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*NEW* Falcon 9/Dragon kits!
Hello All,
Having missed out on getting one of SpaceX's Falcon 9/Dragon scale model rocket kits that they sold through Amazon.com (see: http://www.amazon.com/SpaceX-Falcon..._pr_product_top ), today I called SpaceX (see: www.spacex.com ) to ask when the kits would be available again. The lady I spoke with told me that they have placed an order for another production run of the kits. Also: She added that she couldn't give me an estimate of when the kits will be available, but she said that while SpaceX will sell this new run of kits through Amazon.com (having sold my book through Amazon.com, I understand why, as Amazon.com handles all of the ordering & shipping process), SpaceX will eventually sell the Falcon 9/Dragon kits directly. When I suggested to her that the Falcon Heavy would also make a good scale model rocket kit, she confirmed that they are also thinking along those lines. Needless to say, all of this news made my day! :-) In addition: I e-mailed a link to Gus' "Model Rocket Self-Adhesive Body Wrap Application Tutorial" (see: http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/showthread.php?t=10456 ) to SpaceX. If they posted the link on their web site to help the builders of their kits, it would be great PR for SpaceX, Gus, model rocketry in general, *and* our humble little forum here...
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Thanks a bunch! Steve |
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I have one I haven't built yet.
I have been wanting another, so thanks, Jason! Also, Steve, your tutorial is outstanding! I, too, will make good use of it! Allen |
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I sent an email to them after our launch last week where a club member mentioned not being able to get one as I was putting mine up on the pad. Haven't gotten an answer yet. I recall maybe Initiator001 mentioning that some SpaceX employees were at a DART launch late last year testing out a Falcon 9 Heavy model. And I know Steve Jurvetson has a picture on flickr of such a beast -- three Falcon 9 kits put together with shorter outboards with big bertha noses, and lifted by a D motor --> Falcon9 Heavy Model
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Black Shire--Draft horse in human form, model rocketeer, occasional mystic, and writer, see: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperba...an-form/8075185 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6122050 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6126511 All of my book proceeds go to the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre www.northcotehorses.com. NAR #54895 SR Last edited by blackshire : 06-17-2012 at 08:03 PM. Reason: This ol' hoss done forgot somethin'. |
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