03-22-2016, 03:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Ft. Thomas, KY
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Originally Posted by tbzep
The Viking kit was originally the Boy Scout Akela-1 rocket. The Akela-1 was being produced at the same time as the Vector-V. However, technically it didn't become the Viking until it showed up in the catalog in 81, so in that regard, it replaced the VV.
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Good point. Forgot about the Akela. I can fly them side by side this summer. 
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Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle
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