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turbofireball 11-30-2016 10:53 AM

Estes Executioner #1951 Rerelease!!
 
Looks like Estes is bringing back the Executioner for D & E engines. I wonder if we can modify it to take F engines, or why they didn't make that available?
http://www.estesrockets.com/new/001951-executioner

kevinj 11-30-2016 12:48 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by turbofireball
Looks like Estes is bringing back the Executioner for D & E engines. I wonder if we can modify it to take F engines, or why they didn't make that available?
http://www.estesrockets.com/new/001951-executioner


Yes, you should be able to with a 29mm tube and your xacto knife.
Why didn't Estes do that? Probably because that would blur the lines between the PSII kits and regular kits.

kj

Shreadvector 11-30-2016 02:12 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by kevinj
Yes, you should be able to with a 29mm tube and your xacto knife.
Why didn't Estes do that? Probably because that would blur the lines between the PSII kits and regular kits.

kj



And then they would get sued by the estate of Marvin Gaye.

dhbarr 11-30-2016 04:27 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by kevinj
Yes, you should be able to with a 29mm tube and your xacto knife.
Why didn't Estes do that? Probably because that would blur the lines between the PSII kits and regular kits.

kj


Don't the Vanguard and Star Orbiter already handily accomplish that?

Initiator001 11-30-2016 05:42 PM

The Executioner is a re-issue.

Estes probably didn't want to change any of the parts to keep it much like the original.

BEC 11-30-2016 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dhbarr
Don't the Vanguard and Star Orbiter already handily accomplish that?


Vanguard?

Yes, the Star Orbiter does blur the line very nicely (great flyer).

dhbarr 11-30-2016 11:15 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by BEC
Vanguard?

Yes, the Star Orbiter does blur the line very nicely (great flyer).


Same BT & NC, 24mm vs 29mm.

BEC 11-30-2016 11:45 PM

You mean, perhaps, the current BT-60-based Vagabond?

It's not quite the long thing the Star Orbiter (which uses two full length BT-60s) is, but it does seem to use the same NC.....

dhbarr 12-01-2016 02:45 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by BEC
You mean, perhaps, the current BT-60-based Vagabond?

It's not quite the long thing the Star Orbiter (which uses two full length BT-60s) is, but it does seem to use the same NC.....


I plead mashed potato brain. Yarp, Vagabond. Between the pair, they nicely blur the gap.

MarkB. 12-01-2016 08:11 AM

Blured Lines - Marvin Gaye?

Pretty obscure, Fred.


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