John Thompson's Page
Location: Northern Virginia
Club Memberships: NOVAAR
Club Home Page: www.novaar.org
2008-11-09
Scratch Leif Erickson (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by John Thompson - 11/09/08)
Brief:
My entry for the EMRR 2008 Design this Spaceship contest. I would rate this as a skill level three model. It is not a
complicated build, but the modeler must use CA and epoxy to adhere different materials to each other. The modeler ... [More]
2008-10-16
Semroc Mark (Kit)
Review
Brief:
I received this kit from Semroc at NARAM 50. Semroc gave the Mark to anyone who purchased a kit from them. The Mark
is a reproduction of the Estes kit #K-02 and is part of the Semroc XKits line. The XKits line of rockets are
beautifully recreated reproductions of classic ... [More]
2007-11-16
Scratch SilverBelle (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by John Thompson - 11/16/07) Brief:
Built for the Design This Spaceship Contest. This is a single staged, dual 18mm clustered rocket built from an Estes
Baby Bertha kit.
Parts List
Part
Part Number
Quantity
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2006-07-17
Scratch Klingon Special Forces Unit Transport (Scratch)
Review
( Design this
Spaceship Submission - by John Thompson - 07/17/06)
Klingon Special Forces Unit Transport
(Dedicate to Steve, a fellow employee, who passed away suddenly during the
build of this rocket)
Assembly Instructions
Parts List:
Type
Count
Size
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2004-01-24
Ballistic Bob The Christmas Tree (Kit)
Review
Brief:
The Christmas Tree is a unique and festive rocket to fly for the holidays. It
is light enough to where you really does not need a parachute. It flys
straight, and it is straight forward in design. My son and wife had fun
decorating the Tree before its maiden flight. I have flown it ... [More]
