kenobi65
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So, I'm out of town on business on Monday. I call home, and my wife says:
"You got a rocket in the mail. Mailing label says 'Semroc'."
"That's weird. I didn't order anything."
When I got home last night, and opened the box, I found one of these:
https://www.semroc.com/Store/scripts/SemrocRecruiter.asp
The letter that was enclosed indicated that I'd been sent kit #31 of the initial run of 40.
I have to assume that I got this in thanks for writing a review of the Semroc Micron on EMRR.
Anyway, looks to be a nice kit. Apparently, it's a revision of a Centuri kit from the mid-60s; the original kit was meant to look sort of like a scale rocket of the era, and was discontinued when Centuri started selling kits of actual rockets.
Since folks here will probably want to know:
- Finished length is supposed to be 19.2", finished fin span is supposed to be 4.4"
- Big body tube is an ST-1380; there's a balsa transition to an ST-855, then a long nose cone that mimics the shape of another transition, a short narrow body tube, and a very small "top"
- 6 laser-cut fins (with the usual Semroc quality)
- 12" parachute, with standard Semroc Kevlar-elastic shock cord system
- Decal sheet with the two roll patterns
There's no Skill Level listed on the package, but it'd look to me to be a high 1 / low 2.
At any rate, an unexpected but nice surprise.
"You got a rocket in the mail. Mailing label says 'Semroc'."
"That's weird. I didn't order anything."
When I got home last night, and opened the box, I found one of these:
https://www.semroc.com/Store/scripts/SemrocRecruiter.asp
The letter that was enclosed indicated that I'd been sent kit #31 of the initial run of 40.
I have to assume that I got this in thanks for writing a review of the Semroc Micron on EMRR.
Anyway, looks to be a nice kit. Apparently, it's a revision of a Centuri kit from the mid-60s; the original kit was meant to look sort of like a scale rocket of the era, and was discontinued when Centuri started selling kits of actual rockets.
Since folks here will probably want to know:
- Finished length is supposed to be 19.2", finished fin span is supposed to be 4.4"
- Big body tube is an ST-1380; there's a balsa transition to an ST-855, then a long nose cone that mimics the shape of another transition, a short narrow body tube, and a very small "top"
- 6 laser-cut fins (with the usual Semroc quality)
- 12" parachute, with standard Semroc Kevlar-elastic shock cord system
- Decal sheet with the two roll patterns
There's no Skill Level listed on the package, but it'd look to me to be a high 1 / low 2.
At any rate, an unexpected but nice surprise.
Thanks for the heads up!
