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Enerjet Renaissance
Comrades:
While the forum is abuzz with Enerjet talk, I was wondering if anyone had built any of the other rockets from the Enerjet Newsletters like the Thor-Able, the Saturn V with the plunger-top for an X-24 or the Prime lifting body? I'm most interested in the lifting body but any pictures of anything Enerjet other than 1340s would be great.
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NAR 79743 NARTrek Silver I miss being SAM 062 Awaiting First Launch: Too numerous to count Finishing: Zooch Saturn V; Alway/Nau BioArcas; Estes Expedition; TLP Standard Repair/Rescue: Cherokee-D (2); Centuri Nike-Smoke; MX-774 On the Bench: 2650; Dream Stage: 1/39.37 R-7 |
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I'm putting a 29mm mount in my Little Joe I as suggested in one of the Enerjet News publications.
I even have original unfired Enerjet E and F engines, but doubt they will be used. I also have ARG Trident 2250 and 2650 clone kits. Might build one soon. I have the only existing Semroc parts-pak clone of the Enerjet Athena; that one did not make production; a suitable source for the wraps was never found. I have scratch-cloned the Enerjet Athena, Aero Dart, and Egg Crate. The Aero Dart and Egg Crate have flown many times.
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Once upon a time, one could get these wraps off eBay. That's where I got mine to build my Athena. Did not get the Centuri Orion use the same wraps? Allen |
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Athena wraps are just 1/100 Saturn 1B wraps and are also used for the Orion.
The Semroc Orion uses a combination of a cardboard wrap with balsa bits to simulate but not duplicate the original wrap.
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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!! Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't ! Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY. ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC ! |
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I tried building a “Bug Lifter” from a crashed Quest Big Betty and a Squirrel Works XR - never did work, serious stability issues, I never could get it to fly straight. Not sure I have the fortitude to use an Estes 1969 Saturn V but a faux Saturn built from 3.5”-ish tubing would be interesting. Spoofing the roll pattern, fin shrouds and engine nozzles without trying to do a scale Sat V build would be pretty nifty.
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http://v-serv.com/usr/kits/cathena3.htm http://v-serv.com/usr/retro.htm Last edited by Jerry Irvine : 05-26-2019 at 10:08 PM. |
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The most infamous quote in the Enerjet catalog is, "you can look for this." |
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Ha! That’s classic! Still like to try my spoofed Saturn Bug Lifter someday but there are so many rockets to build! |
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Here's some non-Enerjet 1340 models of mine:
Nike-Ram.
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I bought a Nike Ram back in the day, but don't remember the slightest thing about the packaging!
I flew and lost it on a D12-3. *Sigh*
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