Originally posted by Dr Wogz
Uniqueness..
A neat desing, an eye catcher.. something slightly different than the standard tube, poiinty nose and 3 or 4 fins..
Something 'retro' and / or futuristic
Definitely...that's what I miss most about the kits from my childhood (late 70s / early 80s) -- the cool designs.
Andromeda, Interceptor, Cassiopeia, Starlab, Starship Vega, Mars Lander, Solar Sailer, Scissor-Wing Transport, the SuperKits from Centuri...even if I knew I wasn't yet skilled enough to build those, they looked so dang cool that they inspired many dreams.
Fortunately, folks like Flis and Shrox, among others, are trying to keep the torch lit.
I know a lot of folks here love the military models, but those just never held much appeal to me.
These days, it feels like virtually everything Estes makes is a 3FNC or 4FNC...when they want to make it cooler, they either add a weird recovery system or make it eject something (bomblets, meteors, etc.)