Torellian Invader - Revision history

Danno at 00:53, 9 May 2023

2023-05-09T00:53:08Z

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	File:Torellian-invader-catalog.jpg\|The Estes catalog page for the Starfighter Combo Kit. Eight dollars!\|alt=A page from an Estes catalog around 1980, showing the Torellian Invader and Orion Starfigher sold as a combo for eight dollars.		File:Torellian-invader-catalog.jpg\|The Estes catalog page for the Starfighter Combo Kit. Eight dollars!\|alt=A page from an Estes catalog around 1980, showing the Torellian Invader and Orion Starfigher sold as a combo for eight dollars.
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Danno at 22:23, 15 April 2023

2023-04-15T22:23:28Z

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	I had put so much work into painting the Torellian Invader and getting all the decals on that I was afraid to fly it. My track record with recovering rockets was not great in those days, so this wasn't entirely an irrational fear. I don't know exactly when I built this rocket, but I finally flew it in 2022, so I told everyone it was "about" forty years old. I replaced the shock cord, which had crumbled to dust, and put a good nylon parachute in it. It flew great on an A8-3.		I had put so much work into painting the Torellian Invader and getting all the decals on that I was afraid to fly it. My track record with recovering rockets was not great in those days, so this wasn't entirely an irrational fear. I don't know exactly when I built this rocket, but I finally flew it in 2022, so I told everyone it was "about" forty years old. I replaced the shock cord, which had crumbled to dust, and put a good nylon parachute in it. It flew great on an A8-3.

	A future project I'd like to do is a 3" or 4" upscale of this rocket. I also have an unbuilt Estes Super Neon XL, a very similar rocket, which I plan to turn into an upscale Torellian Invader.		A future project I'd like to do is a [[Torellian_Invader_(3"_or_4"_upscale)\|3" or 4" upscale]] of this rocket. I also have an unbuilt Estes Super Neon XL, a very similar rocket, which I plan to turn into a [[Torellian_Invader_(1.6"_upscale)\|1.6" upscale Torellian Invader.]]

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Danno: Created page with "{{RocketInfoBox |image = Torellian-invader.jpg |diameter = 1 inch (25mm) |length = 20 inches (51 cm) |weight = 1.3 oz. (37 g) |motor-size = 18mm |flights = 1 |status = Ready to fly }} The Estes Torellian Invader is the only finished rocket I still have that I built when I was a kid. It was sold as a two-pack with another sci-fi kit, the Orion Starfighter, around 1980. I remember that I assembled the Starfighter and might have p..."

2023-04-15T22:17:47Z

Created page with "{{RocketInfoBox |image = Torellian-invader.jpg |diameter = 1 inch (25mm) |length = 20 inches (51 cm) |weight = 1.3 oz. (37 g) |motor-size = 18mm |flights = 1 |status = Ready to fly }} The Estes Torellian Invader is the only finished rocket I still have that I built when I was a kid. It was sold as a two-pack with another sci-fi kit, the Orion Starfighter, around 1980. I remember that I assembled the Starfighter and might have p..."

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{{RocketInfoBox
|image = Torellian-invader.jpg
|diameter = 1 inch (25mm)
|length = 20 inches (51 cm)
|weight = 1.3 oz. (37 g)
|motor-size = 18mm
|flights = 1
|status = Ready to fly
}}

The Estes Torellian Invader is the only finished rocket I still have that I built when I was a kid. It was sold as a two-pack with another sci-fi kit, the Orion Starfighter, around 1980. I remember that I assembled the Starfighter and might have primed it but hadn't painted it. It might still be in a box somewhere in my house.

I had put so much work into painting the Torellian Invader and getting all the decals on that I was afraid to fly it. My track record with recovering rockets was not great in those days, so this wasn't entirely an irrational fear. I don't know exactly when I built this rocket, but I finally flew it in 2022, so I told everyone it was "about" forty years old. I replaced the shock cord, which had crumbled to dust, and put a good nylon parachute in it. It flew great on an A8-3.

A future project I'd like to do is a 3" or 4" upscale of this rocket. I also have an unbuilt Estes Super Neon XL, a very similar rocket, which I plan to turn into an upscale Torellian Invader.

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File:Torellian-invader.jpg|On the pad for its first flight|alt=A green model rocket with a science fiction design, on a launch pad.
File:Torellian-invader-catalog.jpg|The Estes catalog page for the Starfighter Combo Kit. Eight dollars!|alt=A page from an Estes catalog around 1980, showing the Torellian Invader and Orion Starfigher sold as a combo for eight dollars.
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