01-13-2011, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Originally Posted by foamy
Curious that I found the same "helical checkerboard" roll pattern decal in a ('69 is what is on the kit card) Centuri Javelin kit. The kit art has the straight/up and down stripes.
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Interesting...it seems as if Centuri's kit packers sometimes "just threw whatever #7 roll pattern decals they had in stock in the kit bags." They should have added a notice saying "Style may vary slightly" or "Decor scheme suggestion" under the kit card illustrations. :-) Also:
Since Semroc is interested in offering historically accurate "Retro-Repro" kits, this means that they could include the helical checkerboard roll pattern decal in both their Micron and Javelin kits and they would be historically authentic reproductions. (I have nothing against putting that decal on either of these rockets, as it is an aesthetically pleasing design.) |