Ltvscout
Well-Known Member
My hobby industry insider told me of some items being discontinued by
Estes. This is from their July 15, 2004 price list. The following items
are going bye-bye:
The 9114 Blurzz Dragster cars. They have been replaced by 9115,
which are the Blurzz Tuner Cars. They look like fast & the furious cars.
In starter sets, the Stars & Stripes #1407 has been discontinued.
The EST1960 Nova Payloader, EST2172 Monarch, EST2175 Nemesis, EST2174
Polaris and EST0834 XRay are all
discontinued. Also discontinued is #2180 Chrome Domes Silver.
In the what's coming department, here's the news on that:
The new #1452 Launchables set should be available in early August.
Of the new stuff, the Astrocam will be available late August/early September.
The Scissor Wing and Eagle Boost Glider are due in late Sept/Early Oct.
The Oracle Video is due mid Oct, but will probably slip to Nov (I think they
ran into some software issues).
Last but not least, the X Prize kits are due late Oct/early Nov. (licensing
issues). 2191 is now officially listed as X Prize SpaceShipOne. The Cosmos
Mariner (#2190) is not on the price list, and if it is made at all, will not
happen until 2005.
Estes. This is from their July 15, 2004 price list. The following items
are going bye-bye:
The 9114 Blurzz Dragster cars. They have been replaced by 9115,
which are the Blurzz Tuner Cars. They look like fast & the furious cars.
In starter sets, the Stars & Stripes #1407 has been discontinued.
The EST1960 Nova Payloader, EST2172 Monarch, EST2175 Nemesis, EST2174
Polaris and EST0834 XRay are all
discontinued. Also discontinued is #2180 Chrome Domes Silver.
In the what's coming department, here's the news on that:
The new #1452 Launchables set should be available in early August.
Of the new stuff, the Astrocam will be available late August/early September.
The Scissor Wing and Eagle Boost Glider are due in late Sept/Early Oct.
The Oracle Video is due mid Oct, but will probably slip to Nov (I think they
ran into some software issues).
Last but not least, the X Prize kits are due late Oct/early Nov. (licensing
issues). 2191 is now officially listed as X Prize SpaceShipOne. The Cosmos
Mariner (#2190) is not on the price list, and if it is made at all, will not
happen until 2005.