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That ’70s Rocketeer

"You know, it, uh, won’t fly unless somebody pushes the button." From the movie October Sky.

Pershing 1A Estes Maxi-Brute Clone Part 3

Posted on May 20, 2019June 2, 2019 by Rocketeer
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The Lower and upper fins have been printed. The lower fins weigh about 10 grams each and the upper fins 13 grams.  These fins are not scale, they are upsized for stability to match the Estes kit.

Pershing 1A Estes Maxi-Brute Clone Part 2

Posted on May 20, 2019June 2, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Pershing 1A

I’ve printed the 3 sections that comprise the nose cone. The sections have been dry fitted. My caliper measures my wall thickness as 0.80mm, and the combined weight of the nose cone parts dry fitted is 113 grams in total. Wow, it’s huge!

Pershing 1A Estes Maxi-Brute Clone Part 1

Posted on May 20, 2019June 2, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Pershing 1A

In the 70s I remember being at Service Merchandise and they had all the Maxi-Brutes, but I had only enough money to buy one. At the time it felt like the hardest decision of my life. I finally settled on the Honest John, but I always wanted the Pershing 1A Continue Reading

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