As if my building backlog isn't big enough, I've won a PDR Satellite Interceptor for suggesting the winning formula for their 3rd anniversery sale! My son is going to REALLY dig it when I show him these pictures of what's on it's way to our spaceport!

As soon as I saw that I went Googling for more info on the Satellite Interceptor to show him, and found yet another awesome story from Wallyum! Scroll down to Tell me an interesting rocket related experience!

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Daniel Runyon Net

One of my favorites. I've got an original that I rescued and restored off Ebay, a 1:1 clone, a D-powered BT-55 upscale and an E-powered BT-55 upscale. The D and E birds really rock!

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark

I know... that all came up in Google too! I searched Estes Satellite Interceptor and quickly discovered it to be one of your favorites!

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Daniel Runyon Net

I had an original back in the 70's that I never flew, so it was high on my list to clone when I got back into the hobby in 2001. The Wildfire was the kit you needed to find to clone one back then, but I couldn't seem to win one on Ebay, so I decided on the D upscale. I flew it at Big Bone Lick State Park (I'm not making that up,) on the front lawn. It was way too small for a D bird, but I lucked out and got it back anyway. (With some deep gouges in the balsa after it threaded the needle through the tree branches.) If I wasn't hooked before, that most definitely did it.
Oh, yeah. I won a Wildfire a week or so later.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark

It's really hard to beat the feeling of almost losing one and not... I think I'd rather almost lose one and not than have a perfect flight!

The Wildfire has become the first rocket that I Googled to see and got no results pointing to Ninefinger catalogs... this was the only pic I could find! What was it that was needed from that, looks like the nose, I suppose?

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Daniel Runyon Net

It was a nose/tail cone combination. Nowadays you can build an S.I. with just the cone from a Skywriter, but at the time those nose cones were a tough find.
I'd post a picture of the Wildfire, (I later built it with another nose cone,) but it got treed one day at B6-4 Field. I've got another one that I'm building now.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark

Yep, been there. Had to stop since the name sounded so intriquing....

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Don
NAR 53455
"Carpe Diem"

Bill has Big Bone Lick down there and we have Bong up here.

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We also have Turkeyfoot Road, Suck Run, and Devils Backbone Road.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark

While it's not the road's name, we have a stretch of road that's called Turkey Foot... it's a straight run that angles off and it's where the young necks go to drag race. Used to be a place where the shine runners drag raced and fine tuned their ability to outrun the law!

We also have Booger Holler Road right over behind my house!

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Daniel Runyon Net