I don't know but I just ordered two direct from Quest. They were 15.00 a piece, which is good. Shipping is 12.15 which I think is a bit high, but I think most everything is a bit high.

I think you're right Dave. I'm pretty sure they are only available direct from Quest(and also available at NARAM50). I pre-ordered mine and picked it up at NARAM. I don't think I'll building mine. I'm chalking it up as a souvenir from the event. I'm assuming they'll be collectable, so you might want to get the Semroc Aerobee if you're just looking to build one.

That's why I was hoping to get one somewhere else. Shipping is way too high for an Aerobee and some sample "Super C's" and a D5-O(P).

I guess I've been spoiled by Semroc, BMS, UMRS, etc.

Well at least I'm not the only one that feels that way.

However I had couldn't pass on it so I ordered two.

Gee Tim....If I'd known you wanted to place an order, we could have combined an order and split the shipping. I go by Huntington about every two weeks....

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Don
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"Carpe Diem"

Yes, that was my biggest complaint, too (the shipping costs). But, due to the collectible
value, it's something I just had to have, so I was more than willing to swallow the shipping
to get the Aerobee-Hi with the box and vintage printed instructions "at all costs." I will,
however, build the kit anyway; unlike some collectors, my model's were purchased to be
built AND flown; otherwise what I (we) have is just a model, one that will be confined on a
shelf on a permanent basis collecting dust.....

For the same reason, I'm about to get started on my vintage Estes 1/70 scale Saturn 1-B
model (but will use the Apogee Apollo capsule and RCS). It, too, is expected to fly as many
times as I can put it up..... Pic of the box of this kit below:

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I ended up keeping the Aerobee for a new monthly rocketry trivia contest on the SoAR website we just thought up of tonight.

But I did give away a big bag of kits that I figured I'd never get around to building.

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Outstanding!

Will you use the Apogee capsule for flight and the original for display or will you just be using the Apogee capsule?

I hope your club members appreciate you. Thats an awful nice thing to do and a great way to drive interest in model rocketry.

Will use the Apogee capsule for both (display & flight). I'm going to modify the model so the
separation is at the SIV-B/LEM shroud point (like the Centuri 1/100 scale Saturn 1-B). However, I haven't been able to find a vendor that carries the coupler size needed so I can
make this work, so I'm going to have to improvise on my own. Also will need to replace the
decals that came with my Estes kit, since it's for the SA-207 round. I want mine to be the
SA-205 (Apollo - 7) round.

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