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1/10 Phoenix missile
Comrades:
While poking around the Semroc parts portion of the eRockets website, I found some Easter Eggs. Nose cone, fins and decals (!) for a 1/10 AIM-54C Phoenix missile. In this scale, the tubing is Series 15/ BT-58. the rocket will be just a shade over 15.75 inches long. I ordered some BT58 tubing, some centering rings for 18mm power and figured I had everything else in the spares pile. The list is: Semroc Balsa Nose Cone BT-58 3.0" SEM-BNC-58P $8.49 USD Semroc Body Tube BT-58 18.0" Long SEM-BT-58-180 $3.29 USD Semroc Centering Rings BT-20 to BT-58(6pk) SEM-RA-20-58 $3.49 USD Semroc Decal - AIM-54C Phoenix™ SEM-DKD-6 $7.99 USD Semroc Laser-Cut Fins Phoenix AIM-54C™ (BT-58) Sheet A 1/16 Basswood, Sheet B 3/16 Balsa SEM-FD-6 $8.49 USD So call it $32. The fin pack includes the distinctive large fillets on the forward fins from balsa that fit around the basswood fins themselves. I think these are the fixin's for an upcoming kit. I imagine making the instruction sheet to be the tricky part of any kitting. I'll do a build over the next couple of weeks, time permitting (I ALWAYS underestimate how long it's going to take). I'm not sure where I'll find Radome Tan paint but goodness knows I have lots of flat Grey. I've already dunked the nose in polyurethane a couple of times and its almost ready to go. Should be fun. Pictures tomorrow.
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Might be a kit that never made it into production at the old Semroc. I know the decals have been there at erockets for some years. Looking forward to seeing your build.
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Found some further info here:
http://www.semroc.com/Store/scripts...ts.asp?SKU=KD-6 It states "in production" in 2013 but I don't recall a Semroc Phoenix kit at all. Perhaps you might want to download the Rocksim file for further useful info. Unfortunately the instructions link is dead. |
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BARGeezer, it was one that Carl was working on before his death in 2013 but he did not have it far enough for a kit. If you remember, instructions were the last to be done and they took a while as he would build each step as he went along. I have a few unpainted kits in the den he put together that never made it to a kit but not sure what they are. Sheryl |
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Ms Sheryl, Thanks for clarifying that. I noticed a few other fin sets and decals at erockets for kits that never made it to production. Ordered the fins and decals for the Visitor, looks like a really interesting design. Best wishes. |
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This sounds like another great one from the original "Carl/Sheryl" Semroc.
Going to have to order these parts for one also.
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Radome Tan FS 33613 was used on the radomes of military aircraft. It is a beige color that is found in most hobby paint lines. You may still find it in Testors Model Master paints if your LHS still carries them. |
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