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10-25-2007, 11:51 AM
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OOPS, my bad.... was the other Estes use of that ex-centuri cone that is long MIA - the Harpoon . Might have to take a stab at the Firecat, sort of Centuri - nostalgis vibe to it. ~ AL 
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10-25-2007, 11:54 AM
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Actually the Marader is the same fins as used on the Cyclone ( not sure kit # offhand ), that used up the last of the Centuri NC-132's . ( and much worse looking desing than the Marauder, IMHO ) . ( if you do the decals, let us / me know  Looking at your pic again, the Sizzler has fins the wrong way ( grain parallel to the BT ), so might be good to scrap fro the cone and motor mount . ~ AL .. still frowning he never finds any goodies like that.... lol ...
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10-25-2007, 11:54 AM
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Agree with the comment about the Marauder fins....they are a PLANK cut an angle.....BOOOOOOORRRRRRIINNNGGGGGGGG !
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10-25-2007, 12:31 PM
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Not to mention they are very prone to breakage on landing. I've had two Marauders, one an original kit, the other a scrap bin clone, and both have suffered fin breakage on their first flights.
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10-25-2007, 12:36 PM
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I didn't have any problems with the fins on my Marauder.........of course, it landed in a pond... 
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10-29-2007, 01:59 PM
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Update: The Scrambler 2 now has a proper nosecome, the Searcher had a crunched forward section, but a 4" length of BT-5 coupler rammed in did the trick! I received my BT-55 coupler stock from BMS, and after a bit of cleaning (The inside of the damaged tube), and some peeling of the coupler stock, I was able to straighten out the Ranger. The Sizzler is still a crunched, zippered mess....
The Shuttle stack has been cleaned up and moved to our local Hobbytown as part of my NAR section's rocket display. Ph
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11-23-2007, 04:59 AM
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your lucky
Your so lucky you now have the alpha III that I once had as a child to bad mine went the way of the dog. ( chomp chomp chomp.) after a great launch. never found that one again. have a blast with it.
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11-23-2007, 10:57 AM
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There are or were some Alpha IIIs up for bid on EBay. Looked like they were going cheap...
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11-23-2007, 11:06 AM
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alpha
just found one of the old red white kits witht he red porta pad as well hope to win it.
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