Stuff discontinued from Estes and new stuff coming...

[Ltvscout]

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 They have been replaced by 9115,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.

 

[kenobi65]

Sorry to hear the Monarch's been DCed, it's a nice kit.

OTOH, I'm glad they got the licensing for Space Ship One. I'm looking forward to getting quite a few of the X Prize rockets, especially this one.

 

[Justy]

The Nova Payloader was my first rocket! I performed many vital experiments with it, such as launching a vial of water, and seeing if there was any difference in taste between it and a control sample.

I might have to track another down before it's gone, the body tube was crushed not during flight or landing, but in the 11 years of storage between childhood and BARdom.

 

[sam_midkiff]

Has anyone heard what the resolution and frame rate will be on the Oracle?

Thanks,

Sam

 

[strudleman]

I don't suppose your insider source has any pics, do they?

hehehe. I think the X Prize series will breath some new life into low-powered rocketry.

 

[Ltvscout]

Originally posted by strudleman
I don't suppose your insider source has any pics, do they?

hehehe. I think the X Prize series will breath some new life into low-powered rocketry.

I've had pics of the kits on my main site, Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe since around May. Go to https://www.rocketshoppe.com and click on the sell sheet links on the home page.

 

[strudleman]

Those kits look outstanding. Thanks for the link!