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When I spoke to Carl years ago about the SLS kits he told me they were low volume sellers.
For that reason he wasn't planning to release any more kits in the category (I was trying to get him to bring out the models from the 1972 Enerjet catalog). Yeah, Carl spoiled us.
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There are a lot of cloning parts that have never appeared in a kit. The appearance of Enerjet clones like the Athena and Nike-Ram wouldn't be a surprise. All the parts including laser cut fins are already there.
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I worked a bit with Carl on the Enerjet Athena.
He was never able to find a reasonable source for the wraps for that one. I have the one and only "prototype" of that kit from Carl, including the correct 1/100 S1B wraps.
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Photos of a historical artifact! |
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It is in a plain box without instructions.
Carl pieced it together for me when I reviewed his parts lists for the clone he was 90% ready to produce. The only items left to do were instructions and sourcing the wraps. Not like it has a huge label stating "Enerjet Athena SLS prototype #1 from Carl"
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This is exactly the route Bruce and I were going to take. We were running out of space, as many of you know, "in house" meant exactly that. We had just about every room in our home plus the garage filled with rocket kits/parts. Carl and I had talked about doing this but he was reluctant, saying most people would rather buy the kit than individual parts. |
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If I may ask, Sheryl, how many kits did you keep in inventory? The idea I got from Carl was that it was maybe 20-50 of big sellers and 0-5 of the slowest. That the idea was to be “just-in-time”.
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After >10 contacts wholesale and retail I describe it as a trend. Carl is being "deprecated". |
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Leave Sheryl alone. Take her to dinner!
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If my car could make it to North Carolina, I would!
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