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Model Rocket Building: Ed Brown - Estes (2018-10-05)

From Matt Steele - NAR Facebook Page - It is with great sadness that I must pass on to the group that my good friend "Ed"  Edwin Brown  passed away today after a long illness. Ed was ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Reviews of two V2's (2010-12-19)

Semroc's V2 xKit is a reproduction of Estes K-22, which was originally released in 1965. Like the original, it flies on 18mm motors and features balsa nose and tail cones. The xKits don't come ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Semroc IRIS Build Part 15 Fin Tabs (2011-07-17)

After spraying the fins a white undercoat, I noticed the laser cut sides of the fin tabs weren't accepting the paint. They still looked brown. I hit the sides with a light coating of white glue. ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: MRN Idea Box TIP- From December 1967 (2015-05-25)

Mojo 1986 was selling some older Estes Model Rocket News (MRNs) on Ebay. For me, one of the most valuable pages was "The Idea Box". I did some screen grabs and will feature some older ideas that ... [Read More]