ArthurAstroCam
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Am I weird in getting super pumped the day a rocket is being delivered? Today I take delivery of the legend, Big Bertha.
Nothing wrong with enthusiasm for your hobby!Am I weird in getting super pumped the day a rocket is being delivered? Today I take delivery of the legend, Big Bertha.
Count yourself lucky you're not into model railroading.Am I weird in getting super pumped the day a rocket is being delivered? Today I take delivery of the legend, Big Bertha.
Heck, I am still waiting for my 2022 Estes catalog! Not that patiently.Count yourself lucky you're not into model railroading.
What with the: Pre-announcement, announcements that announce the announcements for new product announcements?
Then there's the endless delays in the product's actual delivery and that assumes it ever gets delivered at all.
My last Big Berta build was with my late father, almost 50 years ago. it is going to be a fun, and emotional one.Nothing wrong with enthusiasm for your hobby!
I was going to ask that, actually. So my 15 nylon chute will be a good choice for Big Bertha?So ya know, unless you're flying at an airport with all that concrete or apply a really heavy paint job...a 15" nylon chute will work nicely.
Am I weird in getting super pumped the day a rocket is being delivered? Today I take delivery of the legend, Big Bertha.
We would watch for the mail truck every morning. And we would sarcastically refer to him as "Granny" when he wasn't coming fast enough, or a package wasn't arriving on time.I also get excited. We are so spoiled today with all the electronic tracking of packages. Amazon even lets you follow the truck with your package on it once it's in your area! On the expected delivery day, I'm always checking the tracking multiple times (as if that will help it get delivered any sooner).
I remember being a kid and having to physically mail a check or money order (yes, in an envelope with a stamp and paper order form), then wait a couple weeks for your order to arrive. It would just suddenly show up one day... man those were some of the longest waits. Especially given how slow time seemed to pass as a kid. It sure was awesome when it finally arrived.
I just got a 1972 and 73 catalog. I also have the 1969 and 1970 catalogs. By 72, you had the Damon era, they were charging a quarter for catalogs, and Big Bertha was identified as the Astron Big Bertha!A bit of interesting trivia about the Big Bertha... It is longest continuously in production kit in the history of model rocketry! Followed closely by the Astron Alpha. The Big Bertha first appeared in the 1966 Estes catalog and has appeared in every catalog since then. The Alpha debuted in the 1967 catalog one year after the Big Bertha and has also been available, uninterrupted, ever since.
The only other rocket that is close to those 2 in continuous availability is the Alpha III which first appeared in 1971 and has never been discontinued.
My Bertha was waiting for me when I came home from work. Starting on it hopefully this week.That which you describe( three fins) isn't a Bertha,,. But a big Betty. Please don't confuse the two .
Yes- I plan on using my own paint scheme, and am undecided about the hopelessly outdated decals.If this is a first build in 50 years, just follow the instructions you can get fancy with later builds.
And I've never built one (if I don't count the Super Big Bertha).A bit of interesting trivia about the Big Bertha... It is the longest continuously in production kit in the history of model rocketry! Followed closely by the Astron Alpha. The Big Bertha first appeared in the 1966 Estes catalog and has appeared in every catalog since then. The Alpha debuted in the 1967 catalog one year after the Big Bertha and has also been available, uninterrupted, ever since.
The only other rocket that is close to those 2 in continuous availability is the Alpha III which first appeared in 1971 and has never been discontinued.
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