Semroc Goblin Build Part 1 Parts

This build is a classic, a Semroc reissue of the Estes Goblin kit #702-K-55.
I remember getting one as a free kit about 1971. It was later added to the catalog line up in 1972. The price was $2.50.

It featured a long nose cone, square block fins and a goofy black decal sheet. I remember thinking how much thicker and stronger the BT-55 body was compared to my other BT-20 and BT-50 models.
Back then I never flew mine with the new D engines. I used the EM-2050 engine adapter with 18mm engines.
This Semroc kit comes with an 18mm adapter.

Semroc calls this one part of the Magnum Series. The word "Magnum" was used by Centuri to describe their D engines. I don't remember Estes ever calling the D engine birds with the Magnum moniker.

Parts are all first quality.
The split 2050 centering ring is the cleanest straight cut I've ever seen in a model rocket kit.
The launch lug is 3/16" diameter X 3" long.
The original Estes kit used a 1/8" X 1 1/4" long or the LL-2A. Semroc has you glue the lug on in one piece. The Estes kit had the lug cut in two and was glued at the top and bottom of the BT-55.

The AR-5055 engine mount centering rings are a thick card stock in the Semroc kit. The older Estes rings were more like the 2050 wound rings in the enclosed 18mm engine adapter.



The decals look great!
They are printed close together on the small sheet. This'll require some careful cutting.