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There is no Maxi Alpha kit. There is only a Maxi Alpha 3 kit and it has huge plastic motor mount centering rings which will require massive carving and hacking to accommodate a cluster. http://www.spacemodeling.org/JimZ/estes/est1321_MaxiAlphaIII/est1321.pdf
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Better to kitbash one out of an Executioner. Those TTW fins are just beggin for 24mm motor tubes between those tabs... Bill |
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I just finished assembling one of the new Estes Maxi Alpha 3 kits.
Mine is slightly modified with a thicker walled motor mount tube, ejection baffle and longer shock cord.
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Bob and anyone else who has built the new MA3.
How much does your kit weight without engine? Mine comes in at 8.5 ounces.
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My MA3 weighs in at 8.6 ounces. I did not paint the body tube but I did add a baffle, heavier-walled motor mount tube and longer shock cord.
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I have an MA3 from the prior reissue - unpainted except for the nose cone and with a Semroc BT-80 baffle installed, it is just a hair over 8.0 ounces, FWIW.
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Thanks Bob, so ours have the same weight. Good to know.
I get the funny feeling that the nose cone in the new kit is heavier than the original nose cone (I don't have one to compare). I had a lot off left over plastic in my nose cone that I carefully removed with a drill by making little pieces so they would fall out.
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