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I've been rebuilding my youthful favorites at BT-70 scale. Vigilante. Photon Disruptor. Seems like a nice size now.
Or BT20 with 13mm mounts. That's fun too. And maybe even more challenging. I've got a 1284 shuttle from ebay. I lost the original to a cato. (And a couple of moves.) I'm waiting to see if my boy's high school can vacuform a new shuttle from casts before I build it. The plastic's a bit oxidized.
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If the school can't, I'm sure Starport Sagitta can do it for you. Head on over and use the contact form, and we will see what we can do for you!
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The Estes Star-Blazer has to be the most boring supposed-"futuristic" kit ever designed.
The others are good ones.
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I remember when the NEW Scissor Wing Transport came out in 1974. Wow I wanted one. A few years ago I was lucky enough to get two vintage builders kits on Ebay, 50 bucks for both. I built one and on the first flight it made a giant arc and crashed into the ground full speed. I haven't mustered the will to build the other one yet. Still not over it I guess. |
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I'd agree about the TK-31. Not so much on the original K-31. And getting that carved-from-a-block-of-balsa canopy right was quite a challenge "back in the day". The one I did in my BAR period came out rather better than my first one...though I still have the first one (one of the few models I did back then that I do have).
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Dittos. I built a Semroc Mars Lander last year. It's maiden flight will be at NSL 2017. I sure wish their launch site had a nice big grassy area for flying classics.
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I've got the Centuri Saturn V, Saturn 1b, 1/45th scale Little Joe II, Mercury Redstone, Skylab, X-24 Bug, Hercules, Estes K-36 Saturn V, K-39 Semi Scale Saturn V, 2048 Saturn 1b, Missile Toe, Mercury Atlas, Astron Shrike and the K-25 Alpha. None of these have been started. Still working on Sheri's Saturn V.
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Yes we do! I started a BMS Mars Snooper last month. But it's gone on the back burner as I work on other projects for NSL 2017. The other classic I want to build is the Astron Drifter. I lost mine on first flight as a kid because I put the 24" chute in it. Drifter is a really good name for the rocket. It drifted to some unknown distant location. I have all the parts except fins for a BT-80 upscale using 24mm motors. Will probably build that after NSL.
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That's a great list! Brings back fond memories. |
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I am glad to know there are others out there recreating the rockets of their youth.
The way I see it every time you open a classic sealed kit to build you have hit the fountain of youth once that vintage air escapes !
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