01-02-2018, 10:23 PM
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BP Mafia
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Ft. Thomas, KY
Posts: 8,623
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Originally Posted by stefanj
I'd object to the "Everything" in that sentence. There were a lot of grab-bag looking kits, including the Redstone Maverick (which I remember building on a picnic table in 1971!). But not all MPC kits were trashy kid stuff.
I'm fond of my "Moon Go," which has cleaner lines than the Martian Patrol. It's an original, from the late 70s.
The "Flare Patriot" is a not-bad sport model; ditto the Zenith II. The lines of the Micosonde (?) three-stager are pretty clean.
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The only one I've built and had issues with was the Aquarius. Difficult build due to the parts needing substantial reworking to fit the fin can together. Other than that I have the aforementioned Flare Patriot, Zenith II and Microsonde III, as well as the Taurus-1, Icarus-C, Lunar Patrol, a Lambda Payloader, a couple of Nike Patriots and the Tomahawk in the tree overlooking B6-4 Field.
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Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle
In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III
Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark
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