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Old 02-01-2015, 06:24 PM
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http://www.amazon.com/Loc-Precision...2836511&sr=1-17

I just stumbled onto this ad and others while doing some research for a review. Anyone know anything more? I'm sure it's the fruits of the merger coming forth.
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Old 02-01-2015, 06:26 PM
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And more where that came from. I like the prices.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_t...&node=165793011
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Old 02-01-2015, 06:54 PM
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LOC put these out a couple years ago, they've all already been discontinued. It's too bad, they're nice little kits. What's left can still be had direct from LOC for ten bucks apiece.
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Old 02-01-2015, 11:29 PM
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Yeah, Chadrog's right...

LOC came out with these "downsizes" of their regular HPR offerings... trying to break into the "LPR market" I guess... I don't know why, but they weren't very successful and ended up canceled a couple years back, IIRC... (probably more than a couple).

I remember that LOC was doing some sort of "comic book" type catalog/sales promotions at the time with some sort of "rocket cat" that got "miraculously" turned into some sort of intelligent super-hero through some sort of accident or other... then they expanded it to include the "gray aliens" and some other stuff, with customer's launching their rockets at the end... the "comic book story" on the smaller rockets was these customer's launching their full size LOC rockets and Marvin the Cat (IIRC) was thwarting some evil plans of the gray aliens and knocked their "shrink ray" out of whack and accidentally shrank the customer's rockets in flight, which then drifted back down under chute to a landing as the "mini-rockets" or something...

Wonder where they went with that... I haven't seen anything out of LOC/Precision in awhile to even know how long or if they continued that advertising scheme or where it went...

At least it was creative and interesting, if a bit hammy... fairly entertaining as well... Good for a laugh if nothing else...

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Old 02-02-2015, 02:03 AM
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I saw some of those in a hobby shop recently. At, I think, $19 each, kind of pricey for a simple 3FNC.


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The parts looked a bit like Starlight parts. I think they made 1,000 of each kit. (if my memory is correct).
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The first two arrived yesterday. Very tiny, and my initial impression was that they seemed like a rush job. I built the Lil Big Nuke first, (actually Big Nuke Mini, but that doesn't roll off the tongue the same way.) Body tubes seem beefier. Balsa was nice and hard. Sticker decals of the cheesiest sort. The nose cone appears to be an Estes PNC-50Y. I had it built in about two hours and it turned out pretty well. I think it will be a sturdy A8-3 bird for the upcoming season at B6-4 Field. (Following the reappearance and drying out. Fingers crossed for April.) It's in the paint booth at the moment with a coat of primer. I'm hoping to find the time for Fill & Finish tonight and sanding tomorrow. Launch plans for Saturday look sketchy, so the possibility of this being finished by Sunday is pretty decent.
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The first two arrived yesterday. Very tiny, and my initial impression was that they seemed like a rush job. I built the Lil Big Nuke first, (actually Big Nuke Mini, but that doesn't roll off the tongue the same way.) Body tubes seem beefier. Balsa was nice and hard. Sticker decals of the cheesiest sort. The nose cone appears to be an Estes PNC-50Y. I had it built in about two hours and it turned out pretty well. I think it will be a sturdy A8-3 bird for the upcoming season at B6-4 Field. (Following the reappearance and drying out. Fingers crossed for April.) It's in the paint booth at the moment with a coat of primer. I'm hoping to find the time for Fill & Finish tonight and sanding tomorrow. Launch plans for Saturday look sketchy, so the possibility of this being finished by Sunday is pretty decent.


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Actually, I am. When I typed that the weather didn't seem to be cooperating, and I'm still skeptical. I'm going to pack the entry way tonight so I can get the car packed and be there for setup.
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Old 02-06-2015, 03:35 PM
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LOC (Lots of Crafts) is selling the small kits on their website for $10ea in clearance. Does anybody sell the tubes at a discount price?
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