Originally Posted by shockwaveriderz

Today I received a package of all of the 1972 Model Rocketeers in the mail from none other than Vern estes himself. Like to give Vern a public shout out for doing that.

These old magazines provide a wealth of historical information that most of us probbaly have forgotten or didn't even know.

One thing that I learned was that at NARAM-14 held in saetle,Washington in August 1972, Estes Industries demostarted a composite G motor!. Not onlt thatm but it had a mini- engine in the top of it which supplied the ejection charge.

So rise your hand if you remmber this? I was talking to a very long time employee of Estes and he had mentioned that back in the early 70's that Estes had worked on composite motors for a while, but they never saw daylight as far as being marketed.

There's also a pretty hilarious photo of a bearded Vern Estes in a Lincolnesque black Top Hat and shaw..... I'm sure Vern would rather this photo disapper from history!! .hahahah

thanks Vern


terry dean

Originally Posted by shockwaveriderz

Today I received a package of all of the 1972 Model Rocketeers in the mail from none other than Vern estes himself. Like to give Vern a public shout out for doing that.

These old magazines provide a wealth of historical information that most of us probbaly have forgotten or didn't even know.

One thing that I learned was that at NARAM-14 held in saetle,Washington in August 1972, Estes Industries demostarted a composite G motor!. Not onlt thatm but it had a mini- engine in the top of it which supplied the ejection charge.

So rise your hand if you remmber this? I was talking to a very long time employee of Estes and he had mentioned that back in the early 70's that Estes had worked on composite motors for a while, but they never saw daylight as far as being marketed.

There's also a pretty hilarious photo of a bearded Vern Estes in a Lincolnesque black Top Hat and shaw..... I'm sure Vern would rather this photo disapper from history!! .hahahah

thanks Vern


terry dean

Originally Posted by shockwaveriderz

Today I received a package of all of the 1972 Model Rocketeers in the mail from none other than Vern estes himself. Like to give Vern a public shout out for doing that.

Originally Posted by dwmzmm

I "had" all of the Model Rocketeers issues when it went back to the stand alone publication
following the demise of the Model Rocketry magazine. I had all the MR from then until 1982,
but they somehow got lost during my years AWOL from the hobby (1982 - 2003). I'd give
almost ANYTHING to get those missing issues back. I recall reading somewhere (not sure
if it was in one of these forums or Sport Rocketry) that a CD containing all of the NAR Model
Rocketeers, American Spacemodeling, Sport Rocketry, etc., will be forthcoming. If true, I'd
like to be one of the first in line to buy one!!

Originally Posted by shockwaveriderz

Today I received a package of all of the 1972 Model Rocketeers in the mail from none other than Vern estes himself. Like to give Vern a public shout out for doing that.

These old magazines provide a wealth of historical information that most of us probbaly have forgotten or didn't even know.

One thing that I learned was that at NARAM-14 held in saetle,Washington in August 1972, Estes Industries demostarted a composite G motor!. Not onlt thatm but it had a mini- engine in the top of it which supplied the ejection charge.

So rise your hand if you remmber this? I was talking to a very long time employee of Estes and he had mentioned that back in the early 70's that Estes had worked on composite motors for a while, but they never saw daylight as far as being marketed.

There's also a pretty hilarious photo of a bearded Vern Estes in a Lincolnesque black Top Hat and shaw..... I'm sure Vern would rather this photo disapper from history!! .hahahah

thanks Vern


terry dean

Originally Posted by Royatl

In my more idealistic times ('88-'89) I lent many of my Model Rocketeers to a group of kids that I thought were very interested in rocketry. Of course, none of them (to my knowledge) did anything more with the hobby, and of course I didn't get my magazines back (or the '76 edition of the Handbook I also lent them). I got many of the issues back by buying the back stock from Nettie when she was NARTS back in '90 and '91, and I got a '76 Handbook at the NARAM 43 auction.

Originally Posted by Royatl

One of the kids from my club went to NARAM 14 and when he came back that was all he talked about. Though I forgot the detail about the mini motor being used as the ejection charge.

Both Matt Steele and Bob Kaplow have in the past shown composite motors in the Enerjet style (fiberglass case-bonded with graphite closures) with labels touting "Brown-Dorffler Industries" or some-such. Don't know how they obtained them (I saw both in 1991. Matt's at NARCON in Huntsville, and Bob's at his house at a post-NARAM brunch), but I assume it was at some NARAM in the 70's. Is that about right, Matt?