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2011-08-13Proxima Centuri I Flight Flawless straight flight with nice boost, textbook recovery on its 18'' nylon chute - D12-5 [More]
Spaceship Earth Flight Abolutely awesome noisy smokey & straight flight, flawless aerobrake recovery - E9-4 [More]
Spaceship Earth Flight Nice noisy flight, textbook aerobrake recovery - D12-5 [More]
Red Flight Hilarious flight with a friction-fitted A10-3T, no damage upon recovery - A10-3T [More]
Bluey Flight Nice easy flight, minor damage to motor tube due to ejection charge - A10-3T [More]
2008-06-08Cold War Soldier Flight Fabulous high speed dash with slight weathercocking, great to watch with impressive height. Flawless textbook recovery close-by, no damage. - E15-4 - MMRG [More]
Spaceship Earth Flight Awesome flight on a home-made sugar motor, very fast takeoff upon motor ignition. Flawless aerobrake recovery. - E40-0 - MMRG [More]
2008-04-27Proxima Centuri II Flight Nice flight with some weathercocking. Chute partially tangled during recovery, rocket hit the ground hard badly cracking a fin fillet and loosening the fin. Rocket temporarily retired for repairs. - E9-4 - MMRG [More]
Tres Hombres Flight Maiden flight. Flight good though the rocket seemed a tad squirrelly upon motor burnout. Nice recovery but the rocket hit the ground hard denting a fin corner and causing minor paint chipping (easily fixable). - 3xB6-4 - MMRG [More]
Spaceship Earth Flight Nice noisy spluttering flight, flawless aerobrake recovery. - E9-4 - MMRG [More]
2007-10-25Squirrel Works Mega Baron (Kit)  Review
Brief:
The Squirrel Works Mega Baron is a truly glorious 24mm-powered upscale of Squirrel Works's famed Red Baron
boost-glider and is surely one of the biggest boost-gliders on the market. Made from top quality components, this
glider is a must-have for any serious boost-glider fan and ... [More]
2007-09-26Madcow Rocketry Little John (2.6) (Kit)  Review
Brief:
Madcow Rocketry's Little John is a very nice 1:4.8 scale version of the U.S. Army's old Little John unguided
artillery rocket with a number of thoughtful design features--especially the nose cone "ballast box" design.
Loaded with top notch components, it is worth every ... [More]
2007-07-29Estes Super Vega (Kit)  Review
Brief:
The Estes Super Vega is a truly glorious upscale of the classic futuristic Estes Starship Vega, and I'd say one of
Estes most appealing and beautiful designs ever to see the light of day. At over 35" in height, this upscale
towers over the original Starship Vega but is sadly ... [More]
2007-06-26Semroc Texas Firefly (Kit)  Review
Brief:
The Semroc Texas Firefly is a beautiful 175% upscale of the Semroc Firefly and is a Retro-Repro clone of the original
Centuri Firefly 2-stage rocket. Combining elegance with a beautiful simplicity of line, the Texas Firefly flies
wonderfully on standard 18mm black powder motors ... [More]
2007-03-29Art Applewhite Rockets Delta Flying Saucer 24mm (6\") (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a very nice simplified version of Art's Original Flying Saucer rockets which flies great and can be launched
on a wide variety of 24mm motors.
Construction:
I ordered Art's 24mm 'Flames' Delta and included in the kit is:
One sheet of cardstock to make up ... [More]
2007-01-23Semroc Lil' Ivan (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a nicely detailed Semroc retro-repro clone (KV-49) of Centuri's 1982 Lil' Ivan (#5353) that incorporates
modern technological advances like laser-cut fins and Kevlar-mounted shock cord. It reminds me of the Estes Baby Bertha
but I feel this Semroc kit to be superior in ... [More]
2006-12-23Semroc Astrobee 350 (Kit)  Review
Brief:
A Semroc retro-repro version (KV-13)of Centuri's 1965 Astrobee 350 (KC-5)and incorporating updated technology like
laser-cut fins and Kevlar ® -mounted
shock cord.
Construction:
The parts list is covered in Chan's review so I won't elaborate here.
This being my ... [More]
2004-01-01Estes 220 Swift (Kit)  Review
A tiny fun-to-build 13mm rocket employing tumble recovery, a descendant of the classic Estes Mosquito.
Included in the kit:
1 body tube
1 plastic nose cone
1 launch lug
2 small balsa strips to cut your own fins
1 peel-and-stick decal set
This is an easy 3FNC kit to ... [More]
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