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Old 11-30-2016, 10:53 AM
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Default Estes Executioner #1951 Rerelease!!

Looks like Estes is bringing back the Executioner for D & E engines. I wonder if we can modify it to take F engines, or why they didn't make that available?
http://www.estesrockets.com/new/001951-executioner
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Old 11-30-2016, 12:48 PM
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Looks like Estes is bringing back the Executioner for D & E engines. I wonder if we can modify it to take F engines, or why they didn't make that available?
http://www.estesrockets.com/new/001951-executioner


Yes, you should be able to with a 29mm tube and your xacto knife.
Why didn't Estes do that? Probably because that would blur the lines between the PSII kits and regular kits.

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Old 11-30-2016, 02:12 PM
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Yes, you should be able to with a 29mm tube and your xacto knife.
Why didn't Estes do that? Probably because that would blur the lines between the PSII kits and regular kits.

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Old 11-30-2016, 04:27 PM
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Yes, you should be able to with a 29mm tube and your xacto knife.
Why didn't Estes do that? Probably because that would blur the lines between the PSII kits and regular kits.

kj


Don't the Vanguard and Star Orbiter already handily accomplish that?
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Old 11-30-2016, 05:42 PM
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The Executioner is a re-issue.

Estes probably didn't want to change any of the parts to keep it much like the original.
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Old 11-30-2016, 09:49 PM
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Don't the Vanguard and Star Orbiter already handily accomplish that?


Vanguard?

Yes, the Star Orbiter does blur the line very nicely (great flyer).
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Vanguard?

Yes, the Star Orbiter does blur the line very nicely (great flyer).


Same BT & NC, 24mm vs 29mm.
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You mean, perhaps, the current BT-60-based Vagabond?

It's not quite the long thing the Star Orbiter (which uses two full length BT-60s) is, but it does seem to use the same NC.....
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You mean, perhaps, the current BT-60-based Vagabond?

It's not quite the long thing the Star Orbiter (which uses two full length BT-60s) is, but it does seem to use the same NC.....


I plead mashed potato brain. Yarp, Vagabond. Between the pair, they nicely blur the gap.
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Blured Lines - Marvin Gaye?

Pretty obscure, Fred.
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