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Old 01-02-2016, 09:08 PM
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Default Centuri Fireflash

I picked up a box of rockets at a yard sale a while back and it included a Centuri Fireflash from the 1970's (KM-5 / 5305). The bag was opened but it seems to have all of the parts, but no instructions. Jim-Z has the kit listed as 'posted' but when I click on the icon I get a 404 error.
Does anyone else have a scan of the instructions? The kit seems fairly complex and I would rather not foul-up a classic like this.
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Old 01-03-2016, 11:37 AM
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http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=1642
Here is a thread that may help you.
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Old 01-04-2016, 12:53 AM
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Old 01-04-2016, 12:24 PM
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I have the instructions but the hole placement pattern was cut out (I was 12) and is missing.

The neat thing about this model is it has two ways to build it.

Instructions are all scanned...Do you still want them?

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Old 01-04-2016, 02:25 PM
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I have the instructions but the hole placement pattern was cut out (I was 12) and is missing.

The neat thing about this model is it has two ways to build it.

Instructions are all scanned...Do you still want them?



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Old 01-04-2016, 06:58 PM
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Here they are! Got them from Jimz a while ago
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File Type: tif km-5a.tif (172.7 KB, 65 views)
File Type: tif km-5b.tif (147.4 KB, 38 views)
File Type: tif km-5c.tif (159.5 KB, 34 views)
File Type: tif km-5d.tif (179.0 KB, 31 views)
File Type: tif km-5e.tif (19.4 KB, 35 views)
File Type: tif km-5f.tif (489.4 KB, 39 views)
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Old 01-04-2016, 07:10 PM
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What an interesting model!

Just because I have the tools to hand, here are the six TIFF files saved in one .pdf.
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What an interesting model!

Just because I have the tools to hand, here are the six TIFF files saved in one .pdf.
YE *SHOW-OFF*!!! :-) Seriously, thank you for posting this! Also, Sirius Rocketry www.siriusrocketry.com sells cast polyurethane duplicates of the Fireflash's short elliptical nose cones, as part of their "Moldin' Oldies" line (they're in the "Type C" [Centuri, of course] section). The Estes 4:1 tangent ogive BT-5 plastic nose cone (used in the Quark, Gnome, Puma, and other kits or RTF rockets) is virtually identical to the Centuri version, which was used in the Fireflash kit.
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Old 01-05-2016, 05:09 AM
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Thanks to all. Just need a few parts and I can start the build. I'll start a build thread (my first) when all is ready.
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Thanks in advance for doing a build thread - can't wait to read it. Quick question to anyone who knows - is the alternate build shown in the original Centuri instructions a representation of an actual Fireflash variation or just some "poetic license" by Centuri?
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