skaffgeorge2
Well-Known Member
Does anyone have any idea at all where I might be able to find a PS ll Nike Smoke?I'm striking out all over the place.There's gotta be one out there somewhere.Anybody??
unfortunatePretty sure that's a known scam site. They have all the OOP/unobtanium stuff showing in stock.
It is a Scam.Found out the hard way.Pretty sure that's a known scam site. They have all the OOP/unobtanium stuff showing in stock.
Tell me about it.There's gotta be some out there somewhere,they can't be THAT rare.I've been looking for one of those for a LONG time. I still haven't found one.
Thanks for the suggestion but no.I'm not good at scratch building, I want to build the original model.I don't believe it's so rare that there isn't one around somewhere out there.If you just want a Nike Smoke and aren't stuck on PS II, how about a scratch build? BT70 diameter?
Easy enough to scratch the fins etc, except for the distinctive nose cone. Could fake that with a conical cone and small ring at the bottom, glued to the shoulder.
Don't you worry, I ain't gonna rest till I find one.even if I have to search from here to Australia.They do exist. Don't give up! They show up on ebay occasionally.
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3D printer?? I don't,even own a computer..All I have is this lousy phone.I hardly have any tools and my work table is my living room coffee table.it's a small apartment and there's hardly any room to put anything in.Yeah, I saw one on eBay ONCE, but wasn't ready to buy it yet. You could do a 3" scratch build... use apogee tube, custom laser cut fins (There are tons of places that will do that, like rocketry works), and for the nose cone, you can 3d print. Just upscale the nose design from this thingiverse design file:
Thingiverse Nike Smoke and upscale it to 3" diameter and if you don't have a 3d printer you can get Boyce aerospace hobbies: Boyce Aerospace Hobbies to 3d print it for you if you contact them.
But you will pay a premium for that. The 4 inch Der Red Max and Nike Smoke usually for 2-3x more than the kit cost and probably is worth.They do exist. Don't give up! They show up on ebay occasionally.
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Don't really care what it costs,I want one.But you will pay a premium for that. The 4 inch Der Red Max and Nike Smoke usually for 2-3x more than the kit cost and probably is worth.
Then I will let you know when I post mine. Based on history, expect it to go for $200-300.Don't really care what it costs,I want one.
+1 on this. Cosmodrome might be your best chance for a mid-power Nike Smoke. See discussion below.You could go with the just slightly smaller Cosmodrome kit. http://www.cosmodromerocketry.com/NikeSmoke.html
Chuck, are you meaning $200-$300 USD for an Estes Pro Series II Nile Smoke kit? I may have misunderstood you.Then I will let you know when I post mine. Based on history, expect it to go for $200-300.
If the PSII Nike Smoke kit had sold well during it's run it would still be available.Estes really needs to bring this kit back on line.
If the PSII Nike Smoke kit had sold well during it's run it would still be available.
None of the original PSII models sold well enough to keep the line alive so they were discontinued.
There you go making sense again Bob! Dontcha know the second something goes OOP it transmogrifies into the best thing ever?
Same scam site as post #2.How about here: https://www.sciencelabsupplies.com/Nike-Smoke.html
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