 | 1/60 Scale Vostok (1970) - First "serious"
flying scale contest model. Placed 1st at Pasadena (TX) ISD
Interscholastic Model Rocket Competition which was an annual model
rocket contest between the schools of the Pasadena Independent School
District. 
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| 1/87 Scale Saturn V (1983) - 1983 Internats
entry. First attempt at a "super detailed" Saturn V model. Large scale
for its time (1/100 scale Saturn V models were considered very large
at this time.) Disqualified due to crash.
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| 1/96 Scale Mercury Redstone (1990) - Tiny
sport scale model with shingle corrugations and built-up escape tower. Placed 1st
in regional NAR competitions in Dallas, TX and Baton Rouge, LA.
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| 1/72 Scale Saturn V (1997) - 1st place NARAM
39 (Tucson, AZ) static judging. Crashed due to severe weathercocking
(Looks like I am developing a "habit" of crashing Saturns at major
competitions!).
Led to development of autopilot system used on subsequent NARAM
competition models.
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| 1/24 Scale Mercury Redstone (1998) - 1st
place NARAM 40 (Muncie, IN) Team Sport Scale entry of Gus Grissom's
Liberty Bell 7. Unique all plastic and resin flying model with
gimbaling motor and horizon sensing "autopilot" for flight control.
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| 1/10 Scale Vanguard (1999) - "Boilerplate"
model intended for demonstration flight at NARAM 41 (Pennsylvania).
Encouraged to enter as competition entry, placed 2nd in static
judging. Not flown due to winds and small field. No supplemental fins.
Two stages with gimballing motors in each stage. Utilized horizon
sensing "autopilot" developed for NARAM 40 Mercury Redstone.
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| 1/12 Scale MR-8/Liberty Bell 7 (2000) - 1st
Place in Team Sport Scale at NARAM 2000 (NARAM 42, Penrose, CO). Used
prototype resin Liberty Bell 7 Capsule the molds of which were used to
produce the 1/12 Liberty Bell 7 Accur8 Spacemodels kit. Redstone
booster used 1/64" plywood construction and RC control of parachute
ejection.
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| 1/12 Scale MR-8/Liberty Bell 7 (2002) - 1st
Place in Team Sport Scale at NARAM 44 (McGregor, TX). Similar to the
model of 2000, it was a completely new model that was lighter,
stronger, and more detailed. In addition to its RC recovery system
deployment, it made use of a horizon-sensing autopilot unit coupled to a
gimballing engine for flight control. The horizon-sensors and control
electronics were different from previous systems in that it could
actually sense the horizon at night!
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 1/12 Scale Liberty Bell 7 Capsule (2003) -
Intended for NARAM 45 (Evansville, IN). Three 13mm motors located in
Retro Pack. Withdrawn for non-competition
reasons. Nope...it didn't have an "autopilot" but it did have a simple
RC ejection system.
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| 1/50 Scale Saturn V (2008) - Coming-
Phase by phase of the construction of my NARAM 50 Scale model |
