| Picture |
Rocket Name |
Manufacturer |
Builder |
Dimensions |
Motors |
Status |
Special Notes |
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Back In Black |
RTV |
Brad |
Length: 54"
Diameter: 14.8"
Span: 31.8"
Weight: approx. 14 lbs. dry, 18 lbs. fully loaded |
High Power
K695R
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Ready |
All molded fiberglass construction |
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The Rocket Formerly Known as Black |
RTV |
Brad & Rick |
Length: 54"
Diameter: 14.8"
Span: 31.8"
Weight: approx. 14 lbs. dry, 18 lbs. fully loaded |
High Power
K670GG
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Deceased |
Construction techniques similar to those used onThe Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse |
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Blowfish Avenger |
RTV |
Brad |
Length: 60"
Diameter: 14.8"
Span: 20.3"
Weight: approx. 15 lbs. dry, 18 lbs. fully loaded |
High Power
K550 or K695
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Ready |
Replica of a 1950s vintage piggy bank. All molded fiberglass construction |
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British RAF Basset Missile |
RTV |
Brad |
Height: 48.25"
Diameter:3.0"
Booster span: 7.5"
Fin span: 19.6" |
High Power
Sustainer: H123, I156, I211 Boosters: 4xD12, 4xE15 |
Retired |
Semi-Scale model of parallel staged British Thunderbird SAM |
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British Thunderbird SAM |
RTV |
Brad |
Height: 51.75"
Diameter:4.0"
Booster span: 9.0"
Fin span: 20.9" |
High Power
Sustainer: I165, I211 Boosters: 4xE15, 4xF21W |
Retired |
Scale model of parallel staged British Thunderbird SAM |
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Big Boy
Fat Boy
Scale-up |
Scratch |
Burl |
Length; ??"
Diameter: 12.5"
Weight: 65 lbs.
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High Power
L1300, M Sugar Motor |
ready |
FREE TUBES!
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr |
RTV |
Brad |
Length: 154"
Diameter: 18.0"
Span: 46"
Weight: approx. 65 lbs. dry, 85 lbs. fully loaded |
High Power
M1010 Hypertek Hybrid |
Ready |
Brad's Level 3 rocket |
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Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra |
RTV |
Brad |
Length: 54"
Diameter: 14.8"
Span: 28"
Weight: approx. 18 lbs. dry, 20 lbs. fully loaded |
High Power
K550
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Retired |
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Defender |
DG&A |
Billy |
Height: 87"
Diameter:4.0"
Span: 16" |
38mm: I211W, I284W, J350W; 54mm: J275W, K185W, K550W.
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Ready |
Billy's Level Two certification rocket. |
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The Evil Doctor Manchu's Avenging Projectile of Doom (TEDMAPOD) |
RTV |
Brad |
Height: 80.0"
Diameter:2.6"
Span: 9.385" |
High Power
H123
H242
I165 |
Ready |
Originally built for Brad's
Level One
certification. Now a launch vehicle for a digital video camera. |
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The Evil Grimace |
RTV |
Rick |
Length: 69.0"
Diameter: 3.0"
Span: 12.75"s |
High Power
All 38mm motors |
Ready |
Rick's Level One and Level two Certification rocket |
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Galileo Scale-up |
Scratch |
Burl |
Length; 58"
Weight: 6 pounds dry
Built around a 98mm /4inch motor mount tube, 7inch at the bottom of the airframe
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High Power
Flown on I357, I194, I300, I 284, I435, J350 |
Rebuilt! (from the lawn dart featured in ER) |
Altimeter, 3x 36" chutes, internal ejection baffles.
Legs are fiberglass tubing, (identical to rake handles).
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Gemini Titan |
Scratch |
Burl |
Length; 56;"
Diameter: 5"
Span: 12-1/2"
Weight: 6-3/4 lbs unloaded (w/chute & harness)
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High Power
Dual
H123's
I161's |
Ready |
Built around a Revel model nose cone |
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Halloweener Mk1 |
RTV |
Brad |
Height: 62.125"
Tube diameter:4.0"
Head diameter:12.0"
Span: 26.625" |
High Power
H123, I211, I265R |
Ready |
Built entirely from flotsam |
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Halloweener Mk2 |
RTV |
Brad |
Height: 62.125"
Tube diameter:4.0"
Head diameter:12.0"
Span: 26.625" |
High Power
H123, I211, I265R |
Ready |
Upgrade from the Mk1 |
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Halloweener Mk3 |
RTV |
Brad |
Height: 64"
Tube diameter:4.0"
Head diameter:11.0"
Span: 30" |
High Power
H123, I211, I265R |
Ready |
complete rebuild with Fiberglas molded wings |
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Hindrocket |
RTV |
Rick |
Height: 55.5"
Tube diameter:7.5"
Cone diameter:10.0"
Span: 16.7" |
High Power
J350 |
Ready |
Powerline Icon |
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The Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse |
RTV |
Brad |
Length: 45.25"
Diameter: 15.0"
Span: 31.25"
Weight: 16 lbs. dry, 21 lbs. fully loaded |
High Power
K550
IT ROCKS! |
ready |
This rocket is scaled up from a napkin left over from John Schubert's birthday party (our nephew) |
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I'm Too Sexy For My Cert |
RTV |
Cory |
Base: 16"
Diameter:na;
Fin span: na |
High Power
H123 |
Ready |
Cory's level 1 certification 'rocket' |
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Jumbo Sizzler
aka
Grandma Lucy's Semi-Annual Memorial Day Prickly-Heat Telethon-of-Love |
RTV |
Brad |
Length; 69.625"
Diameter: 4.03"
Span: 18.024" |
High Power
J135, J350 |
Ready |
Upscale of the Estes Sizzler (rear ejection model). This was Brad's Level 2 Certification rocket. |
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Mars
Lander(s)
1x
2x
3x |
Estes
and
scratch |
John |
various |
various |
Under
Construction |
Vintage Estes kit along side plugs for fiberglass upscale replicas |
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Mercury Redstone |
Modified from Smoking Rockets parts |
Burl |
Length; 86"
Diameter: 6"
Weight: 13 pounds dry
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High Power
J415 |
ready |
Fully glassed airframe, steering fin details, turbine exhaust details, flies with the tower in place, tower recovers on own chute.
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Mosquito
Scale-up |
Scratch |
Burl |
Length; 32"
Diameter: 4.25"
Weight: 4 pounds dry
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High Power
G64, G80, H97,H123, H180, H112, I154, I161, I211, I357 |
ready |
4-1/4 plastic tubing (sch 10 plastic conduit),
Altimeter recovery, motor back up, single 36 inch chute. 1/4 ply fins, glassed nose
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1/5 scale
Pershing M1a
version 1 |
RTV |
Brad |
Length; 82.5"
Diameter: 7.65"
Span: 15.9" |
High Power
I211
J450 |
CATOed
(Kosdon External Thrust Ring Failure) |
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1/5 scale
Pershing M1a
version 2 |
RTV |
Brad |
Length; 86.5"
Diameter: 7.65"
Span: 15.9" |
High Power
K550 |
Needs Repair |
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Burl Finkelstein's
1/5 scale
Pershing M1a
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RTV |
Burl |
Length; 86.5"
Diameter: 7.65"
Span: 15.9" |
High Power
K700 |
Ready |
Burl built this beauty after seeing the article on the Pershing missiles referenced above. His is much better than the originals, but don't tell him I said that.
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Phoenix Missile |
Scratch |
Burl |
Length; 112"
Diameter: 9.5"
Weight: 64 pounds dry
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High Power
M2400
M1600
M1939
N2000 |
Retired |
Burl's Level 3 rocket
Reinforced inside and out. 3/8 birch ply fins. all fins are glassed to the motor mount and to the airframe.
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R2D2 |
Scratch |
Burl |
Length; 46"
Diameter: 13"
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High Power
K1100YOWSA! |
Ready |
Was once a promotional cooler.
Now it IS cooler |
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Silver Comet 3x |
Scratch |
Burl |
Length; 84"
Diameter: 7.5"
Weight: 19 pounds dry
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High Power
J469
J415
K550
K695 Redline |
Ready |
Built as gift for for his wife, Joanna
|
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2/5 Scale Standard Missile |
RTV |
Mark, Rick, and Brad
A trans-continental RTV project. |
Total Length: 133.5"
Sustainer:
Length; 73.5"
Diameter: 5.5"
Span: 16.5"
Booster:
Length; 60"
Diameter: 7.63"
Span: 25.188"
Weight: 26 pounds dry
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High Power
Booster: L1000 Sustainer: K550 |
Ready |
Sustainer built by Brad in Phoenix. Booster built by Rick in Mpls. Fins and misc. components built by Mark in Denver.
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SS1
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Scratch-Built |
RTV |
Length: 80"
Diameter: 15"
Span: 75"
Dry Weight:~30 lbs
Launch Weight:~40 lbs
Glide Weight:~27 lbs
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Hypertek L355 (TBD) |
Under Construction |
4:1 Semi-Scale version of Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne |
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Talon 3 |
Giant Leap Rocketry |
Brad |
Length;6' 1"
Diameter: 3"
Weight: 4.5 pounds
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High Power
38mm motors |
Ready |
Widely advertised as the "Sexiest Kit Alive" |
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V2 missile |
Polecat Aerospace |
Burl |
Length;7' 6"
Diameter: 10"
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High Power
98mm motors |
Rebuilt and Ready |
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| Picture |
Rocket Name |
Manufacturer |
Builder |
Dimensions |
Motors |
Status |
Special Notes |
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Ain't Got
No-Body |
Scratch
Built |
Rick |
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29mm G and H motors |
Ready |
Built for the
Teenie-Halloweenie
Drag Race at
GHS2003 |
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Evil Bert |
RTV |
Brad, Rick, Mark, and Cory |
Height: 24"
Diameter:3.0"
Span: 9.0" |
Mid to High Power
2xG80W 2xG64W |
Ready |
Made from Sesame Street puppets for a four-way drag race at GHS 2002 |
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the Beefed Up and Burly High Power Big Daddy |
Estes |
Brad |
Height: 20.5"
Diameter:3.0"
Span: 9.0" |
Mid to High Power
H165R 2xG80W 1xG64 7xC65 |
Ready |
Designed with interchangeable motor mounts to accommodate different motor configurations |
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Fierce Bad Rabbit |
RTV
|
Rick |
Length; 36"
Diameter: 1.6"
Span: 7.637" |
Mid Power
F20, G80 |
Ready |
Pieced together from the remains of the Super Sizzler |
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Frankenboy |
Estes (Kit Bash of Estes Fat Boy) |
Rick |
Height: 21"
Diameter:2.6"
Span: 9.0" |
Mid Power
G55 |
Lawn Darted |
Motor tube upgraded to hold 24mm, and modified to be rear ejection |
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Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch |
Scratch |
Burl |
Length; 4"
Diameter: 2.5"
Weight: 1 ounce
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A8-3 |
ready |
Airframe made from an Orbastic water bottle
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Kidd Plasma's Flaming Atomic Meteor of Justice |
Estes (Kit bash of Estes Silver Comet) |
Rick |
Length: 36"
Diameter: 2.6"
Span: 20.0" |
Mid-Power
G64, G35 |
Ready |
|
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Nike Hercules
Scale-up |
Modified from The Launch Pad plan pack |
Burl |
Total Length: 52"
Total Weight: 1.5 lbs
Sustainer:
Diameter: 2.6"
Span: 8"
Booster:
Cluster of 4 2" tubes
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4 D-12 booster motors, D or E sustainer motor. Upper stage has internal ignition system triggered by micro switch on one booster motor. |
ready |
Sustainer motor had ejection charge to deploy sustainer X chute. Booster is rolled paper tubes and fins are card stock over balsa frames, sustainer is 2.6 AT tube and modified AT nosecone.
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One Ring To Rule Them All |
RTV |
Brad |
Length; 30"
Diameter: 2.25"
Span: 7.0" |
Mid Power
G64, G80 |
Needs Repair |
The ring was part of the packaging material that protected a gas-powered leaf blower |
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Outlander |
Estes |
Brad &
Stefan |
Length;12.5 in"
| low Power
C6-3 |
Ready |
|
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Pagan
Vegan
Draggin'
Wagon |
Scratch
Built |
Rick and Brad |
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29mm G and H motors |
crashed and
rebuilt into
One Ring to Rule Them All |
Built for the
Teenie-Halloweenie
Drag Race at
GHS2003 |
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Peppermint Stick Suppository of Righteous Indigestion |
RTV |
Mark |
Length;42"
Diameter: 1.635"
Span: 4.635" |
Mid Power
G80 |
Ready |
Built for an RTV Drag Race at GHS 2001 |
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Perseus II |
The Launch Pad |
Mark |
Length; 42.5"
Diameter: 2.6"
Span: 9.0" |
Mid Power
G64, G80 |
Ready |
Upgraded motor mount to accept 29mm motors |
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1/10 scale
Pershing MGM-31a |
The Launch Pad |
Brad |
Length; 39.75"
Diameter: 3.75"
Span: 8.0" |
Mid Power
E30 F20 G35 G64 G80 |
Retired |
Upgraded motor mount to accept 29mm motors |
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Queen Sciatica's Pestilent Pirate Armada, Vessel Number 1 |
RTV |
Brad |
Length: 16"
Diameter: 4"
Span: 8" |
Mid Power
F through H |
Fleet partially complete
Shown is the vessel under the command of the virulent pilot Hack |
Rick will build an entire fleet (hence Armada) all with slightly different configurations. Cool mass launch possibilities! |
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Running With Scissors |
RTV |
Brad |
Length;42"
Diameter: 1.635"
Span: 4.635" |
Mid to High Power
G33, G64, G80, H165 |
Ready |
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Scarab |
RTV |
Brad &
Stefan |
Length; 15.5"
Diameter: 3.5"
Span: 8.75" |
Mid Power
F24 through G64 |
Ready |
Fashioned from polypropylene glassware |
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Shaken, Not Stirred |
RTV |
Rick |
Length; 7"
Diameter: 3.75"
Span: n/a !! |
LowPower
D12 through E9 |
Ready |
Fashioned from polypropylene glassware |
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Skullduggery |
Scratch
Built |
Mark |
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29mm G and H motors |
crashed |
Built for the
Teenie-Halloweenie
Drag Race at
GHS2003 |
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Brad's
SS1 |
RTV(Semi-Scale Model of SpaceShipOne) |
Brad |
Length; 21.75"
Diameter: 4.0"
Span: 19.7" |
mid to high power
G80
H128 |
The first of many |
Test Mule for the 15" diameter SS1 |
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Ricks
SS1 |
RTV(1/16 Scale Model of SpaceShipOne) |
Rick |
Length; 21.75"
Diameter: 4.0"
Span: 19.7" |
High Power
H128 |
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Super Sizzler |
Estes (Kit Bash of Estes Sizzler) |
Rick |
Length; 28.2"
Diameter: 1.6"
Span: 7.637" |
Mid Power
G55 |
Lawn Darted |
Motor tube upgraded to hold 24mm, and thoroughly reinforced |
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Standard Missile |
The Launch Pad |
Brad |
Total Length: 64.5"
Sustainer:
Length: 34.5"
Diameter: 2.6"
Span: 8"
Booster:
Length; 30"
Diameter: 3.1"
Span: 11.85"
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Mid Power
Booster: 3xD12 Sustainer: D12 |
Munched |
Severely under powered |
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1/5 Scale Standard Missile |
RTV |
Mark |
Total Length: 64.5"
Sustainer:
Length; 34.5"
Diameter: 2.6"
Span: 8"
Booster:
Length; 30"
Diameter: 3.1"
Span: 11.85"
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Mid Power
Booster: G64 or G80 Sustainer: D12 or E15 |
Ready |
Brad & Mark built identical SM2's, albeit with different paint schemes. We never got to drag race them. |
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1/5 Scale Standard Missile |
RTV |
Brad |
Total Length: 64.5"
Sustainer:
Length; 34.5"
Diameter: 2.6"
Span: 8"
Booster:
Length; 30"
Diameter: 3.1"
Span: 11.85"
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Mid Power
Booster: G64 or G80 Sustainer: D12 or E15 |
Lawn darted |
Many gorgeous flights, but the fun came to an end when the sustainer failed to ignite. |
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Upscale
Starblazer |
Scratch
Built |
John |
Height: 50"
Diameter:3"
Span: 16.0" |
Mid Power
29mm G motors |
Ready |
5x upscale of the Estes Starblazer kit |
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Teenie Halloweenie |
Scratch
Built |
Brad |
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29mm G and H motors |
Ready |
Built for the
Teenie-Halloweenie
Drag Race at
GHS2003 |
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The Tetrahedron of Life Flies Again |
RTV |
Cory |
Height: 12"
Diameter:na;
Fin span: na |
Mid Power
Sustainer: D thru G |
Ready |
One of Cory's many flying trapi-zeda-rhomboids |
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