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Another mystery identity.
Back in the mid-to-late 1980's, while roaming the woods along my launching field, I found this rough looking build. I always coinsidered it scratch, but thought some of you might know if it is a Centuri model or by someone other than Estes. I was an Estes snob, and was confused and frightened by the strange and unusual ways of other companies.
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Doesn't look familiar. Cool, but the lack of an engine hook says scratchbuild. Name it and fly it. You might find out that it's one of your favorites.
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That looks like something Jim Flis would make.
It's sorta "Flislike".
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Could be "Fliskitish" also.
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It could be a scratch from a Designer's Special.
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Quote:
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Jay Goemmer "Centuri Guy"/"Tau Zero" YORF Member 28 Semroc SAM #0029 NAR 86131 "I think about organizing things all the time. Never seems to happen. I find something that piques my interest and I'm off on a quest. Or a Centuri. " --Bill Eichelberger, 02/22/2022 “Centuri fret buzz in an updated form.” Bill “Wallyum” Eichelberger re: Estes Flutter-By 03 Sept 2014 |
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It looks like a Lazer-X got drunk one night, "got busy" with a BBIII, and this was their love child.
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Kitbashing is still legal, isn't it?
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There may or may not have been an engine hook. It looks like the engine mount may have been a blowout.
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Always fun to speculate. Also always fun to mention Joe Walsh.
During my apparently somewhat frequent searches circa mid-80's, I found a couple of other interesting items (I don't recall if I found any of my lost rockets). No mystery to this one, though. Looks like I'll be ordering another cone from SEMROC soon.
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