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Old 09-06-2019, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by A Fish Named Wallyum
I bought two of the FSI Viking I clone of the month kits, and built one. I did the same with the Mini Bomarc, but the unopened kit is nowhere to be found. I have a couple of the pie-plate Invaders left over if anyone wants one. "Flew" one last year, with predictable results.


My Astron Invader built in the 60s flew great. Nice lazy circles around the field after ejection. My build of one from my original plans back in the 90s flew a St. Louis Gateway Arch trajectory and shattered. Apparently I was a much better builder when I was 13 years old.

Here is a picture of some of my early builds. The Invader is leaned against the wall, it’s silver and black, with red fins. Like many of my favorite rockets, it got some checkerboards, and it’s name on it from the Estes Letters Decal sheet.
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