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Old 09-09-2006, 06:39 PM
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AL Swackhammer , power freak
 
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ps: lol

another item I just noticed is the angle between the 'solar panels' and the 'wing'.

per the rear view in the instructions, they should point inward significantly ( ala Vader's TIE fighter ), but the catalog photo shows them as more upright, at least to my eye .. comments ?

on my own, I think I used my fin alignment guide to make them 90 degrees apart, witht he 'wing' centered inbetween, still not matching the catalog exactly.
will have to grab the Scorpius when over at my dad's again, so I can sompare, etc.

- another item I never thought much about, but is interesting, is that the instructions wait and have you unstall the engine mount LAST... this apparently to you can stand the rocket on the fins to dry ( great planning, by the way , very interesting as it;s both unusual, and shows someone at Estes was paying attention and thought it out - lot different than the 'buy-now fly-now' of today ...

~ AL
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