Earth Beware...It's the Alien Space Probe!

[lessgravity]

Just finished a new scratch build of the kit Estes produced between 1990-92 called the Alien Space Probe. Made a few mods. Kevlar motor mount. Hand painted instead of decals. In the end she still very much like the original. I will put up some pics of her first flight scheduled for tomorrow.
Here she is:

You can read more about the build here

 

[SwingWing]

very nice.
Is that the baby/big bertha nosecone for bt-60?

 

[lessgravity]

Originally posted by SwingWing
very nice.
Is that the baby/big bertha nosecone for bt-60?

BT-80 with PNC-80

 

[Stormbringer]

That's nice. So its an upscale?

 

[SwingWing]

Originally posted by lessgravity
BT-80 with PNC-80

Sounds like a good fatboy bash!!

 

[lessgravity]

Originally posted by Stormbringer
That's nice. So its an upscale?

No. The original plans called for BT-80. They are located here at JIMZ (PDF File)

 

[Pem Tech]

Originally posted by lessgravity
Made a few mods. Kevlar motor mount. Hand painted instead of decals.

You hand painted the SP4 and what-not on the fins?
Dang....

Very, very well done...

 

[lessgravity]

Originally posted by Pem Tech
You hand painted the SP4 and what-not on the fins?
Dang....

Very, very well done...

Upon closer inspection it is noticable but I wanted to give it a try. I almost always do decals but a voice from my earlier life as an artist said "you can do it - just paint them"

 

[dcastle]

This kit is available at this vendor in the UK :

https://www.modelrockets.co.uk/shop/index.php

I ordered one last week along with a couple of other OOP kits they still have in stock there. The Alien Space Probe is priced at 6.99 GBP, which works out to about $13 US.

I also ordered an IRIS and a Geo Sat LV. I rec'd an email today that they were being shipped (ordered on 8/11), so I'll let you know how it works out.