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motley16 11-14-2021 02:54 PM

starlab
 
looking for starlab rocket. Does anyone reproduce these?

ghrocketman 11-14-2021 03:05 PM

Nobody offers them now. MANY years ago (like 15+) PDR offered them, I believe.
Good luck finding one of those. Estee produced more.
The originals show on ebay occasionally. Be prepared for around $100.

Scott_650 11-14-2021 03:45 PM

Or maybe build something different but similar from a current vendor? http://www.squirrel-works.com/catal...l/gartrell.html

Faithwalker 11-14-2021 03:50 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by motley16
looking for starlab rocket. Does anyone reproduce these?

There is one currently for sale on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1250006670...76&toolid=10001

This is not my listing, nor do I know the seller.

Kind regards,
Jeff Jenkins
aka: Faithwalker
NAR #46879 SR

A Fish Named Wallyum 11-15-2021 05:53 AM

I have one of the PDR kits that rarely flies because getting a chute in that tiny tube is just short of nightmare stuff. If I were thinking about building one now, it would be an upscale using BT-50 and BT-55. Much easier to stuff a chute in a BT-50. :cool:

Earl 11-15-2021 10:45 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Faithwalker
There is one currently for sale on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1250006670...76&toolid=10001

This is not my listing, nor do I know the seller.

Kind regards,
Jeff Jenkins
aka: Faithwalker
NAR #46879 SR


These kits always seem to go for a pretty decent price tag. It is not one that comes up too very often, but generally several times a year or so.

Earl

A Fish Named Wallyum 11-15-2021 10:54 AM

I remember seeing one on the shelves at the KayBee Toy & Hobby in the Florence Mall in 1979. I was having trouble deciding between the Starlab or the Satellite Interceptor on one buying trip. I chose the SI, then chose the Odyssey on my next buying trip instead of the Starlab. When PDR kitted it 25-30 years later, I jumped on it.

tbzep 11-15-2021 11:11 AM

I'm hearing Bowie's "Starman" when I read this thread, except it's "There's a Starlab waiting in the sky"

ghrocketman 11-15-2021 05:41 PM

It's NOT really all that hard to pack a 12" chute in a BT-20.
A lot easier than packing a 24" chute in a BT-50 Astron Drifter or Solar Sailer.

Faithwalker 11-15-2021 11:19 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by ghrocketman
It's NOT really all that hard to pack a 12" chute in a BT-20.
A lot easier than packing a 24" chute in a BT-50 Astron Drifter or Solar Sailer.

Estes Industries must have read your comment. Estes released a new educational 7 minute and 47 seconds video today on how to fold a parachute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9261CQ0v2E

Kind regards,
Jeff Jenkins
aka: Faithwalker
NAR #46879 SR


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