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...like a number of mass merchants or hobby/craft specialists, Michaels resets their Plan O Gram twice yearly. August is usually the month when they switch over, which means they deplete the existing inventory and get ready for the new POG layout. Michaels will have a different look this year...more RTF type of POG. Hobby Lobby on the other hand is increasing their hobby space, so they will have and expanded Estes line, Michaels a reduced hobby line...and for the record, Horizon has or had nothing to do with either Michaels or Hobby Lobby.
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How do we get Hobby Lobby to expand into California?
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...like a number of mass merchants or hobby/craft specialists, Michaels resets their Plan O Gram twice yearly. August is usually the month when they switch over, which means they deplete the existing inventory and get ready for the new POG layout. Michaels will have a different look this year...more RTF type of POG. Hobby Lobby on the other hand is increasing their hobby space, so they will have and expanded Estes line, Michaels a reduced hobby line...and for the record, Horizon has or had nothing to do with either Michaels or Hobby Lobby.
Mike


Thanks for clearing that up for everyone, Mike.
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How do we get Hobby Lobby to expand into California?

Or Milwaukee? We have HL's in WI, but none near me.
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YES.......PLEASE.....




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...just as a quick update, ..... The vac formed wraps were in good shape and the new vendor did a great job of pullng those.

...and to everyone that stopped by our booth at NARAM 52...thanks for the kind words of support and welcome...it means a great deal to all of us at the rocket ranch.
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Hi Mike,

Was wondering if there had been any problem with the old 2157 with the S-II to S-IV-B conical wrap. I bought four kits back when they came out in '99, eventually sold two, and started building one this year (not the biggest priority for me), but either the wrap is wrong or the underlying paper transition is wrong. The plastic wrap doesn't go all the way around, and has big gaps at the top. Of course, maybe ten years in a couple of closets didn't help things , but all the other plastic wraps seem to be ok. (and I remember everything fitting perfectly when I built one of the first Centuri ones back in early '69 )

I have a plan for making it fit, but thought I'd ask in case I should expect the same problem in the remaining kit I have.

I really wish I could've been there at NARAM last week. As an aside, I was at a big Hobbytown USA yesterday while they were doing a reset of their rocket department, and the manager of the department commented to me that he was shocked at all the "cool new stuff Estes has got this year." I picked up an Alien Invader and a Super Alpha.
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Hi Mike,

Was wondering if there had been any problem with the old 2157 with the S-II to S-IV-B conical wrap. I bought four kits back when they came out in '99, eventually sold two, and started building one this year (not the biggest priority for me), but either the wrap is wrong or the underlying paper transition is wrong. The plastic wrap doesn't go all the way around, and has big gaps at the top. Of course, maybe ten years in a couple of closets didn't help things , but all the other plastic wraps seem to be ok. (and I remember everything fitting perfectly when I built one of the first Centuri ones back in early '69 )

I have a plan for making it fit, but thought I'd ask in case I should expect the same problem in the remaining kit I have.

I really wish I could've been there at NARAM last week. As an aside, I was at a big Hobbytown USA yesterday while they were doing a reset of their rocket department, and the manager of the department commented to me that he was shocked at all the "cool new stuff Estes has got this year." I picked up an Alien Invader and a Super Alpha.


It's not just your kits. My son is about ready to prime a #2157 that I gave him. He had to rip the paper shroud off and draw up a new one that allowed the styrene wrap to fit.
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...and to everyone that stopped by our booth at NARAM 52...thanks for the kind words of support and welcome...it means a great deal to all of us at the rocket ranch.
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I take every kind word I said about Estes back.

Umm... Die Estes Die!!!
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...just as a quick update, the new 2157 Saturn V release is the same as the old kit with the exception of a few small improvements. I had the capsule tower mold repaired...it had a lot of flash and was missing a nozzle or 2. The vac formed wraps were in good shape and the new vendor did a great job of pullng those. We had a new chute made to "look" like the full size version, but it says Estes in the middle...and we fixed a few issues with the old instructions...hopefully some steps are clearer now. Other than that and being in a smaller box, the kit is the same as the last time.
...and to everyone that stopped by our booth at NARAM 52...thanks for the kind words of support and welcome...it means a great deal to all of us at the rocket ranch.
Mike Fritz
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OMFG ... we have 3 active Estes Employees on this forum!!! Nice, very nice.

Nice to meet you Mike and thank you for the sale ... I have #20

It will be collected and I will just buy the $67 instance to build.

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Fred,

Easy ... lower your taxes for merchants.

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