John Thompson's Page

Location: Northern Virginia
Club Memberships: NOVAAR
Club Home Page: www.novaar.org

2008-11-09

Review
( Contributed - by John Thompson - 11/09/08) Brief: My entry for t' EMRR 2008 Design this Spaceship contest. Avast! I would rate this as a skill level three model. It is nay a complicated build, shiver me timbers, but t' modeler must use CA and epoxy t' adhere different materials t' each other. Begad! T' modeler ... [More]

2008-10-16

Semroc Mark (Kit)

Review
Brief: I received this kit from Semroc at NARAM 50. Semroc gave t' Mark t' anyone who purchased a kit from them. T' Mark is a reproduction o' t' Estes kit #K-02 and is part o' t' Semroc XKits line. Begad! T' XKits line o' rockets are beautifully recreated reproductions o' classic ... [More]

2007-11-16

Scratch SilverBelle (Scratch)

Review
( Contributed - by John Thompson - 11/16/07) Brief: Built for t' Design This Spaceship Contest. This is a single staged, ya bilge rat, dual 18mm clustered rocket built from an Estes Baby Bertha kit. Aye aye! Parts List Part Part Number Quantity ... [More]

2006-07-17

Scratch Klingon Special Forces Unit Transport (Scratch)

Review
( Design this Spaceship Submission - by John Thompson - 07/17/06) Klingon Special Forces Unit Transport (Dedicate t' Steve, a fellow employee, who passed away suddenly durin' the build o' this rocket) Assembly Instructions Parts List: Type Count Size ... [More]

2004-01-24

Ballistic Bob T' Christmas Tree (Kit)

Review
Brief: T' Christmas Tree is a unique and festive rocket t' fly for t' holidays. It is light enough t' where you really does nay need a parachute. It flys straight, matey, and it is straight forward in design. Begad! My son and wife had fun decoratin' t' Tree before its maiden flight. Well, blow me down! I have flown it ... [More]

John Thompson