2014 catalog description) - "Length: 24.5 in (62.2 cm) Diameter: 1.33 in (34 mm) Estimated Weight: 2.4 oz (68 g) Fins: Laser cut wood Recovery: 18 in (46 cm) Parachute Projected Altitude: 750 ft (229 m) Recommended Engines: B4-4 (First Flight), B6-4, C6-5"
Boring! Am I the only one who thinks the should bring back the old catalog writers?
Example:
Photon Disruptor (1980 catalog description) - "Equip your star fleet with this sophisticated scale missile from the 23rd century. Designed primarily as a mass conversion weapon to overload the defensive screens of an enemy vessel, the actual Photon Disruptor may also be programed as an interceptor missile, a proxsimity space mine, or a space distress signal. Exact size, speed, range, and destruct radius of this vehicle are classified. Photon Disruptor uses impulse power unit and guidance system for launch from planetary surface." Specs. and etc.
THAT inspired the imagination and made you want that rocket! Compare to:
Photon Disruptor (2014 catalog description) - "Length: 24.5 in (62.2 cm) Diameter: 1.33 in (34 mm) Estimated Weight: 2.4 oz (68 g) Fins: Laser cut wood Recovery: 18 in (46 cm) Parachute Projected Altitude: 750 ft (229 m) Recommended Engines: B4-4 (First Flight), B6-4, C6-5"
Boring! Am I the only one who thinks the should bring back the old catalog writers?