07-03-2018, 03:38 PM
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Retired with Way Too Many Kits
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Colorado
Posts: 3,222
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I never had the Estes Mars Lander, but have built and flown the Semroc version. An excellent flier on a D13 reload in the 18/20 RMS. It’s one of my all-time favorite builds, right up there with the Orbital Transport.
I had a chute fail to fully open, and the resulting hard landing cracked the dowel that fits into the clear tubing “flex coupler”. But it’s fairly easy to repair. I built mine with screws holding the aft cover in place. I did have to cut an “access hatch” to do the repair, but I won’t even need to cover it up when the aft cover is re-attached.
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Lee Reep
NAR 55948
Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp
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