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Old 07-18-2020, 07:45 PM
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I remember hearing that same story.
Centuri was not yet "allowed" to offer their "Magnum-D" branded version of the Estes D12, which is what they should have had in the first place.
Only 5 years prior, kits that size would have had Enerjet mounts for the E24, F52, and F67.
A C5-3 seems just a bit wimpy.
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Old 07-18-2020, 08:15 PM
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I remember hearing that same story.
Centuri was not yet "allowed" to offer their "Magnum-D" branded version of the Estes D12, which is what they should have had in the first place.
Only 5 years prior, kits that size would have had Enerjet mounts for the E24, F52, and F67.
A C5-3 seems just a bit wimpy.


Oh, it certainly is in our current-day era of highly prevalent mid-power rocketry, not to mention high power rocketry, which wasn’t even really a ‘thing’ back then. If issued now, the Super Kits would certainly be 24mm mount birds, with CG/CP provisions to fly with at least up to E power, if not F, as you mentioned. Or course, Semroc’s USS America DID come with a 24mm mount and it is a fine kit, too.

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Old 07-18-2020, 09:54 PM
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Very nice!

I built this one back in 2013. IIRC I used Squadron Green to fill the spin nozzle cavities of the HoJo PNC. I've always loved the launch lug placement on this model.
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Old 07-19-2020, 10:43 AM
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Jeffyjeep, your build looks great, I am painting the rear engines black today......
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