Enerjet Renaissance
Comrades:
While the forum is abuzz with Enerjet talk, I was wondering if anyone had built any of the other rockets from the Enerjet Newsletters like the Thor-Able, the Saturn V with the plunger-top for an X-24 or the Prime lifting body? I'm most interested in the lifting body but any pictures of anything Enerjet other than 1340s would be great. |
I'm putting a 29mm mount in my Little Joe I as suggested in one of the Enerjet News publications.
I even have original unfired Enerjet E and F engines, but doubt they will be used. I also have ARG Trident 2250 and 2650 clone kits. Might build one soon. I have the only existing Semroc parts-pak clone of the Enerjet Athena; that one did not make production; a suitable source for the wraps was never found. I have scratch-cloned the Enerjet Athena, Aero Dart, and Egg Crate. The Aero Dart and Egg Crate have flown many times. |
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Once upon a time, one could get these wraps off eBay. That's where I got mine to build my Athena. Did not get the Centuri Orion use the same wraps? Allen |
Athena wraps are just 1/100 Saturn 1B wraps and are also used for the Orion.
The Semroc Orion uses a combination of a cardboard wrap with balsa bits to simulate but not duplicate the original wrap. |
I tried building a “Bug Lifter” from a crashed Quest Big Betty and a Squirrel Works XR - never did work, serious stability issues, I never could get it to fly straight. Not sure I have the fortitude to use an Estes 1969 Saturn V but a faux Saturn built from 3.5”-ish tubing would be interesting. Spoofing the roll pattern, fin shrouds and engine nozzles without trying to do a scale Sat V build would be pretty nifty.
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http://v-serv.com/usr/kits/cathena3.htm http://v-serv.com/usr/retro.htm |
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The most infamous quote in the Enerjet catalog is, "you can look for this." |
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Ha! That’s classic! Still like to try my spoofed Saturn Bug Lifter someday but there are so many rockets to build! |
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Here's some non-Enerjet 1340 models of mine:
Nike-Ram. |
I bought a Nike Ram back in the day, but don't remember the slightest thing about the packaging!
I flew and lost it on a D12-3. *Sigh* |
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