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mannye 06-10-2018 03:35 PM

Wanted: Estes Andromeda
 
Looking for a kit to build so the actual condition of the package (card) is not important. Missing decals are OK too since a kit this old will probably need reproductions anyway.

Thank you!

ghrocketman 06-10-2018 06:14 PM

More Rockets offers a clone of the kit.

mwtoelle 06-10-2018 06:15 PM

Keep in mind that the orange color these decals will not reproduce well using the CYMK color system that most hobbyists use.

tbzep 06-11-2018 09:56 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by mwtoelle
Keep in mind that the orange color these decals will not reproduce well using the CYMK color system that most hobbyists use.

Does the Morerockets guy use an ALPS printer? If not, he can't do good white decals either. I seriously doubt he has screen printed decals.

Chas Russell 06-11-2018 10:31 AM

https://www.rocketreviews.com/estes...chelberger.html

Review of cloning the Andromeda.

Chas

ghrocketman 06-11-2018 11:24 AM

I have no idea what type of printer he uses for decals.
I built the More Rockets Star Speeder, Scorpius, and Colonial Viper kits.
Those decals were fine.

tbzep 06-11-2018 11:30 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by ghrocketman
I have no idea what type of printer he uses for decals.
I built the More Rockets Star Speeder, Scorpius, and Colonial Viper kits.
Those decals were fine.

Those are white rockets, so there are no white decals. Too bad the guy doesn't have his decals in view in the photos.

Scott_650 06-11-2018 02:31 PM

Andromeda looks an Estes “bring back” candidate to me - simple nose cone, no special plastic parts from long worn out or thrown away molds, plenty of the kinds of Sci-Fi detail that Mr. Boren seems to like, even the decals aren’t all that complicated ...could even be a down scale version that’s flies on inexpensive 13mm motors.

ghrocketman 06-11-2018 02:33 PM

At one time Q-modeling offered an upscaled Jumbo version.
A buddy of mine built and flew that one several times on RMS24 reloads.

bernomatic 06-13-2018 11:31 PM

The decals for the Andromeda is one of the reasons I started working on screen printing decals. I wasn't happy with the reddish color substituted.


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