What Kits do you consider "MUST HAVE'S"???

[gdjsky01]

NONE... Scratch build.

Huzzah!

 

[hobie1dog]

Quest Cobalt- a cute, fun rocket, kids love it.

 

[1904 hank]

So I'm gonna have to go with the
Majestic
Goblin
High flier xl

Building a 4"bullpup currently. First big boy rocket for me . I'm still amazed the fins are plywood lol. Kids are excited . But I think I am more .

 

[gdjsky01]

UH... NONE. BUT IF you MUST, I guess the Apogee Saturn V

 

[Jerry F.]

UH... NONE. BUT IF you MUST, I guess the Apogee Saturn V

I would LOVE to add that one to my collection, but the shipping to Canada PLUS the US to Cdn exchange on top of both makes it really hard to justify...
Maybe if I ask for cash for Christmas, my birthday, Father's Day, Christmas again.......

 

[kuririn]

UH... NONE. BUT IF you MUST, I guess the Apogee Saturn V

I'll see you one Apogee Saturn V, and raise you one Sirius Saturn V.

 

[Donnager]

Goblin, Der Red Max (for what reason, I have no idea--but they seem to be loved), Mercury Redstone, and Nike Smoke.

The Redstone will make you appreciate small stuff.

 

[gdjsky01]

Funny. That upscale Orbital Transport is looking sweet...
Of course I could scratch build that, but the decal sheet is a pain point (not that it can not be done!)

 

[Zeta]

I've recently started following the Rocketry Forum and have found a lot of useful information and tips, but what I would like to know is "What do you consider to be a "Must Have" kit?" There are a lot of great kits, but which ones do you just have to own at least one of, or multiple versions of...

Loc Onyx or Scout
PML Spitfire or Loc Forte
North Coast Bounty Hunter
MAC Perfomance 4" Scorpion
Mad Cow Mad Dog
...and maybe a date with the girl the 5.5" Frenzy photo

 

[Bartlebear]

Beginners rocket kit - Estes Alpha III
Glider - Space Shuttle (pick one)
Multi-stage - Boosted Bertha or Multi Roc
Helicopter recovery - Flip Flyer or Apogee Rotary Revolution
Payload - Estes Green Eggs

 

[Tom Flint]

All sizes of Der Red Max and Blue Bird Zero. I guess anything German themed? Also love the old Estes Colossus. I'm basically a fins and a nose cone kind of guy. I tend to like rockets BT-55 sized and larger and don't care much for ones smaller than BT-55. I don't particularly care for spaceship type rockets or things with unnecessary strakes and protuberances on them. I don't like scale models that need additional fake fins to be flyable or missiles with extra destabilizing fins near the front. For HPR rockets I like the Minie-Magg, Loc Magnum, and Bruiser.

 

[bcook7135]

Here’s a cool stand for it,

Zero Length Launch Display Stand

We all love the classic Estes Interceptor model rocket kit. The scale detail and the complex decal set make a well built kit a museum piece. When I recently read the news that Estes is re-releasing the kit, I wanted to celebrate. Inspired by the display stands that are contained in the...

www.xroxaerospace.com

Nice stand. The link goes to Shopify to create your own Shopify store. So I guess xrox is gone?

 

[cwbullet]

Nananana........Fat Boy.

 

[neil_w]

Here's my carefully curated list:

1. Estes Alpha
2. Estes Alpha III
3. Estes X-Ray
4. Estes Mosquito
5. Estes Mercury Redstone
6. Estes Mars Snooper
7. Estes Orbital Transport
8. Estes Citation Patriot
9. Estes Cherokee D
10. Estes Mars Lander
11. Estes Der Red Max
12. Estes Goblin
13. Estes Mean Machine
14. Estes Big Bertha
15. Estes 1:100 Saturn V
16. Estes 1:100 Saturn 1B
17. Estes Interceptor
18. Estes Trident
19. Estes Blue Bird Zero
20. Estes Quinstar
21. Estes Omega
22. Squirrel Works Arapahoe E
23. Aerotech Initiator
24. BMS 3" School Rocket
25. Odd'l Cyclone
26. Odd'l Breakaway
27. Centuri Groove Tube
28. Apogee Zephyr
29. LOC IV
30. LOC 7" T-LOC
31. Sheri's Hot Rockets Space Shuttle
32. Quest Superbird
33. Pemberton Space Ark
34. Pemberton Kraken
35. Ultimate Wildman
36. Wildman 3x Andromeda
37. NCR SA14 Archer
38. NCR Cluster Duck
39. Fliskits A.C.M.E. Spitfire
40. Fliskits Deuces Wild
41. Binder Designs Velociraptor
42. The entire line of MicroMaxx kits from Newway
43. Sirus Interrogator G
44. SBR Thor
45. SBR Fusion
46. Mach1 Area 51
47. Mach1 Black Hole
48. At least 3 Dino-Soar gliders
49. Madcow 4" Frenzy
50. Alteira N1

I can't emphasize strongly enough that these are all must have kits. Anyone that hasn't built all of them is not a serious rocketeer, and is not worthy of being on this forum.

 

[KenECoyote]

Anything UFO-like!

 

[Pappy]

love this thread...

my first team votes
basic: big bertha
scale: 1/45 little joe II
exotic: interceptor

second team...
basic: yankee
scale: saturn 1b
exotic: orbital transport

third team...
basic: der red max
scale: mercury redstone
exotic: mars lander

 

[user 35280]

Nice stand. The link goes to Shopify to create your own Shopify store. So I guess xrox is gone?

Bummer, looks like it. They had some really nice looking rockets, etc. Sad to see them gone.

 

[user 35280]

Nananana........Fat Boy.

NewWay Flying Model Rocket Kit Flat Boy NWY-32

NewWay Flying Model Rocket Kit Flat Boy

www.erockets.biz

 

[seabeeadp]

Mars Lander in any size, build is challenging too.

Beautiful launch. one kit i always wanted- now some 40 plus years later and getting back into this. Gotta find them.

 

[seabeeadp]

I haven’t flown in years, and now lookng to get back into it. Some at my list would be:

Centuri Lil Hercules (my 1st kit)
Centuri 1/45 Little Joe II
Centuri Saturn V
Centuri Saturn 1b
Centuri Groove Tube
Centuri Long Tom (best 3 stage flight ever)
Estes Gemini Titan II (70s , 2 engine cluster)
Estes Mars Lander
Centuri Shuttle
Centuri Twister
Big Bertha
“The Egg Crate” (Centuri I believe)
UFO Kit (Centuri, name can’t recall) but fun
Heck- the list goes on.

And eventually- Graduate to the Big kits as never flew anything over a C6 engine.

 

[user 35280]

 

[seabeeadp]

Here's my carefully curated list:

1. Estes Alpha
2. Estes Alpha III
3. Estes X-Ray
4. Estes Mosquito
5. Estes Mercury Redstone
6. Estes Mars Snooper
7. Estes Orbital Transport
8. Estes Citation Patriot
9. Estes Cherokee D
10. Estes Mars Lander
11. Estes Der Red Max
12. Estes Goblin
13. Estes Mean Machine
14. Estes Big Bertha
15. Estes 1:100 Saturn V
16. Estes 1:100 Saturn 1B
17. Estes Interceptor
18. Estes Trident
19. Estes Blue Bird Zero
20. Estes Quinstar
21. Estes Omega
22. Squirrel Works Arapahoe E
23. Aerotech Initiator
24. BMS 3" School Rocket
25. Odd'l Cyclone
26. Odd'l Breakaway
27. Centuri Groove Tube
28. Apogee Zephyr
29. LOC IV
30. LOC 7" T-LOC
31. Sheri's Hot Rockets Space Shuttle
32. Quest Superbird
33. Pemberton Space Ark
34. Pemberton Kraken
35. Ultimate Wildman
36. Wildman 3x Andromeda
37. NCR SA14 Archer
38. NCR Cluster Duck
39. Fliskits A.C.M.E. Spitfire
40. Fliskits Deuces Wild
41. Binder Designs Velociraptor
42. The entire line of MicroMaxx kits from Newway
43. Sirus Interrogator G
44. SBR Thor
45. SBR Fusion
46. Mach1 Area 51
47. Mach1 Black Hole
48. At least 3 Dino-Soar gliders
49. Madcow 4" Frenzy
50. Alteira N1

I can't emphasize strongly enough that these are all must have kits. Anyone that hasn't built all of them is not a serious rocketeer, and is not worthy of being on this forum.

Great list. Groove tube was a fun kit.

 

[dbpeirce]

Estes
Scissor Wing Transport
Bomarc
Orbital Transport
Nike Ajax
Honest John
Saturn 1B
Saturn V
And even if you have to build it from scratch, a
Nike Hercules

 

[user 35280]

 

[Old School Doug]

Estes Executioner

 

[SolarYellow]

Zero interest in kits. Scratch building everything, and Challenge Accepted.

 

[hobie1dog]

Everyone needs to build a 4-in Diablo.

 

[user 35280]

 

[cbrarick]

I think most would be shocked with my collection of kits, low, mid and high powered, probably over 30 Level 3 kits, guess I have a bit of a problem collecting them. The only thing you won't find in my collection is any V-2. It's a thing from my grandfather who intensely disliked the Nazi's and anything German from WW2.

 

[PayLoad]

You guys all forgot the Bull Pup - In Estes and + sizes