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Is the latest moon landing a U.S. Rocketry Event? Anyway, enjoying the coverage and just wondering if anyone thought to put out a related model rocket kit?

I'm not one to mix "politics" with a fun hobby like model rocketry. But I am disappointed to no end with Estes' decisions to feature the model SA-2061 "Sasha" on page 32 as it has, in 2023. I know there is an argument to be made that the history of rocketry is very much intertwined with military...

Analogous to the 1340 fin can, have there been any BT-50 models with a plastic fin can that went all the way over the body tube? Such that it was the body tube itself that sat at the bottom of the can - and thus allowed a 24mm engine to be fitted. For BT-50 plastic fin units, I'm really only...

I know I've heard it said that the BT56 is on its way out. In the current catalog, I think I can identify just two BT56 rockets, the Riptide and the Amazon. Is that correct? It's not always easy to work out, as I've seen BT56 models listed in various catalogs as anything from 1.33 to 1.35mm...

I am ready for 1) the RE-introduction of a 1340 fin can BT-56 model. I believe we are in the longest drought without a 1340 model since it was introduced, around 1972-1973. 2) I'd also like to see an alternative designated Astrocam launch vehicle, a la Camroc Carrier and Challenger II. Thank...

Hi, I'm putting together an Enerjet Athena clone am considering the wraps. In the boxed kit (pic below), the payload kind of looks like an already accessorized plastic tube, but is it just a standard cardboad tube with the wrap packed around it? The Enerjet instructions I have indicate the...

Estes owns both of this brand name, yes? Would you not be twice (or more) as likely to consider a new model kit if it were marketed as a Centuri model? Particularly if it had some link to those brands storied past? I would totally fall for that. I've often wondered why acquiring companies...

Hey, I've got lots of decals in pdf form (thanks fellow rocketeers) from the original Centuri or Estes. Once in a while I find that the decal I scan want to use is just rather yellowed (the white part), and that seems to be the only version out there on the web. Other times I have two...

Once again I find myself looking for a Semroc kit that has disappeared from production! I do have a big box of Semroc kits from the last days/months of the old Semroc. I'd gladly trade 2 smaller/18mm or 24mm kits for this bigger one. Let me know if you have (old OOP) Semroc kits you are looking...

Looking for the elusive Centuri Space 1999 Eagle Transporter, 1976-1978. #5316 kit or #5314 starter set. Sealed pristine or open with missing parts. Brand new or built, flown and crashed. Complete or Eagle nosecone only. For purchase or trade. I am building a collection of Estes/Centuri licensed...

I am just getting into 3D printed rocket parts, and thus about to jump into 3D printing, if not design. Would not the Centuri Space 1999 Eagle Transporter nose cone be quite the ideal candidate for 3D printing? Because it is big, quite rare and expensive, and not particularly detailed? I've...

Hi all, I like the 2020-21 Astrocam well enough. I'd like to try to adapt the camera module into reasonable clones (either gutted or scratch made) nosecones of Camroc, Cineroc and Astrocam 110 - some of which may not work well with the full camera case in its native configuration. Has anyone...

Hi, 2018 is almost finished and I have finally completed my Estes kit collection of models based on the 1340 fin unit and nosecone, with BT56 between. I'm not sure that the Eliminator XL fully qualifies, due to its modified fin can with motor retention.

Hi, I'd like to be able to build a reasonable clone of the Centuri Vulcan, which was sold from about 1972-1979 or so. I have the plans (jimz I think) but the resolution of the two color "shell" page tifs just isn't nearly good enough to look nice (pixels). Does anyone have access (or a link)...

OR, how bad is this? He has a few rocket items on right now, all pictured atop a black open diamond patterned patio table, including one with the identical listing photo as the one I bought. I purchased the kit listed as new, but between the packing/shipping method and the condition of the...

Other than the wicked high prices? Why does he lay out all the kit's contents (that really ought to be sealed)? Does he replace parts in vintage kits without saying so? Other problems? Thanks!

Yikes! I wanted it, but . . . https://www.ebay.com/itm/Battlestar-Galactica-Viper-Flying-Model-Rocket-Kit-By-Estes-/263491459960?ul_noapp=true&autorefresh=true&nma=true&si=CJcbgysvZOfPIvJFGnMcXmlC7lA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I really miss the availability of downloadable pdf instructions sheets for Semroc models. They were so useful before purchase for working out just what parts were included and how they went together. Great for kit bashing plans too. After purchase it was nice to be able to refer to the pdf...

So, I see that Semroc/eRockets is adding the UFO Invader to fly alongside the USS America. I have to say that eRockets is doing a good job of keeping the most interesting Semrocs in production while adding a few more! Does anyone have an idea whether we'll have all 4 of the Centuri Super Kits...

Hi all, So I just became aware that AC Supply has a 14 or so page catalog of Estes kits and products (within its larger full catalog) that corresponds roughly to the (at least mid year) Estes catalog for 2017. Since of course Estes did not. So it has newer models like Chaser, Nike Apache...