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

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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 .
 
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.......
 
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.
 
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!)
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
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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.
 
Anything UFO-like! 😁👽🛸
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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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 😁
 
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.
 
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