I made a run to two Hobby Lobbys around me and got a Ventris on clearance and an Ascender on the 40% at one; a Leviathan on clearance and a pack of F15-6 motors on the 40% at the other. That should do me (except for motors) for the current flying season.

The Ascender looks pretty good; the surprise is that the colors are pearlescent which is impossible to tell from the box photo.

I'm struck by the thin walls of the casing on the F15.

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Hey Roy,

Could you post a few photos of the motors?

Thanks,

Sean

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Photos have been posted elsewhere, probably even here ?? so I don't think any photos I take would add much. They look just like the E9 and E12 motors, just a little larger in diameter. The nozzle is the same diameter (and therefore uses the same plugs) as the D12.

Roy

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Something I just noticed a few minutes ago. The date code on the motors in the pack of F15-6s I got yesterday is 08 29 11, meaning these were made TWO YEARS AGO!

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I noticed that too. The F15-6 single stage motors I purchased have that same date code of 08 29 11 and the F15-8 upper stage motors have the date code 09 04 12

I picked up a pack of each today at HL with the 40% off coupon. There was a peg for F15-0 that I am also waiting to come into stock (SO I CAN BUY ALL OF THEM)! They had both of the new E type motor delays in stock but no peg for an E booster motor or the PSII Booster. I'll probably grab a pack of each of those E types this weekend before they sell out. Looks like they stocked two packs of each type.



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Sean,

I have plans to open my two packs this weekend to dry fit and balance for CG/CP relationship in a couple of my rockets. Like Roy mentioned I also saw a pic either here or on TRF that Bob had posted.

I can take pics and post photos if you can't locate those pics. I must admit it feels pretty good in your hands to pick up those honkin' Estes motors in the two pack. Made me grin all the way up to the check out line to find those locally!



I've been out of town quite a bit lately and don't remember where I saw the pics.



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🚀 In Paint & Detail: USR Banshee
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🚀 In Repair: SLS Lil’ Hustler, SLS Aero-Dart 1969 Trim
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Here's the thread over on the Rocketry Forum:

http://www.rocketryforum.com/showth...ing-interesting

Pictures are in the second message

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So in the last two days I've bought half of my nearest HL stock of the new stuff....since they are only stocking one of each. I have the F15s (both packs) and the Majestic kit. Tomorrow I'll go get the E16-6s if they're still there.

On date codes: my pack of F15-6s has one motor with the 8-29-11 date code and one with 04-15-13! The F15-8s are both exactly one year old today - they are coded 09-04-12.

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Comparison pic.

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On my visit to Hobby Lobby this weekend they had F15-0, E16-4 and E16-6 motors in stock with pegs for F15-6 and F15-8s no E16-0 pegs though. Don't remember all the pricing but the E16-6 pack I picked up was $24.99, used the 40% off coupon so it only cost $14

They also had the PSII booster and several PS II E2X kit. The only remaining PS II non E2X kits were two Leviathans for $21, picked up one of those too.