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I’ve seen pictures of an upscale Farside, so it’s been done. I’ll try to find a link. I still have my original Farside from the late 70’s, unflown. Don’t know if it would hold together, tho.Yeah, yeah, I know… “Yeah,…   Read more»

I’d forgotten about the Astron Starlight. I built one in ’67 or so. That would be cool! That really would look great at liftoff and in flight… hmmm…

Be honest – you’d rather found out now, before you spent months on it

Actually already found it.So I havent really decided yet.

Be honest – you’d rather found out now, before you spent months on it Here are four kits that I have never seen upscaled – and you’d get HUGE points for degree of difficulty on the latter three:a.) X-Ray (clear…   Read more»

I have not been able to find a giant Red Max so Dibs…

doh! http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mbear/redmax.html

You just had to ruin it, didnt ya?

Let me announce here that NCR is working out the details of holding an Upscale contest with significant prizes. Rules and details to be posted before the end of August. Eligible rockets will be Estes and Centauri models from the…   Read more»

I thought the ‘Black Hole Space Probe’ would be a fun one.And a ‘Fire Cat’ would be a real challenge.

I have not been able to find a giant Red Max so Dibs…

doh! http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mbear/redmax.html

I have not been able to find a giant Red Max so Dibs…

Scott dont feel bad about doing something thats already been done. Im sure there is not a rocket out there that hasnt been scaled up.Just build what YOU want to build and dont worry/care if its been done before.

Well I guess The Colonial Viper is out too. Somebody has done that one too.

Decals are readily available… try some folks at http://www.rocketshoppe.com/bar_links.htmTango Papa decals pretty much have it all http://www.tangopapadecals.com/decals.htm

You could do a “Scissor Winged Transport” – which was cool (except they always crashed).The hands-down best upscale I have ever seen is Doug G’s “Mars Snooper”. It was outrageously cool…..The “Trident” was cool. Ditto for the Estes “Goblin”.All you…   Read more»

You could do a “Scissor Winged Transport” – which was cool (except they always crashed).The hands-down best upscale I have ever seen is Doug G’s “Mars Snooper”. It was outrageously cool…..The “Trident” was cool. Ditto for the Estes “Goblin”.All you…   Read more»

Your not going to tell me you have seen a crusader swing wing upscaled are you? That or “DER RED MAX” Maybe a really really big Red Max.18″ tube or somthing like that.

Try the alien explorer. I was thinkin of doing that one but already have plans for the upscale contest if it happens. I absolutly love this rocket but there are alot of fragile parts that would need some serious support…   Read more»

If you can build – and successfully fly an Orbital Transport, no one will mind if it is a do-over I have seen really big Alphas, Big Berthas, some terrific Quarks, the Oribital Transport, Mars Landers… truth be told,…   Read more»

guess I will not do that one then Dam it. Thought I woulda been the first hmmmm What next ???

Were you thinking of the mighty “Orbital Transport”?http://www.dars.org/jimz/k-42.htmWhat a terrific kit… It has been upscaled to HPR a time or two. A friend of mine built a big one once, and he had the decals, etc. reproduced. It was awesome….This…   Read more»

I think the small x is used to denote “rookie” status on racing machines and such. Mike, you are no rookie. And your wife just doesn’t understand all of the compexities involved. (Neither does mine).The “Rocketry Widows” meet the same…   Read more»