Estes - Blackhawk (#2053) Gallery

First there was the Centuri Buck Rogers Starfighter. Estes took over some of Centuri's models, including the Starfighter, but they presumably didn't get the Buck Rogers licence because they redecorated it overall black, gave it pseudo USAF stealth markings (and a black parachute), and renamed it the Blackhawk. I didn't know any of this history when I got my Blackhawk, but I thought it looked similar to the Buck Rogers fighter. Since I did not want stealth, I painted mine in an off-white scheme more like the Buck Rogers version in the hope that it would be found again. The stickers included markings round the nose tubes similar to the vents on the Buck Rogers fighter, but since they were supposed to go on a black model, they were printed in white and would not have shown up well on my off-white model, so I painted a black ring round each nose tube. The Blackhawk wasn't black any more, so I've simply called mine the Hawk. The non-stealth colour scheme and parachute appear to have worked as I still have the Hawk.

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Just to clarify, yours is the Estes kit?

JAL3 said:

Just to clarify, yours is the Estes kit?

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Yes, the Blackhawk.

Welcome to the Estes Blackhawk (#2053) Gallery on TRF.

This gallery showcases the Estes Blackhawk (#2053) and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:


Estes: Blackhawk: #2053



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

Estes Blackhawk (#2053) Basic Information.

Estes Industries

MODEL NAME: Blackhawk Also known as:

NUMBER: #2053

Introduced: 1991
Final Year: 1993
Designer:

Type: Exotic
Motor Mount: 1x18mm
Recovery: Parachute
Stages: 1
Length: 15.313"
Diameter: 0.976
Span: 8.125"
Weight: 2.67 oz

Mfg. Description: Stealth fighter from the 21st century comes complete with black "drogue" parachute. Twin booms and a unique ejection ducting system make this a great model to display and fly. Estimated maximum altitudes are 800 ft. (Estes 1991 Catalog)

Editorial Note: The Blackhawk is Estes's reissue of the Centuri Buck Rogers Starfighter (#5335) but was never marketed as a Buck Rogers product.



1991 Catalog










First post in this thread featuring this rocket.

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