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2011-10-22ESS Raven Flight Perfect flight, good chute, no damage. - D12-3 - Bodenheimer Farm [More]
USS America Flight Perfect flight, good chutes, no damage. - D12-3 - Bodenheimer Farm [More]
2006-03-18Outlander Flight Burn through shock cord, major damage, brocken legs, being repaired - D12-3 [More]
ACME SpitFire Flight Perfect flight, good chute, motor kicked slightly, no damage. - C11-3 [More]
2005-06-18Snap Shot Flight Perfect flight, good chute, no damage. - C6-5 [More]
Snap Shot Flight Perfect flight, good chute, no damage. - B4-2 [More]
Outlander Flight Perfect flight, good chute, low altitude, no damage. - C11-3 [More]
ACME SpitFire Flight Super Stable, striped the kit 16" chute, Broken Fin, repaired. - C11-3 [More]
2004-06-10Clone E.S.S. Raven (Kit)  Review
Over a period of seven months, I have been busy cloning a set of truly classic Centuri kits. Finally, the ESS Raven represents the last installment in my endeavor to bring back to life all four of these amazing Centuri Super Kits .
The ESS Raven is a single stage model rocket that recovers ... [More]
2004-04-16Centuri UFO Invader (Kit)  Review
Brief:
The UFO Invader represents my third attempt at cloning one of the four
available Centuri Super kits. Like all the Super kits, the UFO Invader is a
single stage model rocket that recovers with a dual parachutes in a unique
level configuration. The original kit was classified as a ... [More]
2004-02-01Semroc Laser-X (Kit)  Review
Brief:
As described by Semroc owner Carl McLawhorn; "a retro reproduction of an
out-of-production model rocket kit." Otherwise, A.K.A. Centuri's Laser-X.
In simpler terms; this is a single stage 18mm futuristic clone of the often
coveted Centuri Laser-X kit that recovers on a ... [More]
2004-01-23Laser-X Flight Perfect flight, good chute, broken fin repaired. - B6-4 [More]
2003-12-01Centuri S.S.V. Scorpion (Kit)  Review
Brief:
Single stage model rocket that recovers with a dual parachutes in a unique
level configuration.
Almost a year or more ago I downloaded the instructions for Centuri's
S.S.V. Scorpion from the JimZ web site. Of course I thought it was one of the
most impressive kits from the ... [More]
2003-10-20Estes Star Trek Starship Enterprise (Kit)  Review Single Stage 18mm Model rocket that commemorates the 25th anniversary of Star Trek . Rocket recovers via a single 18" plastic parachute.
This kit comes with a quite extensive parts listing, many of which are unique to the kit. Therefore, this kit would be very difficult to clone. I will list ... [More]
2003-09-20Estes Patrol Cruiser Excalibur (Kit)  Review This is a single staged, futuristic style clone of the Estes Out of Production (OOP) kit from the Galactic Pirate series. It flies on a single 18mm motor and recovers on a single 18" plastic Estes chute.
Instructions for this kit are available on JimZ's web site at http://www.dars.org/ ... [More]
2003-06-01The Launch Pad Nike Ajax MIM-3A (Kit)  Review
The Nike Ajax is a personal favorite of mine, and I have wanted to build this
kit since I first became aware of it’s existence. Unfortunately, It
appears to be a rarely available kit that commands a healthy price if you are
fortunate enough to come across one. Prices ... [More]
2002-08-10Silver Comet Flight Perfect flight, good chute, no damage. - D12-3 [More]
2001-11-03Estes Prowler (Kit)  Review This is a skill level 1 rocket with simple construction that makes great stable flights.
Kit includes:
3 12" BT60 body tubes
3 balsa die cut fins from 3/32 balsa
2 BT60 tube couplers
1 PNC60NA Nose Cone
36" of 1/4 elastic shock cord
6" of white BT20 motor tube
1 Engine ... [More]
2001-08-12Estes Mars Snooper (Clone)  Review B rief: This is a single stage futuristic classic from Estes that I cloned from plans off Jim Z's web site. Is powered by a single 18mm motor and recovers on a single 18" parachute.
1 Sheet of 3/32 balsa 6"x8.5" to cut fins from.
1 BT20 Upper Body Tube 6.5"
1 BT20 Motor Tube 3.75" ... [More]
0000-00-00Centuri U.S.S. America (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This represents my second cloning of the four available Centuri Super kits.
Like all the Super kits, the USS America is a single stage model rocket that
recovers with a dual parachutes in a unique level configuration. The original
kit was classified as a skill level 3 kit.
As ... [More]
Quest Aurora (Kit)  Review
( Contributed - by Larry Zeilmann) Brief:
This is a Booster glider Level 3 construction. The booster returns by
parachute.
Construction:
Booster: 12" BT50 tube with a 4-fin plastic fin case (1 fin is removed
during construction) and plastic nose cone. Two cardboard centering rings ... [More]
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