Pete Bricker showed up to the pad with this Estes Pershing on Saturday. I overheard a conversation on the flight line and heard him say that he found it at a flea market.
Chew on that one for a little while.😳

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Build floor: Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

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

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Unreal.
I don't go to flea markets or garage sales anymore.
After seeing only junk/trash for over 40 years, I stopped wasting my time.

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Completed or still in the box?

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No, I have friends who are really into it, but it's not my thing. I'd tell The One They Call The Conehead to be on the lookout for stuff like this, but he's a flip phone kind of guy and rarely bothers to take it with him. He hits them all, flea markets, estate sales, garage sales, etc.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

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

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Just based on the conversations I heard, it was boxed. I heard him mentioning some issues with the decals. It was the first one I'd ever seen, so it was a shock. It's a big kit. Man, I'd love to see it reissued.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

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

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Mine was a little underpowered and squirrelly on a D12-3. It was soon retired to be a hanger queen. I'd love to see a re-issue too so I could have one that I wouldn't worry about crashing.

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There is a thread on TRF where someone posted nice 3d print files for the cone, conduits/straps and fins and a few folks have built nice new bt-101 versions with them. These should not be hard to get stable with their oversized fins especially using E20's or E-30's at the same weight as the original kit, should fly nice.

Frank

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I received a partially-built basket case Pershing as a surprise gift from Steve Kristal a couple of years ago, and managed to rehabilitate it into a very nice shelf queen. I can't imagine ever flying it, and didn't even put lugs or rail buttons on the beastie.

If a call is ever made to refresh the models in the NAR exhibit at the Museum of Flight it will probably get donated.

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...-3#post-1899450

It has been established that this flew on an E20W.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

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

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

That's a good one for the model. I was thinking about old single use motors I used to buy before going EX. The E15W had decent smoke and fire for scale realism, the E30 had good kick for scale speed realism. The E20 is a good compromise.

This is one time I would agree when GH would recommend some sledgehammer motor. They jumped off the launchers pretty quick. Saturns still need to lumber off the pad, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvKAdXAvoCA



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