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Fly caster
Stormcaster..
Explorer Aquarius is already back - https://www.estesrockets.com/new/007253-explorer-aquariustmOView attachment 362480
I should just clone it, but I’d love to see this back in a kit.
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I built, and sadly crashed one of these. It’s high on my list of high power upscales I need to do, and I’d love to see the kit again
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This is a no brainer.
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Always wanted this one, would be cool to see it back.
Stealth! That was the first rocket that I built with my grandfather. Unfortunately it didn't survive. Since then I've bought several from ebay and hoard them.
Explorer Aquarius is already back - https://www.estesrockets.com/new/007253-explorer-aquariustm
Please also know you cannot go wrong with more Pro-Series Builder kits!
Current and future real-world rockets and launch vehicles would be awesome - hopefully there’s no problem with copyrights and licensing. Otherwise I know I’d love a model of the new Space-X BFR spaceship - with the option to fly the ship alone or on top the Falcon booster.
As far as a bring back...Maxi Brute Pershing! Though if memory serves me Estes doesn’t have an in-house motor that’ll fly it per their current safety requirements.
I have the Panavia, Sahara, and the Scion. Love the builders kits, but they weren't heavily promoted. I think they were offered to get rid of excess parts. For example the Scion used the Leviathan fins, 3 instead of four, and in reverse. When I opened the Scion kit, there were four fins taped together, but only three slots in the body tube.Please also know you cannot go wrong with more Pro-Series Builder kits!
Now were talkin'! Would love to see a 3" version.I would love to see a 3 or 4 inch Cherokee.
I would love to see a 3 or 4 inch Cherokee.
Unless the new management at Estes has something else in mind I doubt we see many designs that don’t fly on Estes BP motors. Star Orbiter is a good example - flies great on Estes 29mm BP motors and 24mm motors with an adapter.I have the Panavia, Sahara, and the Scion. Love the builders kits, but they weren't heavily promoted. I think they were offered to get rid of excess parts. For example the Scion used the Leviathan fins, 3 instead of four, and in reverse. When I opened the Scion kit, there were four fins taped together, but only three slots in the body tube.
Unless the new management at Estes has something else in mind I doubt we see many designs that don’t fly on Estes BP motors. Star Orbiter is a good example - flies great on Estes 29mm BP motors and 24mm motors with an adapter.
Been looking at the old Estes catalogs from the 70s. A bunch I would like to see
- Bandit
KC-4 (0653) version available from Semroc/eRockets[*]Star Blazer (TK-31)
[*]Scissor-wing Transport
[*]Star Lab
[*]USS Atlantis
[*]Andromeda
[*]Starship Vega
Centuri KS-1 (5131)/Estes 1921 version availableOf course, the entire US man space program
[*]Mercury Redstone
Reissue teased in Estes 2018 Catalog[*]Mercury Atlas
[*]Gemini Titan (2-engine cluster version)
[*]Saturn 1B
[*]Saturn V
Reissue of any kits unlikely due to licensing fees. The Cylon Raider was never released at all; Universal did not like the prototypes.[*]Space Shuttle
If you really wanted to get crazy, you could even include the Sci-Fi Collection
That would keep me busy (and poor) for a while
- Star Trek Enterprise
- Star Trek Klingon Battle Cruiser
- Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper
- Battlestar Galactica Cylon Raider
- Star Wars X-wing
- Star Wars TIE Fighter
- Star Wars R2D2
- Star Wars Imperial Cruiser
Now that’s an intriguing question! Though I’m not sure if they can get a higher powered 29mm BP motor to produce higher acceleration along with more total thrust. Regardless, a BP G motor would be awesome.There’s plenty of empty space in the 29 mm F15 casing for more propellant. They aren’t even close to full, like a 24 mm D12. I wonder if Estes could make 29 mm high thrust F or lower thrust G BP motors with their current equipment.
Pretty sure trying to go bigger on the BP just increases the odds of a Boom
This particular claim is so far off I have no idea what the Wikipedia author was trying to say.If a large black-powder motor is the upper stage motor of a rocket that exceeds the maximum recommended takeoff weight ... the propellant charge may develop hairline fractures.
There’s plenty of empty space in the 29 mm F15 casing for more propellant. They aren’t even close to full, like a 24 mm D12. I wonder if Estes could make 29 mm high thrust F or lower thrust G BP motors with their current equipment.
So... You're the one that I keep getting to spend lots of money on those. As much as I hate losing those auctions, I have to admit it's fun to see how much people will spend on them.Stealth! That was the first rocket that I built with my grandfather. Unfortunately it didn't survive. Since then I've bought several from ebay and hoard them.
Put me down for a Cineroc/Omega combo. Even if the kit didn't include a working Cineroc... Just a *BLOWMOLDED* nosecone and aft transition, a chunk of body tube with the OD of the recently (relatively) OOP D-Region Tomahawk, and an injection molded camera shroud. and I'd be cool. Better still if it included a "tray" for attaching an 808 camera to it. Call it the CinerocDV... OH, and this time include the body tube decal for the Omega.
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