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posted 01-16-2010 03:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Martin Hall   Click Here to Email Martin Hall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
#96 Arrived today many thanks can't wait for the next one.

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posted 01-16-2010 04:18 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lm5eagle   Click Here to Email lm5eagle     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I received #59 safely yesterday. Superb. I won't be so long in ordering the next one. Thanks for the opportunity.

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posted 01-20-2010 09:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for minipci     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
#88 has arrived and is going to be proudly displayed. It's great, although I must mention that I didn't get a complete rectangle of green. It looks like a corner dropped off/wore away before it was encased in acrylic.

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posted 01-21-2010 08:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joel Katzowitz   Click Here to Email Joel Katzowitz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
After reading all of the rave reviews for the LC-36 acrylic I finally went ahead and ordered one. It arrived today and I've got to say I wasn't disappointed. This is a beautifully done piece and I can't wait to get my hands on the next edition.

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posted 02-02-2010 07:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for spacehiker   Click Here to Email spacehiker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Received mine today (number 95), beautiful item made to a very high quality. Please put me down for any further acrylics you produce!

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posted 07-24-2010 10:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for bthumble   Click Here to Email bthumble     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Any update on the status of new acrylics? Thanks.

J.L
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posted 07-24-2010 11:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by bthumble:
Any update on the status of new acrylics?
Final layout for Complex 14 acrylic just shipped to the manufacturer. Should be receiving a prototype sample back from them shortly. Assuming everything checks out, I plan on taking orders in August. At this point it looks like we will be looking at 100 units. I will post additional information soon.

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posted 08-19-2010 09:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for NightHawk117   Click Here to Email NightHawk117     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Any updates?

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posted 08-19-2010 09:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by NightHawk117:
Any updates?

Should have the prototype at the end of the month. Will post images on the website, and then hopefully have it available for sale first week of September.

J.L. Pickering
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posted 10-05-2010 08:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Playalinda     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
J.L., Any news regarding when the upcoming Launch Complex 14 acrylic will be available?

Michael Clemente
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posted 10-05-2010 09:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Michael Clemente   Click Here to Email Michael Clemente     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I was wondering the same thing. According to their last e-mail it was supposed to be unveiled at the end of August with photos to follow. Then they were suppose to start taking orders. I haven't heard anything yet. Hopefully, it will be real soon.

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posted 10-10-2010 09:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hope to have some news on the LC-14 acrylic any day. We needed to correct something on the info card in the acrylic, and then our main contact at the manufacturing company took a two-week plus vacation in September which brought things to a halt. The sample piece looks great and we are almost there. Stand by for news very soon.

Also along these lines... material has already been secured for a Pad 19 acrylic as well. That will happen sometime after LC-14 is wrapped up.

Michael Clemente
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posted 10-10-2010 09:34 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Michael Clemente   Click Here to Email Michael Clemente     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks J.L. I look forward to the release and great news on Pad #19 acrylics.

Michael Clemente
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posted 10-17-2010 09:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Michael Clemente   Click Here to Email Michael Clemente     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I just placed my order for pad #14 acrylic. There are only going to be 75 produced. The acrylic really looks nice and will be a great addition to the pad #36 acrylic. Can't wait to see what pad #19 acrylic is going to look like. I think these will go fast, so I would advise you to place your order real soon.

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posted 10-18-2010 12:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Complex 14 acrylic orders are coming in at a very steady pace overnight and this morning. If you have any thoughts on getting one of these, I suggest you place an order sooner than later.
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Can't wait to see what pad #19 acrylic is going to look like.
And yes... there will be an acrylic for Complex 19 as well.

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posted 10-18-2010 01:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jeff   Click Here to Email Jeff     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ordered my Pad 14 acrylic today also.

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posted 10-18-2010 08:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tegwilym   Click Here to Email tegwilym     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That's just too tempting. I have the Pad 36 piece and it's so nice that I just ordered this also!

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posted 10-21-2010 12:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Jeff:
Ordered my Pad 14 acrylic today also.
A quick heads-up... there are only 10 Complex 14 acrylics left as of this moment.

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posted 10-21-2010 01:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Let me update that... please contact me before ordering so that I can verify what is available.

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posted 10-21-2010 03:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ilbasso   Click Here to Email ilbasso     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Number 47/75 arrived today - what a great piece! I really like that you used a communications terminal in the acrylic rather than a generic hunk of metal.

What an outstanding addition to the collection. Thanks a million!

Michael Clemente
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posted 10-21-2010 03:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Michael Clemente   Click Here to Email Michael Clemente     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I recieved acrylic #44 today and it is fantastic. It will go well with pad #36 acrylic. Look forward for pad #19 acrylic. Thanks for the great piece of history.

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posted 10-21-2010 04:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sam Que   Click Here to Email Sam Que     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I received mine today, excellent quality. A nice addition to the complex 36.

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posted 10-22-2010 06:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mdmyer   Click Here to Email mdmyer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
31 of 75 arrived today. Looks great, just like the demo photo. Nice large artifact and exact same size as Pad 36.

Thanks.

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posted 10-22-2010 08:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for xlsteve   Click Here to Email xlsteve     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
#40 arrived last night, and it really looks good.

I was wondering, the piece is a communications terminal, but is there information on where it (or they, since there are 75) was in the complex, what it was used for (communications, I know, but what role did it play in that)? I know these might be simplistic questions, but I'm curious.

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posted 10-22-2010 10:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by xlsteve:
I was wondering, the piece is a communications terminal, but is there information on where it (or they, since there are 75) was in the complex, what it was used for (communications, I know, but what role did it play in that)?
My educated guess is that the outlet box these came from was used for voice telecommunications. This type of terminal in that type of box is what they would have used to make cross-connections for voice. Back in 1960 that's about all that would have been available for this type of use. At least that's my educated guess.

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posted 10-22-2010 04:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joel Katzowitz   Click Here to Email Joel Katzowitz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Number 28/75 hit my mailbox this morning and it is a beautifully done piece. I'm already looking forward to the upcoming editions. Thanks J.L.

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posted 10-24-2010 12:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Greetings.....there are only two Launch Complex 14 acrylics available. E-mail me directly if interested. First come first serve.

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posted 10-25-2010 01:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Paul23   Click Here to Email Paul23     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
66/75 has landed! Really nice looking piece, very pleased with it

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posted 10-26-2010 08:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
#43 arrived today. Really neat. I love those acrylics.

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posted 10-27-2010 02:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for machbusterman   Click Here to Email machbusterman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
#50 arrived in Scotland today... These things are fantastic J.L. Keep 'em coming!!

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posted 10-27-2010 06:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tegwilym   Click Here to Email tegwilym     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
From the looks of photos elsewhere in the forum, it look like there may be a nice supply of lucites from pad 39!

(No, I'm not happy to see that thing torn down without a future goal for the pad.)

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posted 10-28-2010 02:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jeff   Click Here to Email Jeff     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just returned from a business trip to find #52 waiting for me. Very nice, can’t wait for the next one…many Thanks.

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posted 10-28-2010 04:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rick Mulheirn   Click Here to Email Rick Mulheirn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I recall from a previous post that samples of the decommisoned LC-39 will not be made available to the public. Should that situation change put me down for one LC-39 acrylic!

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posted 10-31-2010 02:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for minipci     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
#22 arrived in London on 25 October, and needless to say, I am very impressed with it.

Looking forward to the next in this series of acrylics.

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posted 11-08-2010 09:53 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for astro-nut   Click Here to Email astro-nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Recieved my Pad 36 and Pad 14 acrylics in the mail just before I left for Florida. Both are awesome!! Very good job J.L. Thank you.

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posted 11-13-2010 08:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TRS   Click Here to Email TRS     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
LC 14 arrived in Wellington quickly and what a neat item it is - if there's a pre-order list for the next issue I want to be on it!

Thanks - what a great addition to the lucite collection - keep up the fantastic work!

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posted 01-28-2011 01:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
LC-19 Acrylic

The latest in the exclusive series of launch complex artifacts, each of these stunning acrylics contains an actual section of piping from the booster erector at Launch Complex 19 at Cape Canaveral. The unique erector played a key role in the successful stacking and launch of 32 Atlas rockets from 1957 to 1996.

The front depicts GT-5 and the erector, while the reverse notes the legacy launches from LC-19:

  • Gemini Program 1964-65 -- Two Unmanned and Ten Manned Missions
  • First Rendezvous and First Docking -- Gemini 6/7 and Gemini 8
  • Titan I ICBM Launches in 1959 -- the First U.S. Multistage ICBM
Measuring 6" x 2 3/4" x 1", these beautiful collector's items are individually numbered in a limited-edition issue of just 85 pieces, with the number (x/85) laser-engraved on the front.

There are now a limited number of these acrylics still available through RetroSpaceImages.com. Keep in mind that the LC-14 acrylics sold out within a week.

Jeff
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posted 01-28-2011 02:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jeff   Click Here to Email Jeff     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just placed my order for LC-19.

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posted 01-28-2011 03:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Michael Clemente   Click Here to Email Michael Clemente     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Placed my order on Tuesday. Looking forward to add this acrylic to my LC-36 and LC-14 acrylic. Thanks for making these available and the presentations are really nice.

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These are great! I put in my order for LC-19 yesterday.


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