Estes - Star Blazer (K-31 or #1231) Gallery

[JAL3]

Welcome to the Estes Star Blazer (K-31 or #1231) Gallery on TRF.

This gallery showcases the Estes Star Blazer (K-31 or #1231) and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:


Estes: Star Blazer: K-31 or #1231
MMWW: Micro Star Blazer 1: #306



as well as any upscales, downscales, clones, kitbashes or other derivative works. Even Goonies qualify!

[JAL3]

Estes Star Blazer (K-31 or #1231) Basic Information.

Estes Industries

MODEL NAME: Astron Star Blazer Also known as: Star Blazer

NUMBER: K-31 or #1231

Introduced: 1968
Final Year: 1973
Designer: Bill See

Type: Exotic
Motor Mount:
Recovery: Parachute
Stages: 1
Length: 12.5"
Diameter: 0.736"
Span:
Weight: 1 oz

Mfg. Description: Here's one that's just plain fun! You can count on the Star Blazer for high performance sport flying. Streamlined fins, forward crew cockpit canopy, and structural fairing strips give it a real 'space ship' look. Flies with Series III (short) engines... giving it low initial weight for fast lift off and excellent altitudes. Recovery is by parachute. Engines not included. (Estes 1970 Catalog)

Advertising Liveries

1970 Catalog

Face Card(s)

Instruction Header(s)

First post in this thread featuring this rocket.

See Also:
TRF Build Threads

TRF Applicable Threads

LINKS
EMRR
RocketReviews
Mfg. Page


If you have any additional information on this rocket and/or catalog photos please let us know.

[JAL3]

MMWW (Estes) Star Blazer (#306) Basic Information.

McCoy's Micro Wonder Works (MMWW)

MODEL NAME: Micro Star Blazer I Also known as:

NUMBER: #306

Introduced: 2005
Final Year:
Designer: Bill See, John McCoy

Type: Sport, Downscale
Motor Mount: 1x6mm
Recovery: Streamer
Stages: 1
Length:
Diameter: 0.375"
Span:
Weight:

Mfg. Description:

Advertising Liveries

Plan Image

Face Card(s)

Instruction Header(s)

First post in this thread featuring this rocket.

See Also:
TRF Build Threads

TRF Applicable Threads

LINKS
EMRR
RocketReviews
Mfg. Page


If you have any additional information on this rocket and/or catalog photos please let us know.

[Micromeister]

This is a real Moldy Oldie from way back in the dark ages.
this downscale was done in 10.5mm just so I could use a Pratt Hobbies .010" vacuum formed super light nosecone to sort of offset the carved balsa cockit canopy. Contrary to my normal bent NOT to use the kit panel colors this one was done in the classic Red,white & blue color scheme from back in the day. As large as it is I managed to keep the LOWt. down to 9.0g so it's a pretty fair flyer as well.
Again my photographer skills suck, so no liftoff pics.

Post copied with permission

[Initiator001]

Here is my original K-31 Star Blazer I built in the early 1970s. I flew it several times on 'S' motors.

When I flew it in 1976, the motor did not fire the ejection charge and the rocket impacted asphalt. When I removed the motor, the white paper ejection cap was still in place. The balsa nosecone was smashed and the upper body tube crumpled. The top half-inch of the main body tube was split. The carved canopy was intact.

The parts were left in a box for about nine years when I started flying rockets again in 1985. I was working in a hobby shop at the time and could get a replacement nose cone (plastic). I rebuilt the model and repainted it but it is still about a half-inch short as I cut off the split area of the main body tube.

[BobH48]

Here is my original K-31 Starblazer, built sometime in the early 70's. I flew it several times on 'S' motors.

When 'S' motors were no longer available, I glued in a 13mm motor mount and have flown it several times since.

[crossfire]

What is a S motor????
GP

[tbzep]

What is a S motor????
GP

It was a short 18mm motor. Think of an A8-3 cut to the length of a mini motor.

[Rocketcrab]

What is a S motor????
GP

They were 18mm motors that were 1.75" long as opposed to 2.75". If my memory is correct [any of you other old f*rts can jump in here] I think there were only 1/2A and A "S" motors. The "S" stood for "Short", I believe. When the 13mm "Mini" motors became available in the early 70's, the "S" motors were discontinued.

[Micromeister]

Absolutely Correct:
AS Ted's motor listing showed -S Serier were Short 18mm motors 1/4A3-A5's even had 2 differernt-0S boosterd in the late 60 and 70's.

Great fun. but on the casing as one might imagine were on the heavy size...thus the introduction of the thinner walled 13mm MINI motors.
Still have a few of the OLD S series motors in my motor box. They still work just fine.

[SacEsq]

It was a short 18mm motor. Think of an A8-3 cut to the length of a mini motor.

Can we have these prices back please?

[BEC]

Only if we get the wages from that time back as well....

I have two of these - one built from an early K-31 kit something about 40 years ago and a much nicer mini-engine clone based on Semroc parts I built rather more recently. I should pose 'em together and take a pic for this gallery.