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Thanks for the rundown, Chas. Wow, the MPC lineage is even more convoluted than I knew. I'm a little confused about the potential re-release of the Vostok and Titan III. Is this a historical report, or a thing that is happening? I'm not sure the Vostok could ever be a practical flying rocket...

I can't seem to find a more appropriate place to post this question. I was wondering why there doesn't seem to be a Photo& Video tips gallery for MPC? It might be logical to include this under Quest, as Quest inherited some of their parts, molds, and tooling, but apparently a new company has...

The NSV-1 was already VERY heavy (most of that weight in the nose) so to solve the stability problem, I spliced on an extension tube (4" I think) of BT-80 to the front. The problem being that the BT-80 I used was not Estes, but another supplier, and the ID was slightly smaller. The shoulder on...

Probably one of the odder Fat Boy mods out there. Inspired by the "Mercury Joe" videos and the GI Joe Adventure Team of the 1970s, I wanted to build an action figure carrying rocket with a capsule. I collect 12" GI Joes, but such a project was beyond my skills and budget, so I went with a...

I still have this one which was given to me by a friend who bought it at a liquidator store in the early 80s I think. It's now on display on a shelf directly over my computer. I might fly it again, but only if the conditions are perfect to up the chances of recovery. It's a surprisingly good...

My Estes Super Vega. I had many, many flights on this model, and it survived a forward-closure CATO of an Estes D that ripped out the engine mount and shock cord. The sad, last photo shows it after an improper deployment (the ejection charge seems to have blown past the nylon chute that was...

A modern Big Bertha kit modified as follows: Stock nose cone replaced with the payload section (tube and balsa nose block) of an Astron Ranger I had as a kid in the 70s. The original Ranger cone was lost and the Bertha cone had gone to another project, so I used a pointed Estes plastic cone I...

Estes #2093 Broadsword. Essentially this is a Super Big Bertha with a longer 24mm mount to support the first, short-lived and cato-prone, Estes black-powder E motors. An orange cardboard insert was provided for use of the shorter D motors. A different peel-and-stick detail sheet is also...