11-08-2015, 11:59 AM
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Seagulls Beware...
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Subject to Change
Posts: 930
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White Estes Parachutes?
At the OROC meeting last Thursday, I scored another DRM, and was looking at it through the packaging when I noticed something different. There's a message on the parachute's packaging saying that:
Quote:
Dear Estes Customer,
Due to new restrictions regarding the printing of
plastic materials, we have had to temporarily
suspend printing our colorful parachutes. This
white parachute material conforms to all current
government requirements and can be decorated
with a design of your choice using colored markers.
© 2009 Estes-Cox Corp. All rights reserved. PN66201 (2-09) Printed in China.
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I'm curious, what was the restrictions on printing all about? How long did this situation last? Was the DRM the only rocket that had this (perhaps due to the black color ink?), or did all 2009 Estes' rockets come out in white? And with all the rockets I've bought and researched over the years, Why haven't I ever heard of this before?
The face card shows the traditional black skull parachute and a blaze that says "New 18" (457mm) der Red Max Parachute!" and is dated by a © 2007.
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