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![]() Just curious if the Farside -X is a eRockets orginal or if Carl/Semroc released it first. I tried to find it on the wayback machine with no luck.
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Build floor: Estes Pro Series Jayhawk, Estes LTV Scout In paint: Estes Interceptor II Ready for 1st flight: Custom Rockets Bullet, Semroc/Centuri Renegade, Semroc Laser X, Estes Beta Launch Vehicle, MPC Flare Patriot, Estes Nimbus, Estes SR-71, Estes Nebulon Warrior, Semroc Ruskie, Estes Nike -X, Estes Mini-Shuttle Clone. Estes Renegade, Estes Big Red Max, Estes Phoenix, Fliskits Shadowlord, Custom Rockets SAM-X, thanks Texas Winds and rain. ![]() Austin TX |
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![]() The Farside-X was an Estes original desinged by Bill Simon. 1964, I think...
But as for eRocket's kit - I believe that was released only after eRockets acquired the Semroc line.
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-Wolfram v. Kiparski NAR 28643 - TRA 15520 MTMA Section #606 President |
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![]() https://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/c...64/64est12.html
Wolf is correct. Carl at SEMROC offered the balsa fin set and I asked if he could cut me a set in basswood. Not only did he do so, but he sent them at no charge. He and Sheryl always went above and beyond. I used the fins to clone the Farside-X which the Pod Bay Doors Team (T-201) entered at a NARAM and took Team Classic Model due to a successful 3 stage flight. I finished it as the one depicted on the back of the 1967 catalog. https://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/c...s67/67estb.html Chas
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I believe that was NARAM 54, Chas. Beautiful model and a great flight. Well done!
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![]() Yes, beautiful model, Chas!
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I saw that flight. I also saw Jonathan Duncan's C-division first place Farside-X flight and model. The model had visible body tube spirals and still won! So many mission points are earned for having a three-stage flight that the Farside-X is a must fly for Classic Model (if you want to win).
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![]() Thanks everyone, that was what I was looking for. I could find no evidence it was produced by Semroc, prior to eRockets acquiring them. I just ordered one, so will be a fun build and launch.
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Build floor: Estes Pro Series Jayhawk, Estes LTV Scout In paint: Estes Interceptor II Ready for 1st flight: Custom Rockets Bullet, Semroc/Centuri Renegade, Semroc Laser X, Estes Beta Launch Vehicle, MPC Flare Patriot, Estes Nimbus, Estes SR-71, Estes Nebulon Warrior, Semroc Ruskie, Estes Nike -X, Estes Mini-Shuttle Clone. Estes Renegade, Estes Big Red Max, Estes Phoenix, Fliskits Shadowlord, Custom Rockets SAM-X, thanks Texas Winds and rain. ![]() Austin TX |
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![]() I appreciate the kind words on the Pod Bay Doors' model. I actually missed the meet as my wife had a medical issue. Truely a team effort as I managed to stab a thumb prior to the final touches and teammate Pat McCarthy applied the payload striping. I figured that the judges would subtract for the bloody fingerprints.
I don't recall if it was Todd or Tom that took the photos, but I really like this one. The model hangs in the Seattle flight museum along with many other model rockets built by NAR members. Chas
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Charles Russell, MSgt,USAF (ret.) NAR 9790, Lvl 1 SAM "Balls Three" |
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![]() I never had a Farside or Farside-X as a kid. I did build an Apogee-II in the mid-60s. I loved that rocket.
I have completed a Semroc Farside-X, which I hope to fly this coming Spring. I did build the booster as 24mm stage, like a Comanche-3. Will maiden it on C11-0 to B6-0 to A8-5 to improve the chance of a full recovery. ![]() That?s a Semroc 1:70 Saturn 1B in the background. Another great Semroc kit (sadly, from the past).
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Lee Reep NAR 55948 Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B In the Paint Shop: Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Super Scamp |
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Hi Lee, Curious on if you paint the fins first and tape off, or after you paint the body and tape it off. I have been doing the later. I also have a Semroc 1b in process. Great kit, except the paper capsule. NOT a fan of that. I have a 2 extra incase it goes poorly.
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Build floor: Estes Pro Series Jayhawk, Estes LTV Scout In paint: Estes Interceptor II Ready for 1st flight: Custom Rockets Bullet, Semroc/Centuri Renegade, Semroc Laser X, Estes Beta Launch Vehicle, MPC Flare Patriot, Estes Nimbus, Estes SR-71, Estes Nebulon Warrior, Semroc Ruskie, Estes Nike -X, Estes Mini-Shuttle Clone. Estes Renegade, Estes Big Red Max, Estes Phoenix, Fliskits Shadowlord, Custom Rockets SAM-X, thanks Texas Winds and rain. ![]() Austin TX |
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