Your Favorite Model -

[prfesser]

It's a tossup between Interceptor E, Interceptor G, and Saturn V (Apogee).

Best -- Terry

 

[Blast it Tom!]

The mighty, beautiful Saturn V remains an ethereal goal for me at some point. But it can't be my favorite if I haven't built/flown it!

 

[dr wogz]

Initially, I think of my Binder Stealth Jr. loved that thing!

But then I think as to what I have, and I have to say "Blue Bird Zero" as I have cloned it in every size from BT-5 to 2.6" (with a 38mm!)

And the one I have currently with the most flights (and comes with me to every launch) is the Estes Leviathan..

 

[Gramparocket]

My Binder Stealth jr is my favorite.
I have the upgrade version with a 38mmt. Most of the time I fly on 29mm with aeropac adaptor but I did my l1 with it several years ago on an H123. Always a good flight with that one

 

[Doug Holverson]

Centuri Orion.

 

[Steven]

Asking what my favorite rocket is, is like asking me what my favorite song is, or favorite food. Just not gonna' happen.

 

[timb]

Asking what my favorite rocket is, is like asking me what my favorite song is, or favorite food. Just not gonna' happen.

So many rockets, so little time!

 

[Steven]

So many rockets, so little time!

Bingo. I imagine guys collect models like women collect shoes.

 

[markschnell]

Saturn V, Broadsword, Starfighter Combo - Can't pick just one.

 

[dr wogz]

Actually, when you think about it:

• Favorite of all time
• Favorite of currently available (kit or plan pack)
• favorite of the currently flying fleet (Past fleet - long retired)
• Favorite full size
• Favorite ..

 

[Event Horizon]

Any scale Sentinel. Been my favorite for decades.

 

[BABAR]

Bingo. I imagine guys collect models like women collect shoes.

Except they get two of everything!


Addendum: ironically this get posted after a pair of identical Sentinels!

 

[Back_at_it]

Favorite by far is the Estes Nasa Pegasus with the Bertha style (Bertha, Baby, Ranger, Brighton) as a very close second.

 

[Steven]

Except they get two of everything!


Addendum: ironically this get posted after a pair of identical Sentinels!

If It's available I do too.

 

[JPalmer621]

Saturn V any size any manufacture

 

[DWonders]

Estes SPEV and anyone's Saturn 1B

 

[Tobor]

My favs go by diameter. (Yeah, it's a cheat....)

6": WM Ultimate
4": MC AGM-33 Pike
3": Mac BlackFly
2.6": Mach 1 RIM-66 Std.
2.2": WM DarkStar Jr.
1.6" Pem-Tech Kraken

BT-55: Estes Interceptor
BT-20: Astron Gyroc

 

[Vitruvius]

Centuri's "Buck Roger's Starfighter" and Estes "Colonial Viper"!

 

[tim cubbedge]

I guess my favorite is based on number of flights which would put my LOC Warlock and MC Avalanche at top of list.

 

[Lugnut56]

As others have stated, it really hard to pick a "favorite" rocket, but I would have to say for myself I really like the Pemberton "Little Bucky Jones".

 

[Vitruvius]

As others have stated, it really hard to pick a "favorite" rocket, but I would have to say for myself I really like the Pemberton "Little Bucky Jones".

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@Lugnut56 , What do the decals look like. please? I think that I saw this sometime in the Dark and Dismal past, LOL. It looks like a great 1950s style Rocket! Cheers!

 

[Lugnut56]

Vitruvius, there are no decals with this kit. It's just clean, sleek lines and a gold metal flake paint. I used Kylon Gold metal flake paint on this, but I've found the same brand of paint I've bought since then is a few shades darker than this paint job.

 

[Vitruvius]

Now that is a novel idea! I'm tempted to try that on one of my rockets.

 

[Lugnut56]

You should try using color shifting paint (I used Testers on this one).

 

[prfesser]

It's a tie. Cindy Crawford and Miss Kentucky 1999. I like 'em beautiful and brilliant. Shanna Moore was 1st runner up to Heather Renee French; French won Miss America, so Shanna became Miss Kentucky. Shanna attended Murray State, bio major, and spent a semester in my analytical chemistry class. She's now a doctor in Paducah.

(Whoops...wrong kind of model, I guess)

 

[dr wogz]

Sybil Buck
Molly Simms
And Kay Morgan

or

BBZ
Dark star
HARM

 

[Cape Byron]

Pemtech Kraken. Just a great kit and a great flier.

Nike Smoke is a reasonable close second. A rocket that looks like a rocket. Classic lines and simple colour scheme.

 

[OverTheTop]

X-15. Have to build a decent size one of these one day. It has "serious" written all over it.

 

[neil_w]

X-15. Have to build a decent size one of these one day. It has "serious" written all over it.

1:1?

 

[R. S. Galileo]

It's a tie. Cindy Crawford and Miss Kentucky 1999. I like 'em beautiful and brilliant. Shanna Moore was 1st runner up to Heather Renee French; French won Miss America, so Shanna became Miss Kentucky. Shanna attended Murray State, bio major, and spent a semester in my analytical chemistry class. She's now a doctor in Paducah.

(Whoops...wrong kind of model, I guess)

I think I'd have to go with Twiggy. True, there's not much there to utilize Bernoulli's principle, but on the other hand, the wind resistance factor on that frame has gotta be pretty low.
I'm not so good with RockSim. Maybe some of you who are better with it can run the numbers to see how she comes out.