Ye Olde Rocket Forum - How about the ol' Egg Crate ?

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05-04-2014, 02:17 AM

Gus

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Bob,

Here's a picture of mine and a link to another thread about color schemes for the Egg Crate.

http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/showthread.php?t=6206

Steve

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#52

05-04-2014, 07:13 AM

mojo1986

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Bob-

Must be a bit of an Egg Crate craze......I just finished up (last month) an original Egg Crate kit build, which has been in the works literally for years. I had construction done several years ago, but never did work on the final fill and finish until the past few months, between some other builds.

It's all original vintage stuff, and even the decal (43 years old as it was) held up (thankfully!).

I had always loved the paint scheme of the Egg Crate on the inside back cover of the 1971 Centuri catalog, much like Bill has done his. As an eight year old kid (that catalog was my first ever rocket catalog), I was mezmerized by the size of the nosecone being held 'in hand' on the catalog page featuring the Egg Crate (the only catalog the Egg Crate would ever appear in).

I eyeballed my silver metallic paper bands at 1/4" wide. I also cut my payload tube down to 4" instead of the kit standard 5", since my careful eyeballing (and measuring) of the kit photos in that catalog led me strongly to believe the catalog model did NOT feature a 5" payload tube....it featured a 4" tube.

I got a couple of the Semroc Egg Crate kits and will probably build one a bit later after I get a large backlog of finished builds painted (I'm baaad at buidling and then moving on to another build before the latest one is totally painted and decaled.....I'm probably not alone in that regards).

One photo attached of my Egg Crate sitting atop a Centuri LIA-77 launcher....one that I will use when I finally fly this bird. Made three engine mounts for this one: a single, double, and triple 18mm mounts, all removable.

Earl

Wow! Earl, that is very nice! Love the matte black of the nose cone / payload section.

Joe

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05-04-2014, 09:44 AM

Earl

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Originally Posted by mojo1986

Wow! Earl, that is very nice! Love the matte black of the nose cone / payload section.

Joe

Thanks, Joe.

Yes, the catalog model in the '71 catalog featured matte black paint on the nose cone and payload section. The silver metallic paper bands look nice against that color and then the yellow paint sets off the booster well.

It's a nice paint combination and roll bar decal (I REALLY like that roll bar decal!) that the original Egg Crate designer did such a great job with, and something I wanted to try to replicate as closely as I could.

Sad that the kit was offered only that one year. Original kits are harder to come by than the 1/45th Little Joe II and are just as expensive it seems.

Earl

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05-04-2014, 03:34 PM

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Hiya Bob!

The silver bands are 0.25" in width.

Looking forward to seeing your build!

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05-05-2014, 01:28 AM

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Thanks for the information everyone.

I will post a picture when my Egg Crate is finished.

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05-08-2014, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Gus

Bob,

Here's a picture of mine and a link to another thread about color schemes for the Egg Crate.

http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/showthread.php?t=6206

Steve

Really nice. Love the color combination. Cool thread you link to as well.

I bought and built the Semroc Retro-Repro and it's a fine kit—one of my favorites http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/show...my%27s+kitchen).

I wish I'd had the foresight to purchase an extra one before the end. Of course, I can say that about a lot of things.

As far as official Centuri colors go... it seems that catalog schemes were dictated by what two colors were being used on a given page. Usually, printer's spreads (what two pages would be printed with the same plate) were the same two colors; black and whatever. The color patterns are the only things that would be consistent from catalog to catalog. What they actually painted their "showroom" models was almost always something different/simplified from what the catalog schemes were. I think the catalog schemes were "ideals" and I've never felt bound to them. Though, sometimes, they are just the ticket. Particularly after lusting after a model and finally being able to build or aquire it.

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05-15-2014, 02:44 PM

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Okay, I finished my Semroc Egg Crate model.

I really like this color scheme.

First flight will be at NARAM-56. It will be a tribute to Carl.

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05-15-2014, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Initiator001

Okay, I finished my Semroc Egg Crate model.

I really like this color scheme.

First flight will be at NARAM-56. It will be a tribute to Carl.

Bob, that is a real gem!

Joe

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05-15-2014, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Initiator001

Okay, I finished my Semroc Egg Crate model.

I really like this color scheme.

First flight will be at NARAM-56. It will be a tribute to Carl.

Looks great....kinda partial to that color scheme myself.

Carl would be proud of all the tributes to him. I've got a USS America that I am about to put final decals on that I'd like to rename the USS Carl McLawhorn. He did another great job with that kit....don't know how he did so much in such a relatively short time.

Post some pics of the flight after NARAM if you can. What motor arrangement do you plan to use for the first flight?

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05-16-2014, 08:59 AM

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Okay, I finished my Semroc Egg Crate model.

I really like this color scheme.

First flight will be at NARAM-56. It will be a tribute to Carl.

Excellent. Real nice build of a cool rocket. I'm partial to the design.

Anyone have insight as to why it was only produced for one year? I know it was an Enerjet offering the next year—but that's a different rocket.

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