Hi all,

I figured it was best to show these pics here as opposed to tying up the primer thread..https://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=22031

Boy, do decals make a model pop! My buddy sent some black and white Vinyl to play with.
The carrier film is oversized on purpose; position, burnish some, and peel a bit, repeat. When peeling, one does the same as removing masking tape-at an angle.

Bob

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Very cool pics, Bob.
Nice pad too.
The Astron Ranger has always been a favorite of mine.
With the 3x18mm cluster and payload, far more interesting than the BORRRRINGGGG single motor non-payload Big Bertha.
I have several Astron Rangers, but have never considered building a Big Bertha.

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Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

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Looks great!
Reminds me that I need to get some flight time on my Ranger this season.

GH,

Thanks! It's a LIA-77 from May '74 according to the newspaper packing that was inside the box.
~ $20 about 15 years ago on ebay (before it all went nuts).

LIA is Launcher Igniter Assembly IIRC; anyone know what 77 & 100 means?

Bob
p.s. ya just gotta' love the two-piece, two different diameters "welding rod" launch rod;
talk about rod whip! Fer flyin' there's 1\8" K&S music wire

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VRCS# 154

A&P# 42x xx xxxx.

Erik,

Many thanks.

The Ranger is an all time favorite; so old school...

Bob
p.s. when do we get B8-5s?

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VRCS# 154

A&P# 42x xx xxxx.

I think the 77 and 100 were just catalog part numbers for the pads.
Have been wanting a LIA 100 reproduction (or original) for a long time with no luck.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

I don't really know how Lee and company came up with the numbers for their launch pads, really. The smaller (est) wooden pad (little square base) back in the 60s was the LIA-50. Then the LIA-77 and 100 as you noted.

The Servo-Launcher, which was air-activated with a hand-held plunger, was the LIA-65. Then the Powr Pad, which fit on top of a 6V lanter battery was an LIA-99 I think. And finally the Power Tower, which was a plastic pad (same as the Estes Porta-Pad and came into use by Centuri several years after Damon bought out Centuri) and took the place of both the Centuri wooden tripod pads, was an LIA-66.

So, the numbers are kind of all over the place and I'm not sure if there was a particular logic to them or not.

Earl

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