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Old 11-19-2011, 07:16 AM
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My list is on pricing oop kits-was looking for Gerry to help me determine value of rare Semroc kits from 1970. Anyone know or how I can get up w/ Gerry? dannymrmissile. ps-click onto kit collecting.

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Old 11-19-2011, 09:26 AM
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My list is on pricing oop kits-was looking for Gerry to help me determine value of rare Semroc kits from 1970. Anyone know or how I can get up w/ Gerry? dannymrmissile. ps-click onto kit collecting.

Gerry is often out of the country for months at a time for his job. Leave him a PM here. Next time he's back he'll answer.
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Old 11-19-2011, 11:40 AM
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Gerry is often out of the country for months at a time for his job. Leave him a PM here. Next time he's back he'll answer.

Scott, Sent pictures-did you get em? dannymrmissile
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Old 11-19-2011, 12:12 PM
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Here's a pic of Danny's Semroc kits. First time I've ever seen original Semroc kits in the wild.
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Old 11-19-2011, 12:55 PM
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Here's a pic of Danny's Semroc kits. First time I've ever seen original Semroc kits in the wild.
I love the fact that they're labeled "*Actual* Flying Model Rocket."

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Old 11-19-2011, 03:19 PM
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Here's a pic of Danny's Semroc kits. First time I've ever seen original Semroc kits in the wild.


Scott, I sent the pics of the kits themselves in the bags. Did you get those? dan.
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Old 11-19-2011, 04:03 PM
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Old 11-19-2011, 04:50 PM
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I love the fact that they're labeled "*Actual* Flying Model Rocket."

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That's funny...instead of "pretend" flying rocket!!
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Old 11-19-2011, 04:53 PM
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Something I never saw before...a 3/4 B engine.
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Old 11-19-2011, 05:25 PM
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Something I never saw before...a 3/4 B engine.


I talked with Carl in detail about the reasoning about this. He said he was looking for an engine that had a good initial thrust w/o a high end total impulse-for it's class-kind-a an experimental engine that would give a nice take off without the longer thrust for smaller fields, etc. Plus it was just something he was having fun with-something different . dannymrmissile.
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