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Old 12-26-2018, 02:28 PM
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Or Theory #5 - he's got a daughter's wedding coming up and is concentrating on that.

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Having just gone through one, I know how they can require a lot of your time.


I saw that when I looked at the “New” section. It better include free shipping!
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I see that eRockets has the USS Andromeda up again and giving it a release date of June.
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Bernomatic, have you perfected screen printing or are they going with a different decal type?
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Semroc already produced the SST Shuttle, albeit in a CC: format like the Astron Space Plane without instructions.
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Bernomatic, have you perfected screen printing or are they going with a different decal type?


I have not been contacted regarding my Andromeda decals. He must be going elsewhere.
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I see that eRockets has the USS Andromeda up again and giving it a release date of June.
From the specified diameter, I wonder if Randy is going with SEMROC ST-7 and ST-9 tubes instead of the original Estes BT-20 and BT-50s, since the former tubes are thicker, "beefier," and sturdier than the latter ones.

Again, just sheer speculation on my part at this point.
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From the specified diameter, I wonder if Randy is going with SEMROC ST-7 and ST-9 tubes instead of the original Estes BT-20 and BT-50s, since the former tubes are thicker, "beefier," and sturdier than the latter ones.

Again, just sheer speculation on my part at this point.

Not a bad idea on that long skinny center section or the two outboard "engines". I imagine those parts have been kinked or crushed on many of the original models.
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From the specified diameter, I wonder if Randy is going with SEMROC ST-7 and ST-9 tubes instead of the original Estes BT-20 and BT-50s, since the former tubes are thicker, "beefier," and sturdier than the latter ones.
Again, just sheer speculation on my part at this point.


You might be right on that! I'd hope so -
My original Estes BT-20 Andromeda buckled at boost and pinwheeled.
The Andromeda tubes should be stronger. I don't think current BT-20s are
as strong as they once were.
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You might be right on that! I'd hope so -
My original Estes BT-20 Andromeda buckled at boost and pinwheeled.
The Andromeda tubes should be stronger. I don't think current BT-20s are
as strong as they once were.



Maybe this explains the delay in getting this kit out.
The test model was made with BT-20 and BT-50 and they didn't hold up.
So ST-7 and ST-9 beefed things up and had better results.
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Maybe this explains the delay in getting this kit out.
The test model was made with BT-20 and BT-50 and they didn't hold up.
So ST-7 and ST-9 beefed things up and had better results.

Possibly, but I imagine decals were the big factor. Maybe both.


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