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Old 12-13-2005, 09:06 AM
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Question Making up for lost time

Hi,

I was reborn this summer, and in trying to make up for lost time, have been trying to pick up a few old items on rol / ebay. I still have a few of my vintage 70's estes rockets, but nothing else vintage. I'm trying to put together a representative fleet with at least a couple from each of the major 70s manufacturers, without causing a divorce.

Picked up a couple MPC minirocs, they're probably not that collectible, but that's ok with me, I simply want them in my fleet to build & fly. I've been trying to pick up a couple older centuri kits, but most of them seem to be very collectible and are beyond my meager budget. Any suggestions what centuri kits I might be able to pick up for a reasonable price? They don't need to anything rare or highly desirable from a collectors point of view, just a couple kits representative of centuri from the 70s.

BTW, I am doing clones of the old kits I really like, and those are great, but they still don't fill my *need* for at least a few vintage kits.

Thanks!

-Paul
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Old 12-13-2005, 08:50 PM
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If they don't have to be old, check out Semroc. Carl has/is putting together some of the older kits.

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Old 12-13-2005, 10:10 PM
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Ebay is your best bet, and lately the Buck Rogers kits are plentiful. I've managed to pick up several originals over the years; a Mach 10, Star Trooper, and Screaming Eagle. To be honest, I find cloning the kits to be as rewarding as building originals. Once they're on the pad, it's tough to tell the difference. (Especially if your building skills have never gone past those of your 13 year old self. )
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Old 12-13-2005, 10:29 PM
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If they don't have to be old, check out Semroc. Carl has/is putting together some of the older kits.
Here's proof positive that Semroc's good enough for me :

http://www.rocketreviews.com/review...em_javelin.html


And you can go there directly via the link below:

http://www.semroc.com/


--Jay Goemmer
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http://home.earthlink.net/~gomero/rocketdesigns.html
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