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Featured Review
Estes Mini Tri Pak (Star Seeker) & 2x Upscale
Manufacturer: Estes
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Contributed by Steve Lindeman
Brief
This will be a twin review. The first is a clone of the Star Seeker, one of three rockets that came in the Estes Tri Pack (0866) [1983-1990]. I built the original three rockets back in '84 and really liked the Star Seeker the most but it got lost after my 2nd divorce so I decided to bring it back from the grave so to speak. The second part will be a review of its 2x upscaled big brother.
Components
For the Clone:
- 1- BT-5 (4" long)
- 1- BNC-5 (2 1/4" long hand made)
- 1- Small Screw eye
- 2- Small Washers (for nose weight)
- 1- 1/16" x 18" Elastic Cord
- 5- Launch Lugs (1" long)
- 1- Small Sheet 1/16" Balsa (for cutting out fins)
- 2- Toothpicks (cut to 1 1/4" long)
- 1- Sheet Printer Paper (for decals)
For the 2X Upscale:
- 1- 1" dia. tube (that I salvaged from somewhere) cut to 8"
- 1- Hand made NC (4 1/2" long)
- 1- Small Screw eye
- 1- 1/8" x 36" Elastic Cord
- 1- Small Fishing Swivel
- 1- 12" Yellow Nylon Drag Parachute
- 4- BT-5 Tubes (2 1/2" long)
- 1- BT-20 Tube (2 3/4" long) for engine mounting
- 1- Engine Hook (from Estes)
- 2- CRs (hand made)
- 5- Engine Stop Blocks (hand made)
- 1- 3/16" Launch Lug
- 1- Small sheet 1/8" balsa(for making the fins)
- 2- Wood dowels 2 1/2" long (cut from a large stick of incense)
- 1- Sheet Printer Paper (for decals)
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