A ten minute project, the Miniscule Max, on the left. (Retro Rockets Mini Red Max and Estes Mini Max shown for perspective.) I figured I needed a Max in every body tune size, so I started at the bottom. This picture covers BT-5, BT-20 and BT-50. I guess a BT-55 is next, then BT-70. Gives me an excuse to try some new red paint colors.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Maybe it's just the camera perspective but the one on the left looks bigger than a BT-50. Nice birds though.

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Dave
Fire is the leading cause of fire.
Was once SAM#0132

Dang, Fish, you've been a rocket building machine, here recently. Very nice work—as always. Looking forward to seeing your flight shots.

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Retro-grouch

Temps and field conditions should be in my favor tomorrow, but the winds might be a bit out of line. I sure plan to try.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Nope. No flying here yesterday. Unless you count the deck umbrella.



This is another one that I recently finished construction on, the Moderately Deep Space Transport. I always liked the DST, but the only two nose cones I could find for it were the BT-80 Maxi Hojo and the BT-50 Mini Hojo. I didn't want to go the BT-80 route, so I bought a Mini Hojo and started this project a few years ago. After dry fitting the whole thing together, I decided that the Mini Hojo cone had too much detail to cover up and bought a cone from Carl instead. I cobbled this together out of a lot of spare parts. The outboards were accidentally set up with Quest tubing, so I had to pick up a couple of cheap Flash kits to cannibalize for the nose cones. The PO contributed to this project by providing the cardstock for the exhaust cones, and I plan to fly it at least once unpainted to show off my scrounging handiwork.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Bought this one from Eric Cayemberg a few months ago after he posted a message on TRF. Not sure if you know this, but I sometimes like to build OOP birds or the occasional clone. I flew this one a couple of weeks back, but the original elastic snapped despite feeling quite springy when I installed it. (Along with 18" of Kevlar.) It'll fly again, maybe as soon as tomorrow.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

I picked up this Estes Hornet at Hobby Lobby several years back in the clearance section. I've been building it for a few weeks when I had the time. Despite several minor tragedies, it came out okay.



Except for this little spot on the Estes logo. It decided to stay on the backing paper.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

[QUOTE=A Fish Named WallyumExcept for this little spot on the Estes logo. It decided to stay on the backing paper. [/QUOTE]

I would be tempted to mess with that ... I wonder if you could cut an E from another decal and lay it over the top of that one?

Probably. I've got a ton of them hanging around from various projects over the years. I'll have to look around.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Bill,

You could be a bit artistic and color it in with a fine tipped Sharpie...

Bob

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