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03-01-2022, 08:42 AM
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Interested In The Rare And Unusual?
In over 20 years of diligently combing through the rocketry listings on eBay, I've only seen an MPC Theta-Cajun offered for sale once, on April 21, 2007. It went for $46.
This listing appears to offer an unopened example of the kit plus what appears to be a starter outfit which may or may not be complete. This is rare stuff for sure, and a nice find for MPC collectors. Not my listing nor do I know the seller. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1152675351...353.m1438.l2649 
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03-01-2022, 09:04 AM
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I'd be interested in browsing 20-years of data that you collected.
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03-01-2022, 09:07 AM
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I noticed that one out there yesterday too.
Never have been really interested in MPC/MRC kits, but this one is a rarity.
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03-01-2022, 09:24 AM
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I don't see the ceramic blast deflector in the box.
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03-01-2022, 10:11 AM
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Scott, I looked for that too. Is it possible that MPC sold a launcher with an Estes-style flat metal blast plate for a time? It shows exactly that in the illustration on the Theta Cajun kit.
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03-01-2022, 10:22 AM
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That could be. That appears to be a newer model launch pad. The original was yellow in color. I have several sets.
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03-02-2022, 06:59 PM
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I had the MPC Pad. It had both the parabolic ceramic deflectors, AND a flat metal plate that was a bit larger in diameter than the ceramic deflector.  You can see a larger photo of it here, plus more about the whole pad: http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot...-part-4_14.html The hollow ceramic deflector was fragile. I saw two break. One, dropped onto a hard surface. The other, model did not take off, IIRC the nozzle blew, and the extremely hot gases caused such intense localized heat expansion that cracked it apart in several places.
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03-02-2022, 10:06 AM
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You're right! I missed that photo. Thanks, Steve.
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