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RIP Goblin, long live the next Goblin King and DRM
Well, the Bt55 Original Goblin is gone and we had a heavy rain last night so I am sure the BT is soggy by now in its desert grave (see my other thread Bye Bye Goblin for the maiden flight/lose details). Got in the BT for the Red Max (DRM for my daughter) in standard BT60 format for 18mm Motors and I am now building a replacment Golin in BT60 so it will be a little heavier and bigger than the 1X vapor trail rocket. At 4 ounces projected weight it should do much better than the 1.5 ounce 1X model as far as recovery is concerned. I plan the D12-6 for this one. Sunday is my rocket buidling day so a lot of fun is coming up tomorrow. Finish paint for the DRM will be black cone over red body tube with appropriate decals. The Goblin is going to be a little more pumpkin color rather than the yellow I used before. Hopefully both these rockets will return to earth to be recovered to fly again and again.
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The Squirrel Works Gemlin kit is pretty much identical to the Estes Goblin except it's just about one inch longer. I purchased a Gremlin kit from The Squirrel Works vendor booth at the recently held Tex-Regional meet in McGregor, TX last month, and just finished building the kit. Hope to put up a test flight this coming Saturday at the Challenger 498 Section's club launch at Rushing Park, Katy, TX. Will use a D12-7... AFter several flights I'm hoping to write a product review on this kit for the EMRR. I sure wish Estes still had the D11-9 motors, as that was my favorite when I still had my Goblin years back. Don't remember how I lost it!
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Aah, Der Goblin. Many fond memories there.
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Bill,
That looks so sad!
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Not really. I was launching with a friend and he climbed the tree and rescued it. He's quite a bit lighter than I am. It wasn't stuck all that fast.
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My BT60 slight upscale (1.24X) is only 2 ounces so I am getting a little concerned about loosing another one on a D12-5 or 7. These things are awesome fliers. My daughters Screamin Mimi runs around 4.5 ounces and does nicely (not too high or low) on a D12-3. Now I am thinking about getting some C11s so I dont loose it on the maiden flight. That SW Gremlin looks like a fast higher flyer too!
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