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Vintage Estes Black Hole Probe Build
Here is my next vintage build that I will start in the next couple of days, should be fun.
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Should be fun.
Fly it with the display nozzle in place. I always did that with the BBIII and Satellite Interceptor.
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Comrade:
Get a bigger 'chute. I'm finishing one now and it's a sled. There's just no way to do twelve rings, twelve fins and nine dowels in a lightweight manner. I'm probably going to use a 15" Mylar.
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I will have to see how close the weight comes in when she is built. Since I use Acrylic Lacquers an Brodak sealer and no primer, my builds come out pretty light.
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Never had one but always liked this rocket. It was reported that Disney did not like the design. Estes should bring this one back but name it something else!
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I doubt Disney would let them get away with it without royalty payments. The company I represented years ago had a cycling lighting dimmer they called the Maypo dimmer. While on a repair trip to Disney World a company tech was asked why they called it the Maypo dimmer. He told them that the dimmer was designed originally for the Mary Poppins exhibit. My company received a cease and desist order from Disney's attornies 3 days later. Disney has NO sence of humor.
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The Estes Black Hole Space Probe kit was an original Estes design and not subject to any Disney oversight. The design for Cygnus Probe Ship was the model that Disney did not like and Estes ended up cancelling that kit. I think this is covered in the 'Ask Mike Dorffler' thread.
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A friend flew a big upscale at NARAM, 5.5” tube as I recall. I did not get a picture, but I’ll look for it. He posted on one of the FB group pages, probably the NAR page. Very cool, a K550 as I recall. By the way, I got my Brodak sanding sealer. I’ve only got two coats on a nose cone, but so far I like the way it goes on, and it sands very nicely.
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Lee, Hope you like the Brodak, I think it works great.
Another fun old Estes kit built out of the bag and ready for paint. The instructions call for Light Metallic Blue, and I always thought this rocket was black. I will not be using my usual Old formula Krylon since they don't have this color so I will be using Testors Metallic Blue spray paint. The most challenging part is using the old die crushed balsa parts. Non of the fins are the same until you sand them stacked together. We are sure spoiled these days with laser cut kits or cloning and cutting out perfect parts. I sealed the wood with 3 coats of Brodak Sealer for a grain free smooth finish and sure did a lot of fillets. Last edited by scigs30 : 10-17-2018 at 11:02 AM. |
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You should be. It's already a master stroke.
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