I have the main nose cone and tower lattice work, but not the tower cone or tube.

They are hiding in my father's house along with lot of other tresures I have yet to re-discover some day.

I offered to loan it to Mike, But Scott said he already had one on loan.

I've been waitin' to hear someday about Mike offering one.

I really am looking for a body tube source other then the Atlas I could use.

I just need to lookup the atlas's body tube size to find one, But I'm so busy doing so many things latly, I might get to it by the time I retire, he he...

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Art Upton
I am an original AR; pronounce like a pirate says "R"
An AR is an Always Rocketeer, in differance to BAR; although I like to visit BARs now and then.

I like that idea, too!

Craig...

Yeah, baby!

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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

Sounds like a winner of an idea to me!

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Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

We want to do a line of Custon Assortments, but do not have the large chute yet. We also have not had time to do a manual. The ones we are looking at closely are on Centuri 1971 Pg 56-57.

What are some ideas for a "Dream Designer's Special"? (Besides at least one of everything in a huge box for $19.99 postpaid?)

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Carl McLawhorn
NAR#4717 L2
semroc.com

I think a good designer's special should allow the purchaser to build at least 3 - 4 models, at least to of which are somewhat exotic; e.g., a two stager, a boost glider, or a payload model.

Centuri had three between 1968 and 1971 (Beginner's, Designer's, and Experimenter's), with tubes that were pre-cut to smaller lengths instead of just 18" lengths. The 18" tubes allow for more flexibility...

I was thinking along the same lines, though. Have at least one assortment for smaller models (ST-5, ST-7, ST-8, ST-10), and another for large models (ST-13, ST-16...). Maybe even have one Ultra Large set with a couple or three of every (commonly used) part from Series 16 down, for folks who just want to stock up their workshops...

Other suggestions might include tube-only packages, with one-each, three-each, and five-each of ST-5 through ST-16, 18" long.

Craig McGraw

Using the old Centuri specials as an example is a great idea!



If you put some fin stock in the box then how about a sheet of some fin templates? Even use the old Centuri one.

How about requesting plans using Semroc parts and putting a short Plans Booklet together? Craig already has a headstart on that.

Generic decals.

Paper reducer kits

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Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

A plan book would be a must. In addition to a representative plans, it could have rules of thumb for designing simple models (e.g, fins on the rear, body tube eight times longer than diameter).

Paper shroud templates are an excellent idea. Even the degraded Estes designer's special still has that set of adaptors. In addition to transitions between body tubes, you could use a transition as a cone fin.

Notions:

Include an extra sheet of thin balsa, plus a balsa stick that could be used as the main spar of a boost glider OR, cut up, as decorative channels on a scale-like bird.

Include a cutting diagram for angled tube fins.

How about enough parts to make all of these....

Centaur
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rock...d/71dcen38.html

Vector V and Groove Tube
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rock...74/74cen14.html

Taurus
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rock...74/74cen46.html

Later,
EV