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My favorite was the Starblazer. (No secret; I like rockets that look to be manned {excuse me, “crewed”}). Unfortunately my dog chewed it up before I had a chance to launch it. Balsa nose cones are nice and chewy. The Little John was simple and a good performance flyer. Later I also got the EAC...

My Commodore 64....

Star Blazer. But I also loved the mini-powered plastic Estes X-15. I have a love for any mod-roc that looks liked anything that could be manned....

Just my thinking.....I always classified the Atlantis as a Federation Blockade Runner....

Why do I have to pick only one?! However, I confess there is something kinda "Russian Beauty Contest" about the lines on the MiG 1.44.... even though it never went into production.

Converted Estes Rubicon titled "Saturn Wanna-B"

I had one back in the day, until I tried to launch it with the bottom completely flush with a large blast plate. That’s when it became a demonstration of the whole Bernoulli principle and Radial Momentum thing; effectively holding it down on the launch pad while the thrust built up and all the...

1972 - Decatur, AL Brookhaven Middle School Model Rocket club. "'Chuter-II" (I believe it was a Centuri product back then). Shortly thereafter I had an Astro-1 that I flew incredibly often on C6-7's that just soared almost out of sight.....

Great pics! Thanks for the inspiration to finish my Interceptor in NASA colors....and the upscale Star Blazer....