AUSTanker
New Member
Crazy question here- I want to build the classic Estes V2, but even the latest version of the kit, from what, 2012, or so, is going for $80 on "Evil Bay."
The recent Estes Doorknob seems like a good modern kit, and vaguely resembles a V2/A4.
Would it be possible to swap out the nose, tail piece, and fins, the body tube if needed, keep the guts of it, and end up with decent, up to date V2? Or would it end up costing me more than $80 for the kit on "Evil Bay?"
I've been looking at the plans of the old classic Estes V2s going back to the 1960s, so I think it would be neat to "build a better V2" and incorporate some modern techniques and improvements that you might suggest; newer parts; plastic instead of balsa, etc., etc.
BTW, my background is in scale models, so I enjoy backdating plastic kits, scratch building extra details, "kitbashing" and converting different kits of the same tank or plane to get a more accurate scale model, etc., so I wonder if this is applicable to model rockets?
Also, since the old Estes V2 instructions have all the part numbers, could I just buy the parts needed to build a decent V2 one at a time, or would it cost me more than the $80 highway robbery being charged on e Bay?
Looking forward to your suggestions!
Best, Christian
The recent Estes Doorknob seems like a good modern kit, and vaguely resembles a V2/A4.
Would it be possible to swap out the nose, tail piece, and fins, the body tube if needed, keep the guts of it, and end up with decent, up to date V2? Or would it end up costing me more than $80 for the kit on "Evil Bay?"
I've been looking at the plans of the old classic Estes V2s going back to the 1960s, so I think it would be neat to "build a better V2" and incorporate some modern techniques and improvements that you might suggest; newer parts; plastic instead of balsa, etc., etc.
BTW, my background is in scale models, so I enjoy backdating plastic kits, scratch building extra details, "kitbashing" and converting different kits of the same tank or plane to get a more accurate scale model, etc., so I wonder if this is applicable to model rockets?
Also, since the old Estes V2 instructions have all the part numbers, could I just buy the parts needed to build a decent V2 one at a time, or would it cost me more than the $80 highway robbery being charged on e Bay?
Looking forward to your suggestions!
Best, Christian