07-03-2010, 10:47 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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Originally Posted by tbzep
It had those and a plastic transition section, IIRC. It shared all three components with the Estes Nomad, #1344, which came out around 1980. I had a Nomad and still have the nosecone and transition section for future Saros cloning, but unfortunately the fin can was lost to a tree.
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I still have the Saros I built ~ 1975 or 1976. The plastic pieces are unusual for Estes, because they are two-piece, like plastic airplane model parts (with the little alignment pins that go into matching holes).
I just cannot bring myself to fly this again, it has been maybe 10 years or so..
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Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
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Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp
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