Title: Snipe Hunter

Kit number: KV-51

Background Information brief: The Centuri Snipe Hunter was released in the 1967 catalog as a see-thru plastic payload single stage rocket with parachute recovery. The Snipe Hunter was flown at the First International Model Rocket Championships in Czechoslovakia. Over the years, the Snipe Hunter design changed several times. The earliest version had a BC-80 balsa nose cone, migrating to a PNC-80 when the plastic nose cones were released. Later models used the PNC-89 which was over twice as long as the original nose cone. The Snipe Hunter was Centuri #KB-13 and was introduced with a price of $1.95.
The Snipe Hunter is updated by using laser-cut fins. The original balsa nose cone and body tube sizes are used. The original rubber shock cord is replaced with an elastic cord for longer life. The original method of slitting the body tube to an- chor the shock cord has been replaced by a Kevlar® cord for greater reliability.

Designer: Centuri

Release Date: 03/09/2005

In Production: 2005-2014

Requested attachments:

Fin patterns (200 dpi grayscale PDF)

Decal scan (600 dpi color PDF)

Attached Files

	Snipe Hunter.pdf (1.85 MB, 12 views)
	Semroc-Snipe Hunter.rkt (36.9 KB, 9 views)

Archived Semroc product page:
https://web.archive.org/web/2005021...s.asp?SKU=KV-51

Semroc release announcement 3/9/2005:
“Semroc will be releasing three new kits at NARCON 2005 this weekend and the Recruiter for general distribution.

Semroc's cc:Space Plane is a "carbon copy" of the original 1961 Estes K-3 Astron Space Plane without the instructions which are available at JimZ's site. The BatRok is a Retro-Repro of the 1967 Centuri kit that had a limited distribution. The Semroc Retro-Repro Snipe Hunter is based on the Centuri kit first released in 1967 with a balsa nose cone. The Recruiter was released as a promotion a few months ago and is now available for general distribution.

Order before mid-afternoon Thursday, March 10 to reserve low production numbers. We will take the rest to NARCON. All orders will be shipped on Tuesday March 15.

If you are attending NARCON, stop by our booth for your free cc:Space Plane!

Thanks for your support of Semroc.

Sheryl, Bruce, and Carl
semroc.com

Coming up next: April Dancer and ... the Boids!!”

Bagged kit images from an auction site.

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We need the decal and fin scans. Also would lke a picture of the back of the bagged kit, if anyone can post them, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to Bill Eichelberger (A Fish Named Wallyum) for sending us the fin scan for the Semroc Snipe Hunter.

https://www.oldrocketplans.com/semr...er_Fin_Scan.pdf

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I also ordered the decal set, but they only sent me half. Once I get the second half, I'll send them along.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Mini Aero-Dart, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc - Starfighter Scorpion

Unflown: F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Jayhawk, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Microsonde 3 Payloader, Aerobee 300, Cyber III, Scrambler

Thanks to Bill Eichelberger (A Fish Named Wallyum) for sending us the decals scan for the Semroc Snipe Hunter.

https://www.oldrocketplans.com/semr...nter_Decals.pdf

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Scott D. Hansen
Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe - Your One Stop BAR Shoppe!
Ye Olde Rocket Plans - OOP Rocket Plans From 38 Companies!
Ye Olde Rocket Forum
WOOSH NAR Section #558

Here are some package and part photo's.

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Thank you! It?s interesting to see the red stamp on the balsa, at some point the kit names were laser engraved.

I think that was a Carl thing. This was a replacement set that I ordered from eRockets to refurbish my original Semroc Snipe Hunter. Foresight would have been nice back then. I should have scanned the balsa before I started my builds back in the day, but I thought it would last forever.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Mini Aero-Dart, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc - Starfighter Scorpion

Unflown: F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Jayhawk, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Microsonde 3 Payloader, Aerobee 300, Cyber III, Scrambler