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Estes Announces New General Manager (2018-07-11)
From the NAR Facebook page: PENROSE, Colo. , July 11, 2018, PRNewswire - Estes Industries, the leading manufacturer of innovative hobby products for the model rocket industry, ... [Read More]
Quest MicroMaxx SVSS Fixes (2010-12-07)I recently bought the Quest MicroMaxx Super Value Starter Set (SVSS). Quest had a holiday sale and at $36.00 it was too good to pass up. This included 50 MicroMaxx engines, a controller, MMX launcher ... [Read More]
New Quest Engines on the way? (2011-02-07)Posted on TRF from Oliver - European Rocketeer : "But seriously, our German Quest distributor is currently developing a new engine line. From what I heared , Bill Stine just visited him last year so ... [Read More]
Some MRI, MPC and AVI Questions Answered! (2011-03-30)It seems I've been touching on a lot of MPC information lately. I've got a MPC launcher and controller coming from Ebay. I've done posts about the MPC (Stine) Shock Lock mounts. I'm still flying 40 ... [Read More]
Model Profile - Semroc THUNDERBEE (2011-05-08)So, I bought a box of 1/2A3-4t engines in the recent Scout Stuff clearance sale. Here's the perfect rocket to burn through all those engines. From Semroc , it's the THUNDERBEE , the first release in ... [Read More]
Old Models On Display At NSL (2013-05-29)John Boren (Estes, JumpJet on YORF) and Bill Stine (Quest) brought plenty of classic models to the National Sport Launch this past weekend in Pueblo, CO. There were 10 tables with 450 models on ... [Read More]
New Quest/Klima Engines are Closer! (2013-08-17)Here's a timeline of selected posts from YORF Read the entire thread HERE Notice the post dates: From Bill Stine on YORF - August 12, 2011 - So much for keeping this project "Top Secret"... ... [Read More]
Quest Response to Out Of Stock (2014-11-25)After much speculation about igniters and supplies, Bill Stine posted this on TRF: OK, here's an official response from Quest: First, NO, Q2G2 igniters are NOT gone forever and you will be ... [Read More]
Custom P.O.N.G. at Seattle Museum of Flight (2014-11-26)Bill Stine referred my name to Custom Rockets about building a Custom PONG kit for the Seattle Museum Of Flight rocketry display. I had one upstairs, finished and never flown! CLICK HERE The is ... [Read More]
MRC FX Engines (2015-01-25)On TRF, a question came up about the MRC FX Engines. MRC (or Model Rectifier Corporation) make model trains and RC cars. Years back they got into the model rockets business. Their first catalog ... [Read More]
Is Quest Ill? (2016-01-05)Is Quest ill? That question was posted by Blackshire on YORF. If you visit the Quest website ( CLICK HERE) and click on most engine listings you get this message: "This item is currently Out ... [Read More]
New Products at NARCON (2020-03-08)On the NAR Facebook page - John Wilkerson posted some pictures from the NARCON Manufacturers Presentation. I'm sure there were other products, these seemed the most interesting. Matt Steele ... [Read More]
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