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![]() Hey, some great deals on some Semroc kits at eRockets.biz . Several 3FNC and 4FNC kits as well as classics like the Saturn 1B are being discontinued and are either on sale, or going on sale soon.
Go to their website and search "Discontinued". Make sure you're ordering the kits, and not just instructions or parts assortments. . [EDIT] eRockets is a dot biz, not dot com... Fixed the link [/EDIT]
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![]() I'm not surprised.
Was wondering how long the new ownership was going to keep around all those great SLS kits. Am surprised about the Saturn 1B though. Discontinuing that kit is INSANE.
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My WAG on his reasoning on the Saturn 1B: It will allow him to cut back on inventory that is likely slow moving, create more space for other items, and create a demand later down the road for periodic re-releases like Estes has done with the Saturn V. I doubt the 32 remaining kits will be discounted unless he just can't move them at all. It's still listed at $92 on the website and $100 on his eBay presence.
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In my conversation with Randy, he said that he hasn't finished deciding how much all the discontinued kits will be discounted. Some have their discounts, others haven't yet. And like you guessed, slow movers are the ones getting the ax (this includes all the Groonies). However, since they make the parts, if a kit you want is out of production and stock, you still can order the parts separately.
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. . Dreaming of making the rockets I dreamed of as a kid (and then some). "The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack." "The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Launching is Optional... Landing? That Depends on Trees. |
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![]() Boy....temptations. That said, I went on a major buying binge when Sheryl was shutting down Semroc and have at least one example of all the discontinued kits in my stash already. But I may need to supplement a little.
It's interesting that most of the RTBs including the lovely Aphelion and the mini versions of the Centurion and the Lil' Hustler are going out as well as the SLS models. Another surprise is My Boid....my first Semroc kit. It's just a simple ST-8-based streamer model, but with any one of a number of possible fin sets. Added: It looks like the SLS Laser-X is the only SLS kit not on the chopping block, for whatever that's worth.
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![]() The one SLS Kit surviving is the one I have zero interest in. Never interested in the original Laser-X either.
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My Boid is in the "Just Released" category and is not being discontinued. Quote:
The new SLS Lil Augie is still there. I'm a little surprised that the Mini-Max clones are getting discontinued. Most everything else of what is getting the axe does not surprise me.
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![]() Thanks for pointing this out KTesh. Temptations, temptations...
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Well, it comes up in the search for "discontinued" and says that in the product description (and the URL itself). http://www.erockets.biz/semroc-flyi...6-discontinued/ Quote:
True. That one hasn't been around long enough for me to think of it in SLS terms.
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How odd. Here is another page linked to the "just released" list. It does not say "discontinued." http://www.erockets.biz/semroc-flyi...m-my-boid-ka-6/
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