2022 Binge Build, Part 1 - The Adventure Starts Here...

 Yes, Boys and Girls, it's time to turn on the lights in the BlastFromThePast Secret La-BOR-atory, roll up the sleeves, don the tin-foil helmet, open up a case of Mountain Dew, and execute a few celebratory arm-pit farts!

 Well, maybe not the latter item. I do have my dignity to maintain, after all,...

Anyway, it's the great 2022 LPR Binge Build!

This year's roster consist of nine models (so far) that I hope to complete by EOY.

The 2022 Binge Build will be somewhat top-heavy on scale models, or should I say, sport scale models, followed by some boost/gliders, a sci-fi bird, and a couple of 'old-fleet-favorites' re-builds. Here's the list:

1. Viking 4 sport scale. This one has been on my build wish-list for quite some time, so it's high time to get started.

2. Nike Apache - the Estes kit which I bought several years ago. but has been neglected.

3. Nike Smoke - another long awaited Estes kit.

4. Mercury Redstone -Estes again.

5. A.R.V. Condor - an OOP Estes kit that was given to me by Mike Goss a little over a year ago.  Dual gliders. Right up my alley.

6.  Deltie Airshow. What's better than two gliders on one model? Three, of course! Ever since I saw the plans on JimZ for this kit from Edmonds Aerospace, I've been intrigued.

7. Rascal Rocket/Glider.  This is an old Paul C. Conner design published in The Model Rocketeer way back in 1974. I built one back in the day and recall how much fun it was to fly.

8. Mountaineer IV. This is actually an Estes Omega. I had Mountaineers I through III back in the old fleet, two of which were built and sent to me by Herb Desind, for whom I flew numerous Cineroc flights.

9. Black Hole Space Probe. This will be a clone of an old Estes Sci-Fi kit. It uses a PNC-50BB Nose cone (think Black Brant III), one of which I happen to have hanging around in the parts box.

There may be one or two additional models that will get added to the list if I happen to get motivated or inspired enough.

Again, this new blog series won't be a blow-by-blow build thread, rather a string of progress posts. Any unique or unusual build techniques or challenges along the way might get greater detailed treatment.

Oh, and I promise not to use the goofy alliterative post titles like I did in the 2021 Binge Build.

This is a serious blog, by gosh!

I am still on the fence, though,  about the arm-pit farts...

Cheers!