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Location: Northern Virginia

Club Memberships: NOVAAR

Club Home Page: www.novaar.org

2008-11-09

Scratch Leif Erickson (Scratch)

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(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 Estes,... [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 Length Nose... [More]

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 Dimensions ... [More]

2004-01-24

Ballistic Bob The Christmas Tree (Kit)

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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 at... [More]

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