What kits do you still have around that aint been built yet?

[gabby8891]

This is a great thread. Interesting to see that people have from zero (How can that be?) to hundreds of kits in the build pile.
Personally, I like the big rockets, so all my high power is built, or slightly damaged and need some repair, but here is what is left unbuilt.

Semroc - Space Plane
Pyramidal Rocketry - 9" Pyramid
Estes - Phoenix Bird
Estes - Photon Probe
Estes - Baby Bertha
Estes - Nike Smoke (Pro Series)
Estes - Black Brant
Estes - Tomcat
LOC - Carde Black Brant
LOC - Mini Hyperloc 835
Giant Leap - Mariah 38
Giant Leap - Mariah 54 (FG version)
Rocketry Warehouse - Scarab 54

In addition, I have two VERY VINTAGE kits 1. Ace "Toccata" - sold by High Sierra Rocketry, and 2. AAA Model Aviation Fuels "The American Dream"

 

[T-Rex]

I have 2 plastic totes full of various LPR
There are 3 kits from last years Madcow Black Friday in the corner, but those are supposed to be daughter's
A plastic tote full of misc parts for scratch building
and the Warlock turned Fat Daddy that is in progress.

Enough that it was agreed that I did not need to buy more over the weekend, though I did purchase Papa Elf's Mars Lander.

Almost forgot, the Big Box from the first Estes sale, and a full set of 12 LOC Minis as well

 

[SCrocketfan]

Let's see
Mega Mosquitos of course-1 unbuilt and 1 halfway built
2X HL-20
1X flat cat glider
So, not actually very much! However, I have at least 10 small-medium LPR builds, a few of which are scratch/ kitbashes, that haven't flown yet/ probably will not fly because I fly MPR and HPR much more now. About the only LPR I still fly a lot is my Fliskits Decaffinator, which usually flies once a launch.

 

[4kids49]

tons of high power, but let's just list the L3 birds in the build pile
Mega Wildman (in process)
Mega Bullpuppy (yet another class 3 bird)
Ultimate DS
Jumbo DS (8")
Extreme DS
Intimidator 4
Extreme WM
Jumbo jart / 3 inch motor tube
Bruiser 3" with 3 38's
5 inch Shape shifter
8 inch Jart
4 inch interceptor
Ultimate "stealth" 4 inch tube (i got a cool plan, a chute cannon and a perfectflight timer that will rock) & all the parts for it.....

Whoa! Need any help storing any of those? What's a Mega Wildman?

 

[fyrwrxz]

If you are really interested in his eight incher, I recently sold him two kits, and I know his address. What's it worth to you?

E Tu, Brutus? Hmmm- seems rocket yard art is a really poor idea after all. This after the Viking Princess found out that 'sewer pipe' is NOT fiberglass and only comes in 48" lengths....I think she's on to the sono tubes also.

 

[blackbrandt]

Papa seagull... the Sono tubes are just beds for junior rocketeers... remember?

 

[JeromeK99]

As I have said before, I stopped calling it a "build pile" when it reached over 100 kits... lol Now it is affectionately known as "The Collection".

I like acquiring new kits just as much as building and launching...


Jerome

 

[chuck5395]

I'm tying to only buy what I'm going to fly.... But that being said, I have a small stash to be built.

4" Binder Design Raptor
4" Binder Design Lighting Bolt
Estes Saturn V (with cluster conversion kit from Commonwealth)
Estes Nike Smoke
and now I have a 3" Punisher coming

 

[nute]

Repairing STM 012 after it came in ballistic (I think Carlo has a pic of that incident on here somewhere?)
Formula 38 I've barely started (waiting on materials)
Intimidator mini on order
Eagle claw Sport on order
Frenzy 54 on order
4" pike on order
3" aerobee on order
pondering Estes Nike Smoke
that's a lot more now that I read it...

Nate

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Reading this thread and the "what did you get at the black sales" thread make me feel better about my own sanity. Thanks co-dependent enablers!

 

[JRThro]

What kits do you still have around that ain't been built yet?

Every single one of them!
:wink:

 

[Woody's Workshop]

I feel sorry for anybody that has to obey what the other half says, all that aside, to answer you Q, I have an SR 71 Blackbird kit waiting for me. I usually don't do kits, but I like this one.

Gary, when you get at it, take note of everything and email me a scan of the directions so I can clone it, k? Thanks.

 

[Woody's Workshop]

I recently sold a large number of kits when it was clear I would never get to building them. Here is what's left in the pile:

Leviathan (spare one to replace the built one, when necessary)
Mega Der Red Max (another spare)
Argent (planning to kit bash)
Partizon
Ventris
Trajector
Falcon 9 with Fairing
3x Maxi Alpha 3 (I kept buying them one at a time and making them as gifts, so I finally stocked up)
Red Flare (won at raffle)


Of course, having a huge build pile has not stopped me from adding a few to my Christmas list:

G-Force
Warlock

Yes, TY Eric. They moved to your build pile to mine! I have more unopend kits than I have combined in completed and built pile.
But that's ok. Because about 1/2 of them will never get opened. They are collectors I'm going to leave my son's. They can do what they want with them.
But, it is an investment they should take advantage of sometime in the next 30 years.

 

[o1d_dude]

Ah. I see I neglected to mention the plastic big tote of still in the package Estes and other LPRs.

My bad.

 

[chrisudy]

4 plastic totes of Estes, Semroc, and Quest kits... Along with 2 new Mega Mosquitos and about another totes worth of kits in the workshed...

 

[Woody's Workshop]

As I have said before, I stopped calling it a "build pile" when it reached over 100 kits... lol Now it is affectionately known as "The Collection".

I like acquiring new kits just as much as building and launching...


Jerome

I second that acquriing is much a part of my rocketry. I have a collection, and build pile, and an in process pile. To late in the year to do any finish work.
So The "IN PROCESS" pile will grow.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Yes, TY Eric. They moved to your build pile to mine! I have more unopend kits than I have combined in completed and built pile.
But that's ok. Because about 1/2 of them will never get opened. They are collectors I'm going to leave my son's. They can do what they want with them.
But, it is an investment they should take advantage of sometime in the next 30 years.

Thanks for helping me trim down my build pile, Woody. It made room for 2 new ones to come in! I'm sure your sons will a appreciate the kits.

 

[MALBAR 70]

Lets see,Ive got:

Estes
Air Commander
Xarconian Cruiser
Mega Skeeter
Phoenix Bird
Space Eagle
Ricochet
(2)Hornets
Monarch
Plasma Probe
Photon Probe
Hyper Bat
Vector Force
Chuter Two
Super Alpha
Flutter By
Mini Max
Vagabond
STM 012
Mean Machine
Super Neon XL
Extreme 12
PSII Leviathan
PSII Partison (for parts)

Semroc
Moon Glo
Excalibur (and Booster)
The Point
SPEV
Sam3

FlisKits
Nomad
Decim-8
Decafenator
Avaler
Triskelion
K'tng'a (kit#7)
Petite Preator

Quest
Q E-Z Payloader

Starlight
Saber

Dr Zooch
Crumman
Space Shuttle

TLP
Perseus II

I think that's about it, although I'm sure I missed a few.

Please don't ask me to list all the built ones.......

 

[ChrisAttebery]

I don't have any kits on my build pile. I have two kits coming, a Wildman Shape Shifter Jr. and a Wildman Saab RB-05 sport.

I do have a Odd'l Rockets Pigasus that I bought for my daughter's birthday in June that's been primered for a few months.

The kids have a pair of Estes Photon Probes that they won in a raffle. They also have a mini Patriot and a Mini 2 stage that I can't remember the name of.

 

[caveduck]

With the recent completion of a 3" Shredder I've got the HPR build pile almost depleted - just a Darkstar Lite (2.1") and a Punisher on the way. However there is a "rebuild" pile with a Madcow Aerobee, LOC EZ-I, and Viper III in varying stages of (re)completion.

The LPR pile is a state secret.

 

[PropellantHead]

The "In Progress" pile has three items in it:

- Rocketarium Terraformer (just started)
- Estes Pro Series II Nike Smoke (nearly complete)
- A 4" dual deploy scratch built "Frankenstein" made from pieces of other broken rockets.

The unstarted pile has only two:

- Rocketarium Mega Vortico (replaced the one that broke a few months ago)
- Polecat 10" Thumper w/ dual deploy kit (my L3 that may or may not ever get built)

 

[Onebadhawk]

"The Europa Express"

 

[BalDave2]

A 3" Dark Star, a Mariah 38, an Excelerator, a 5.5" and 7.5" scratch builds all in various stages. Progress is being made slowly but surely. Finding time to fly them may prove to be more difficult.

 

[Woody's Workshop]

Ok, you asked, I took the time, I'll goeffer it.
Build Pile, Estes
QCC Explorer
Conquest
Black Star Voyager
Asteroid Hunter
Blenders
Hi Flyer
Cross Fire ISX
2-Bull Pup 12D
Super Alpha (Engine Mount Upgrade)
Vagabond
Screaming Eagle
Centuri
Classic Series, Centuri Remakes,
Chuter Two
JPayloader II
Big Dawg
Mercury Redstone-May be moved to the Collection List

Semroc
Starship Vega
IQSY Tomahawk

Aerothech
IQSY Tomahawk MPR

The Launch Pad
Bull Pup AGM 12C MPR

Scratch Build Planned
Comanche 3 Clone
Big Dawg Upscale to BT-80 w/ 29mm MM
Hurcules Clone
Super Big Bertha 29mm w/ 29mm MM

In Build Process
Hyper Bat - Ready to wet sand for finish
Wizard - (for Old Decals) Ready to wet sand for finish
Solar Warrior - 2/3 Built
Xarconian Cruiser - 2/3 Built
V2 - 2/3 Built
Mega Mosquito - 2/3 Built
Mosquito - 3/4 Built
Hi Flyer XL - 2/3 Built
Nemesis - Repaint (Lifted)
Patriot w/ D-E MM - Ready for Paint

Scratch Builds in Progress
Big Bertha w/ Patriot Nose Cone & D-E MM - Ready for Paint
WAC Coporal upscale to BT-50 - Ready for Primer
Cherokee D (from Semroc's Cherokee C Plans) w/ 18mm MM - Ready for Primer
Cherokee D Upscale w/ D-E MM - Ready for Primer
Baby Bertha Upscale (Bertha's Big Butt) BT-80 w/29mm MM - Ready for primer
7-Up and Down Scale Wizards, BT-5 Mini Engines thru BT-80 29mm x 15" MM (lvl 1?)

Collection Pile
Estes
2-Starship Enterprise 25th Anneversary Edition in box
2-Lingon Battle Cruiser 25th Anneversary Edition in box
Super Big Bertha
AIM-9 Sidewinder
2-Condors, Might build one if I can get ahold of 1 more
2-BLU-97B, Might build one if I can get ahold of 1 more
3-Meteor Masher - Probably will build one to fly
Solar Sailer II - I need to purchase 1 more for the boys collection
Hucules - will be cloned many times and decorated by Sandman and flown out of this world!!!

Quest
Courier (I think) Not opening the package to make sure.

 

[dixontj93060]

Even after selling a ton (Great Kit Liquidation) I still have 40 or so kits / scratch builds in my pile.

 

[Cl(VII)]

Even after selling a ton (Great Kit Liquidation) I still have 40 or so kits / scratch builds in my pile.

I love under the Manufacturer column "Home Depot"

 

[dixontj93060]

I love under the Manufacturer column "Home Depot"

Well ya, ya gotta be resourceful...

 

[rocketgeek101]

I don't really keep a stash of kits. For the most part I build them as I get them!

I do have a few though:

LPR:
Estes Quark
Estes Vagabond (currently building)
Estes QCC Explorer (99% done)

MPR: none
(I do have a few scratch builds going though)

HPR:
Wildman Darkstar Jr. (on order)
Wildman 3" Punisher (on order)

 

[terryg]

Not many actual kits:
Cosmodrome Nike Smoke
TLP Tan San
Estes Canadian Arrow destined to be converted to a "Wasserfall"
Dr. Zooch Saturn I kit
Semroc Saturn IB kit
Art Applewhite 38 mm Stealth Rocket

For Scratch Builds:
Two 4 foot, 4 inch diameter blue tubes
Two 4 foot, 6 inch diameter blue tubes
Assorted LOC body tubes and motor mount tubing
Assorted nose cones
Two NiteBows and 2400 LEDS

 

[TopRamen]

An Estes V2, which started life as an Estes Canadian Arrow. right now it's just the MMT, Tail Cone and Fins, because I stole its Body Tube and Nose Cone for other Builds. I keep wanting to find a new Nose Cone, since I have extra BT-80 Tubes on hand, but I just get busy with other stuff, or I go to order one and can't find them in Stock, or I see them but have no Money to order them.

ETA: Scratch that. I found a new purpose for the Tail Cone from the V2 Kit.