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2009-11-21Estes Patriot Baby (Kit)  Review
( Contributed - by Eldred Pickett - 11/21/09)
Brief:
Stage Bash o' Estes Patriot Missle and Baby Bertha kits for 2009 EMRR Challenge. Begad!
Construction:
For me Stage Bash I decided t' use Estes Patriot and Baby Bertha kits. I called it “Patriotic,
Baby!”(Say it like ... [More]
2009-09-01Scratch Crayon Rocket (Scratch)  Review
Brief: I build Crayon rockets. Begad! Blimey! Seriously. I get t' big Crayon doubloon banks from Toys R Us, shiver me timbers, and turn them into high-power rockets. Arrr! Blimey! I have a 38mm, me hearties, 54mm tube-fin, 38mm 2-stage, and 38mm cluster version. Aye aye! Blimey! I also have a 54mm 3FNC version that's under repair. So that's t' family. I had someone who ... [More]
Scratch 2-Stage EMRR Challenger (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by Eldred Pickett - 09/01/09)
Brief:
For t' EMRR Stagin' Challenge, I decided t' build a two-stage rocket with composite motors. Avast! Since I had done a
2-stage before, I figured it would be easy. Ahoy! WRONG... I decided t' do a 3-inch bird with dual deploy and a 19-inch
booster ... [More]
2009-08-01Semroc Magnum Sprint (Kit)  Review
( Contributed - by Elred Pickett - 08/01/09) I had previously built t' Magnum Hornet, me hearties, and this kit is a few inches longer. Like t' Hornet, ya bilge rat, this is a
reproduction o' an old Centuri kit that has slight changes from t' original. Arrr!
It has features that I assume come with most(all?) Semroc ... [More]
Semroc Magnum Hornet (Kit)  Review This was me first Semroc kit, me bucko, so it was all new. It's a reproduction o' an old Centuri kit with a few updates.
There is an exploded-view diagram so you can see how t' pieces go together. Avast, me proud beauty! It also serves as a parts list showin' how many o' each part should be there.
T' parts were well ... [More]
2009-07-01Scratch Purple Crayon Rocket (Scratch)  Review Brief: There is a great source o' cheap HPR kits that's probably close t' your home. Where, me bucko, you might ask? Toys R Us! I'm sure many o' you are shakin' your head thinkin' you never seen any rockets there, let alone HPR. Avast, me proud beauty! Look in t' younger kids' section. There are doubloon banks that look like big ... [More]
2004-09-01Descon 14 X-Factor (Kit)  Review X-Factor
Eldred Pickett's Descon-14 Entry
Parts List
1 - 18" by 6" 1/8 balsa
1 - BT-60 body tube
1 - BT-20 body tube
3 - regular engine clips
3 - BT-5 centerin' rings
/h2
I cut (3) 2 3/4 lengths o' t' BT-20 tube. Blimey! Blimey! These are t' engine tubes. Avast! Blimey! I used centerin' rings ... [More]
0000-00-00Descon Round Robin (Kit)  Review
Round
Robin
Eldred Pickett's Descon-14 Entry
Parts List
1 BT-60 body tube
1 BT-60 nost cone
1 2-engine mount from FlisKits
sheet o' 1/8" balsa
Ok, this was only t' second design I've ever come up with. Ya scallywag! I wanted t' do
somethin' I had an idea for, just t' see if ... [More]
Scratch Cone-glomeration (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by Eldred Pickett - 11/1/09)
I actually *forgot* about this contest, so I had t' throw somethin' together at t' last minute. Aye aye! Blimey! I decided to
build t' third one in t' list.
For t' cones on t' ship I ended up usin' 2 3.5" funnels. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Stupid, shiver me timbers, I know...but it was all ... [More]
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