Estes RTF 1/200 Space Shuttle advertisement arrives!

[That Rocket Man]

I built the original shuttle that Estes made in the 70s. Actually glided pretty well once you got it trimmed well.

 

[mh9162013]

A great unboxing of the rocket, thanks to @Patternflyer

 

[kuririn]

Ah, so the orbiter is made of foam after all.

 

[Saluki]

This looks to be around the same size as the Dr Zooch shuttle.

 

[GusGrissom]

Even though my building skills are not perfect, I take pride in everything that I've built. I am divided on this, one part of me says, if you didn't build it, how can you display it with your collection? Another part of me says I will regret not buying this in a few years when I see them on eBay for $250. And I am into the classic NASA designs. I built the Saturn 5, the Saturn 5 Skylab and the Mercury Redstone. I also built the SR71 and a few scale missiles. I don't know, I would hate to miss out on this and not grab it and add it to my NASA collection. Now as far as the Shepherd RTF rocket from Estes, I don't know, it looks too much like a...

 

[NAR29996]

Even though my building skills are not perfect, I take pride in everything that I've built. I am divided on this, one part of me says, if you didn't build it, how can you display it with your collection? Another part of me says I will regret not buying this in a few years when I see them on eBay for $250. And I am into the classic NASA designs. I built the Saturn 5, the Saturn 5 Skylab and the Mercury Redstone. I also built the SR71 and a few scale missiles. I don't know, I would hate to miss out on this and not grab it and add it to my NASA collection. Now as far as the Shepherd RTF rocket from Estes, I don't know, it looks too much like a...

That's a feature, not a bug.

 

[GusGrissom]

That's a feature, not a bug.

LOL!!!!