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2009-11-21

Review
( Contributed - by Eldred Pickett - 11/21/09) Brief: Stage Bash o' Estes Patriot Missle and Baby Bertha kits for 2009 EMRR Challenge. Aye aye! Construction: For me Stage Bash I decided t' use Estes Patriot and Baby Bertha kits. I called it “Patriotic, Baby!”(Say it like ... [More]

2009-09-01

Scratch Crayon Rocket (Scratch)

Review
Brief: I build Crayon rockets. Ahoy! Seriously. I get t' big Crayon doubloon banks from Toys R Us, and turn them into high-power rockets. Blimey! I have a 38mm, 54mm tube-fin, ya bilge rat, 38mm 2-stage, and 38mm cluster version. Avast, me proud beauty! I also have a 54mm 3FNC version that's under repair. Begad! So that's t' family. Avast, me proud beauty! 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, ya bilge rat, I decided t' build a two-stage rocket with composite motors. Avast! Blimey! Since I had done a 2-stage before, matey, I figured it would be easy. Begad! Blimey! WRONG... Avast! Blimey! I decided t' do a 3-inch bird with dual deploy and a 19-inch booster ... [More]

2009-08-01

Semroc Magnum Sprint (Kit)

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( Contributed - by Elred Pickett - 08/01/09) I had previously built t' Magnum Hornet, shiver me timbers, and this kit is a few inches longer. Like t' Hornet, this is a reproduction o' an old Centuri kit that has slight changes from t' original. It has features that I assume come with most(all?) Semroc ... [More]

Semroc Magnum Hornet (Kit)

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This be me first Semroc kit, so it was all new. Aye aye! 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. Arrr! It also serves as a parts list showin' how many o' each part should be there. T' parts were well ... [More]

2009-07-01

Scratch Purple Crayon Rocket (Scratch)

Review
Brief: There is a great source o' cheap HPR kits that's probably close t' your home. Where, you might ask? Toys R Us! I'm sure many o' you are shakin' your head thinkin' you never seen any rockets there, arrr, let alone HPR. Look in t' younger kids' section. There are doubloon banks that look like big ... [More]

2004-09-01

Descon 14 X-Factor (Kit)

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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. Ahoy! These are t' engine tubes. Blimey! I used centerin' rings ... [More]

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Descon 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. Blimey! Blimey! 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. Well, blow me down! I decided to build t' third one in t' list. Arrr! For t' cones on t' ship I ended up usin' 2 3.5" funnels. Begad! Stupid, I know...but it was all ... [More]

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