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Nope, just used masking tape to hold the Hot Shot in place.
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My Thunderbolt is quite different from Bob's. It's an F32-12 with the markings stamped directly onto the case (which appears to be phenolic). The nozzle looks like its machined out of phenolic as well. The top half inch of the casing appears to be a separate piece of tube, although I don't know why that would be.
The length is 126mm (not counting the almost 2mm the nozzle extendsbeyond the casing) and the diameter is 28mm. |
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Very interesting, Tom. Do the markings list any sort of date or date code? Bob |
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The only markings are what you see on the side of the casing in the photo (the other side has no markings).
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The F32 was offered in the 1977 catalog, as I recall.
One of the guys in the North Shore Section had one. I don't remember seeing one fly. |
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I noticed over on Ninfinger's that there aren't any FSI catalogs between 1972-1976. Somewhere in that time frame George Roos and FSi in Louisville, Co moved to Raytown,Mo under the leadership of the Reese brothers, Lonnie and Harold.
For those of you that have old Model Rocketeer mag collections from 1972-76, if you could take a look and look for AD's by FSI and see if and when the address changes or if there is any news reported during that time period. Trying to understand why George Roos sold(?) and moved FSI to Raytown and the Reese's. terry dean nar 16158
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There was a 1974 catalog. I think it was labeled REESE INDUSTRIES and not FSI. Plain B&W cover showing a rocket on a launch pad. An inside shot on a black background, kind of stark.
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Is this the catalog? http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rock...e_rc1/rc1f.html I've always wondered about this catalog in particular as to the date. Page three shows a three stage rocket "successfully test fired 4-16-72" but that's the only hint of a date in that publication that I've found. .
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Yes, that's the one. I assume it was the 1974 catalog because that's when I got mine, but it could have been used for a few years.
I notice that the catalog says that FSI motors are "distributed" by Reese Industries. FSI did have a few adverts in the NAR magazine of that time, but they were pretty sparse and the company was kind of under the radar. I bought an OSO and a pack of D6 motors around 1975. I still have a couple of the goofy red and white boxes that the 21mm A-D motors came in. Someday I'll scan them. |
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I remember reading that the Reese family wanted to buy an Estes distributorship but they wanted too much money up front. Roos gave them a much better deal and the Reese's were more agresive salesmen (sorry salepersons) than George. I think Roos sold the company and retired, can't say that for sure.
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