2024 holiday season rocketry sales and deals

[Art Upton]

It is a bit more off regular price as Chris'

 

[Art Upton]

It hasn’t stacked on any other discount this year so far.

It does work with this day of Christmas sale, tried it just now on a browser I have not used it on before.

I don't need one, I have one of their Generic 2.5" , two tubes and a nose cone with Argent fins in a bag already still.

Plus one I have built

 

[Art Upton]

If you order two, you get free shippin' ... But Taxed

 

[SolarYellow]

That's not the code stacking, $70 is just the standard price for the rocket. Also, go back to your shopping cart and deselect the "shipping protection."

Interestingly, when I add up the price of all the parts and materials to clone it, it comes out surprisingly close to $52. So not a bad deal. You could definitely cut some out and have a better performing rocket if you just used two body tubes, but that's quibbling.

If I wanted to build something that looked like that, I'd still probably scratch build it. For one, I already have more than enough parts and materials to do so, and I bought them for building rockets, so the smart thing to do is use them. But also, I'd want to do a lot of things differently, like motor retention, probably MMT size, launch lugs, recovery, etc. Also, I'd probably shape the fins differently.

Looking at the instructions, I notice that the kit is very close to being configured for traditional mid-body ebay dual deploy. Just need one more bulkhead sized for the couplers and put the "payload section" in the middle instead of the top.

Hmmm... When I think about all of the above, it's really close to being a rocket I would actually want.

 

[Art Upton]

That's not the code stacking, $70 is just the standard price for the rocket. Also, go back to your shopping cart and deselect the "shipping protection."

Interestingly, when I add up the price of all the parts and materials to clone it, it comes out surprisingly close to $52. So not a bad deal. You could definitely cut some out and have a better performing rocket if you just used two body tubes, but that's quibbling.

If I wanted to build something that looked like that, I'd still probably scratch build it. For one, I already have more than enough parts and materials to do so, and I bought them for building rockets, so the smart thing to do is use them. But also, I'd want to do a lot of things differently, like motor retention, probably MMT size, launch lugs, recovery, etc. Also, I'd probably shape the fins differently.

Looking at the instructions, I notice that the kit is very close to being configured for traditional mid-body ebay dual deploy. Just need one more bulkhead sized for the couplers and put the "payload section" in the middle instead of the top.

Hmmm... When I think about all of the above, it's really close to being a rocket I would actually want.

I have the Estes Partizon I built [along with a spare in a bag]
It is a 2.5" three tube rocket, but all tubes are full sized. I have not glued the tubes together only friction fit them. They work fine that way, easy to ship and hold for pickup when taking an Airline to a launch.

I can remove one of them and make a 2/3 Partizon if I need to match a delay time better.
I could build a Chute Cannon and AV-bay in it, but why? JLCR has been working just fine and easier.

Although when I flew it at Jean Dry Lake on I205s, I popped the chute at the top twice.
Was able to just drive and get it out there.

2/3rds , you could do the Optima this way also, just friction fit the top tube and use it or not.
With no heavy glue, only 14oz with no motor.

It flies on an F15-6 also, very slow realistic liftoff, like it is standing still

 

[SolarYellow]

I also have some Party-Zon projects in OpenRocket and a pile of 2.5-in parts.

 

[kuririn]

Estes Day 6.
RTF Space Shuttle.
Appears to be at full MSRP.
WTH?

 

[Capt. Eric]

Estes Day 6.
RTF Space Shuttle.
Appears to be at full MSRP.
WTH?

The deal isn't the Space Shuttle, it the "free" t-shirt that comes with it.

Last thing I need is a t-shirt. But I will say that while the Shuttle may look and feel a little "cheap", it can fly well. A young man in our local club flies his a lot and it glides nicely.

 

[kuririn]

Estes day 7.
Re-issue of the Black Star Voyager.

 

[jsdemar]

Estes online ordering tip: leave your stuff in the cart for a couple days and you'll get a 15% off coupon emailed to you.
This often works on other sites as well.

 

[Capt. Eric]

Estes online ordering tip: leave your stuff in the cart for a couple days and you'll get a 15% off coupon emailed to you.
This often works on other sites as well.

That's never worked for me. I just get reminders that I left something in my cart. But I have a few codes from other events for 10-15% off. I just need something worth buying.

 

[jsdemar]

AIAA Holiday book sale, $25 and $10 titles.
https://arc.aiaa.org/holidaysale?utm_campaign=Publications2025
I bought several of these as gifts. I'm not sure if you need to be an AIAA member.

 

[SolarYellow]

Estes online ordering tip: leave your stuff in the cart for a couple days and you'll get a 15% off coupon emailed to you.
This often works on other sites as well.

Or if it's a product that will go out into distribution, wait until AC Supply gets it. Then it will be 20 percent off.

 

[tbonerocketeer]

Or if it's a product that will go out into distribution, wait until AC Supply gets it. Then it will be 20 percent off.

I had to change my price yesterday....Got a MAP violation notice on it from the manufacture.

 

[kuririn]

Estes day 8.
Re-issue of the QCC Explorer.
Limited run.

 

[bad_idea]

I had to change my price yesterday....Got a MAP violation notice on it from the manufacture.

Oh well, thank you for offering the deal while you could.

 

[Brent]

It does work with this day of Christmas sale, tried it just now on a browser I have not used it on before.

I don't need one, I have one of their Generic 2.5" , two tubes and a nose cone with Argent fins in a bag already still.

Plus one I have built

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Launch2024 can only be used 1 time. If you used it previously on something you are SOL.

 

[ShadowSpire48]

I had to change my price yesterday....Got a MAP violation notice on it from the manufacture.

God forbid Estes kits actually be reasonably priced

 

[Art Upton]

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[kuririn]

I would like everyone to know this "Giant" Saturn 1B is still on sale for $99 for the 3D parts:
https://boyceaerospacehobbies.com/c...e-saturn-1b-1-70th-scale-builders-kit-on-sale

On sale till 25 of them are sold. I just got my box of tubes for it from Randy's eRockets today in the mail. Now safely put down in the Lair

1:70th Saturn 1Bs are the LARGE one, 4"x11" tube in the center

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Sold out.

 

[bad_idea]

Today's Estes offering is a $10 Christmas ornament.

 

[Capt. Eric]

Today's Estes offering is a $10 Christmas ornament.

I liked the rocket ornaments. Also the ones from Apogee. But this just seems a little bit like a $10 advertisement for Estes. Maybe if I had been to the headquarters and it was a momento of being there. But I haven't so I won't.

Good thing as the shipping on 1 ornament is $13.50, which is absurd. Add a little tax, and my $10 Estes promotion costs me $25.04. And the wife won't even like it enough to put it on the tree!

 

[kuririn]

Today's Estes offering is a $10 Christmas ornament.

Looks like a break from tradition.
Rocket ornaments were, well, rocket shaped and were given away free with a minimum order.
IIRC you could also purchase them separately.
Sigh.

 

[markymarknochaser]

Looks like a break from tradition.
Rocket ornaments were, well, rocket shaped and were given away free with a minimum order.
IIRC you could also purchase them separately.
Sigh.

I feel like Estes is falling flat this holiday season

 

[Ronz Rocketz]

I'm disappointed I cannot (easily) insert a motor and send it.

 

[Art Upton]

I'm not seeing the interest?

I do have two of the 'rocket' hanging ornaments. Like Ron said, you could find a way t send them...

 

[kuririn]

Estes day 10.
2025 calendar.
$20.

 

[markymarknochaser]

Estes day 10.
2025 calendar.
$20.

 

[Capt. Eric]

This one is not bad, if you're a fan of Estes. I already have a few other calendars, but if I needed one, I'd get it for my shop.... until I saw that shipping for 1 calendar is almost $15!!! That's even more than for the ornament! Add tax and it's a $37 calendar!

Umm... No.

Edit: and you can't put a motor in it!

 

[bad_idea]

I'm disappointed I cannot (easily) insert a motor and send it.

Saucer or spool?

Edit: and you can't put a motor in it!

Roll it into body tubes?