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What are your favorite model rockets made by Estes?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has built the Estes Saturn V 1967 and used it w Quest Engines? I'd like to get above the 350 max feet altitude they specify and am hoping Quest Engines may do that since they're more powerful. Thanks!

My favorite sport rocket in the MPR realm is gonna be my first HPR victim. Or it could be my L2 rocket:cool: This rocket is no longer in production by Estes, but it was my favorite flyer on the E engines a decade ago. I still had an extra one that somehow survived all our moves... but it had...

Can anyone ID the new member of the Estes Pro Series II? Advertised inside cover of Sept/Oct issue of Sport Rocketry. EstesRockets.com.does not have this one listed. Excuse the poor photo. It's the one between the So Long and Saturn IB.

A few years back, my oldest son and I built a Der Red Max as his first rocket for no other reason than it was cheap at Hobby Lobby. When it came time to paint it, we went Buzz Lightyear themed and the resulting rocket became affectionately called the "Buzz Lightyear Rocket". Unfortunately, a...

Not sure if an Estes Omega is considered a low power or a mid-power but I finally finished an original 1970's Omega that I bought on eBay. It was water damaged so I had to redo the fins on new balsa, build the engine mounting rings from scratch, order new decals, replace the launch lug and and...

Not sure if an Estes Omega is considered mid-power but I finally finished an original 1970's Omega that I bought on eBay. It was water damaged so I had to redo the fins on new balsa, build the engine mounting rings from scratch, order new decals, replace the launch lug and and new 18"parachute...

This is a new, factory packaged, factory sealed Estes A motor five pack bundle. Two packs of A10-0T, two packs of A10-3T, and one pack of A3-4T. Also includes a pack of recovery wadding. $55.00 Free shipping to the lower 48. PM with your information and for PayPal instructions. Thanks for your...

This is a new, factory packaged Estes 1672 Blast-Off Flight Pack two pack bundle. $149.00 Free shipping to the lower 48. PM with your information and for PayPal instructions. Thanks for your interest.

Estes Viking with 6 fins

Intro: Over on another thread in the 3D Printing section, there's a friendly competition going on: TRF Challenge #1: Estes Menace and I thought this would be a great opportunity to push myself to learn more Fusion 360. I started back in March 2023 to 3D print small parts, and started...

Hey All, So, I'm building the Vesta Intruder for my 3 year old for Xmas (he's been talking about this rocket all year). I'm to the step where you put the 12 ribs on. Based on the instructions, they should be flush with the top of the tube and should have a little bit of clearance between the...

Hello since my last post I been really hooked, decided to try building a scale Mercury Redstone from Estes and so far it’s going together great! But I realized I may have made a mistake. I put together the entire capsule and tower without painting it. My first thoughts were maybe the glue...

Hello when I was a kid I had an uncle that built 100s of rockets, he got me into it along with everything in the hobby world plans, trains, RC, you name it. Anyway i needed something to keep me sane so i ordered a Estes Bull Pup 12D a rocket I had memory of as a 8 year old. I’m 24 now. Anyway I...

Back in 2022 Estes had a Black Friday sale and I picked up the Estes Star Orbiter (https://estesrockets.com/products/star-orbiter) for pretty cheap and it came with an adapter and some engines. After reading Leo's terrific thread...

So I've finally gotten around to starting this build... A pic of my current config for the LOC version of the Mako. And this finished printing about 45 minutes ago. A 20+ hour print. The right half of the Ring Fin mold. I will use the mold to fiberglass the cardboard ring fin.

Hello everybody. I've been into rocketry since 1998ish. My first kit was an estes Mighty Mites set and that was the gateway for me! I've recently gotten the rocket bug again and from the pictures you can definitely tell. I'm currently around the Okeechobee Florida area closer to Ft Myers...

Having a morning unexpectedly free, I kicked around some ideas for a project I’ve had in mind forever: a booster for my Estes Star Orbiter. To that end, I spent this morning fiddling with some of the components to figure out how it would be spaced out and put together, and got some pictures as...

Way back before Artemis I launch attempt #1, I took some high-speed shots of my Estes SLS. Now that NASA (finally) launched the real Artemis I, I synced up the launch audio with the shots I filmed of my model rocket version. Enjoy! And of course NASA had to launch at night... whatever, I guess...

So, for some reason I have fallen in love with the idea of building an upscale version of the Estes Greyhawk (#2068). I know, I know, I am quite new to this, but... Anyways, I downloaded a trial version of RockSim and I am watching the videos, but then I started looking for a RockSim file for...