Announcing the return of North Coast Rocketry!

North Coast is coming back!

I am going to use this blog to keep everyone updated until the website is fully up and running.

Things are running a little late, from what I had originally announced at NARAM this year. Between Darrell Mobley's untimely passing, and my employer sending me to Europe, I have run short of time to hit the Oct 1 date.

Things are coming along, though. I made some tweaks to the first set of lasercut parts. I should be seeing the revised parts soon. Got a couple of other things to chase down as well, but it is coming together.

I'm going to do a two-phase approach. I am going to make many of the plans/fin patterns/decal masters for the old NCR kits available as "Plan Packs", all available for digital download. Kinda like iTunes, they will likely be $1.99 each. If you want to scratch-build them, these packs should contain enough information to clone most of the kits. Some of the kits that had custom molded parts (Space Shuttle, Avatar, Juno-1, etc.) will require a little more effort to duplicate, but the plans will be out there, for those who are interested.

All of the kits to be released will be new designs. Some will have the a "flavor" of the old kits (such as the "Lance Delta") but everything will be updated to reflect the best that I can offer for 2012.

Other kit names that are coming (though most will not mean anything until you see the photos) are:
SR-99 Hyperswift
Argo D4 Javelin sport scale
Mighty Kat (a BP cluster kit similar to, but not the same as the Phoenix Rocketry kit by the same name)
SA-14 Archer Mk 3 (2.6" diameter)
Starship Equinox
Laserhawk

The kits will be offered in 3 versions -
Basic (no parachute)
Standard (parachute)
Deluxe (parachute, display stand, rail buttons, motor retainer).
That way you can pick what version you want.

A couple of new contest birds will also make an appearance, too.

Watch this space for more info.

Matt