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I am back from my long summer vacation and will scan and post the decal tonight. I have the decal drawn up in Coreldraw, just have to find it. Once I find it, I can send it to Sandman.
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Black Shire--Draft horse in human form, model rocketeer, occasional mystic, and writer, see: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperba...an-form/8075185 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6122050 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6126511 All of my book proceeds go to the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre www.northcotehorses.com. NAR #54895 SR |
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Here is the scan and the PDF version was drawn in Coreldraw. Sandman, you can have it if you want, just print it out with Spot Green.
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To toss this in, the measurement of the two images shows no difference in distance from tip of nosecone to the shock cord retaining ring. I would assume by retaining the 1.25 distance from the tube lip would move the mass further forward by lenghtening the BT.
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I have not read the entire thread, but I saw a question about stability.
Gnomes have a history of stability problems. The most common cause of instability is use of an A10-3T with the new motor hook that extends far enough towar the rocket centerline to allow the exhaust from the loarge nozzled A10-3T to hit the motor hook and be deflected. This was extremely worse when the motors had the "poopy clay" nozzles (long since corrected by Estes with the current "Strong Like Ox" clay). Builder errors couls also cause instability. The upper lug loves to destabilize so if it is too far forward you have trouble. And if the fin unit is installed too far forward the fins will not provide enough correcting force. Longer tube is better, so the original short Leprechaun was undoubtedly a stability nightmare - especially if an A10-3T was used and you got the deflecting thrust.
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However, Estes did not start using the motor hooks with the finger tabs until 1993. Even the old Mini-Brute Javelin (0815) used a washer for nose weight; it was similar in size to the Gnome.
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I have 2 of these kits, the boxed version and the Leprechaun by itself and they are the same. They both have white body tubes and yellow plastic parts. The body tubes are 8 inches and the directions call for painting because you have to paint the upper a lower body tube yellow. The yellow parts are the same ones that are now used in the Estes Mini Customizer http://www.estesrockets.com/rockets...stomizer-minitm
All you would have to do is order the parts from Estes or better yet use the 50 percent off Michaels coupon to buy the kit and buy a 8 inch bt from Semroc. Then print my decal out on decal paper and you are set to go. |
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Black Shire--Draft horse in human form, model rocketeer, occasional mystic, and writer, see: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperba...an-form/8075185 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6122050 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6126511 All of my book proceeds go to the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre www.northcotehorses.com. NAR #54895 SR Last edited by blackshire : 08-25-2011 at 03:56 AM. Reason: This ol' hoss done forgot somethin'. |
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