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Old 06-30-2019, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Vanel
Ah...that looks good, monochrome and all! The Quazar is also larger than I'd thought, having a BT-60 rather than a BT-55 main body tube. It could also be modified for motor mount rear ejection (that could also be done to make it a rear-ejecting motor pod boost glider, with the motor mount having forward ballast if necessary, plus a parachute [as with the Estes foam Shuttle]). For those who like the Reaper (originally called KKDC--Klingon Kamikaze Death Cruiser--designs, with auxiliary motors w-a-y out on the wing tips [the results of a motor misfire are very exciting!]), the Quazar's BT-5 wingtip pods offer interesting "GH-ey" possibilities...
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