What's in your fleet?

[Planet Andy]

the comprehensive planet andy fleet can be viewed at


www.planetandy.com/bar.html

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[JStarStar]

Hmmm. Let's see.

In active duty, I have:

1) Big Bertha.

2) Baby Bertha.

3) Semi-scratch built Peter Alway-design Simplified Vostok.

4) Estes 1/16.5 V-2.

5) SkyWriter.

6) Quest FlatCat B/G

7) Custom Rockets Fiesta/quasi-Astron Sprint

8) Custom Rockets Elite Egglofter

9) RoachWerks Saturn 1B

10) Super Big Bertha, just finished, now awaiting paint.

11) Astrocam.

Under construction, to be finished shortly:

11) Mean Machine

12) Squirrel Works Red Baron

13) HobbyLabs SR-71 (free-flight version)

14) FatBoy

Soon to commence construction:

15) Astron Interceptor clone ... I got the molded parts from Moldin' Oldies, and a CC Express kit (with the right size BT-55 tube, engine mounts, etc)... so that won't be long before I get going on it.

16) Mercury-Redstone, to replace the one in the jaws of the freakin rocket eating tree.

17) Saturn Press Saturn V

18) Dr. Zooch Saturn I Block II

19) FlisKits Deuces Wild

Two Super Bottle Rockets (made from 24" tall molded plastic bottle banks)

20) Labatt's Blue - self-explanatory

21) Coca-Cola - ditto ;^)

Construction to follow at time TBD:

22) Estes Saturn V (two kits) - with mods to accommodate F21s...

23) Orbital Transport

24) Estes Jayhawk


Currently on the Semi-Retired List:

25) Centuri Saturn V, 1969 edition... a christmas gift from my grandmother in 1969, I finally built and flew it in 1994...

On the Missing In Action list: in a packing case somewhere in my attic...

26-27) Two Estes Maniacs

28) Estes SR-71, modified for dual engine power.

29) PMC of a 1/144 AMT Saturn V kit.. but the SOB weighs about two pounds and barely gets off the pad...


And probably a dozen other kits I can't remember right at the moment.... heheh.....

 

[Fore Check]

I *really* need to get around to catalog-ing (nice word, eh?) my fleet. Particularly my unbuilt kits and parts bags for scratch work.

 

[JRThro]

Originally posted by Fore Check
I *really* need to get around to catalog-ing (nice word, eh?) my fleet. Particularly my unbuilt kits and parts bags for scratch work.

"catalogueing" would be worse, though.

 

Never took an inventory... Scurries around... OK, my current fleet consists of:

1) Aerotech Initiator
2) Centuri Excalibur clone
3) Centuri ThunderRoc clone
4) Centuri Vector-V clone
5) Cox plastic Saturn 1-B (still flyable after much wear)
6) Custom Fiesta
7) Dynastar (Apogee) Rising Star
8) Estes Alpha
9) Estes AstroCam 110 vehicle
10) Estes Calypso
11) Estes Cherokee-D clone
12) Estes Citation Patriot clone
13) Estes Clipper
14) Estes Constellation clone
15) Estes Der Red Max clone
16) Estes Eggspress
17) Estes Goblin clone
18) Estes Ranger
19) Estes Renegade (1976) clone
20) Estes Solar Probe
21) Estes Sprint Clone
22) Estes Transtar Carrier
23) Excelsior Goonybird Zero
24) Fliskits Deuce's Wild
25) Fliskits Rhino
26) MRC Enforcer
27) MRC Wildfire
28) Quest Antari
29) Quest Big Betty
30) Quest Falcon
31) Quest Nike K
32) Quest Nike Smoke
33) Semroc Astro 1
34) Semroc Goliath
35) Semroc Javelin
36) Semroc Lune R-1
37) Semroc Swift
38) Semroc Thunder Bee
39) Thrustline Pumpkin Head
40) Estes Bailout

and

41) Modified Estes GeoSat LV; 1x24 mm, 4x18mm cluster - 20 years old, never flown.

Many kits waiting to be built - so many rockets, so little time

 

[GlennW]

Rockets built and flight ready, inlcuding year built or "circa" if not sure:

Estes Alpha III , ca. 1979
Estes Javelin, ca. 1979
Estes Space Shuttle (full stack), began construction 1981, completed 2003.
Estes Wizard, 2003
Estes Mosquito (second one I built), 2003
Estes Mercury Redstone, 2004
Estes Skywriter, 2003

Rockets built awaiting finishing:

Estes Bullpup

Rockets in line to be built:

Estes LTV Scout

Rockets lost:

Estes Icarus, 1995
Estes Mosquito (the first one I had), 2003
Estes Super Flea, 2004

Status Unknown:

Estes Blue Bird Zero, crashed 2003, gave to fellow rocket club member who wanted to repair it, awaiting news

Glenn

 

[Lugnut]

Quest Super Eagle
Estes HiFlier
Plus 20 odd old original Centuri models I'm trying to resurrect.

 

[Karl]

My fleet doesn't consist of as much as some of you guys but here they are :

BSD 3" Diablo
Level1 Project aka : Outrage
2x 24mm Clone of the BSD Diablo ,aka : Evolution
5x 18mm Clone of the BSD Diablo aka : Unamed
4x 24mm Big Daddy
Big Daddy to V2 kitbash
Estes Polaris (24mm)
Estes Big Bertha (24mm)
Estes Blue Ninja
Estes Alpha III
Semroc Hydra 7 x2
Semroc Mark II
Quest Big Rage
Quest Spinfin
Fliskits Athena
Sunward Ice-Storm
Scratch built 'Mach Buster'
Scratch built 2" AMRAAM
Scratch built 2" Dwarf (Paralel Staged)

Unbuilt :

Fliskits Persephone
Fliskits Odysseus


Karl

 

[Micromeister]

A look around the Flight Shed I think this covers about 3/4 of my "current" ready to fly standard and LMR fleet. the rest are scattered in the house.

 

[Micromeister]

7 pic page....like I said Scattered around the house

 

[Micromeister]

and a 7 pic page of all the PMC and Model Kits spread around the house

 

Holy cow!

 

[vjp]

Originally posted by Micromeister
7 pic page....like I said Scattered around the house

Holy Shastakovich! And my wife thinks I'M obsessed.

Is that a Von Braun Ferry Rocket I see there (lower left)?

 

[Micromeister]

Originally posted by vjp
Holy Shastakovich! And my wife thinks I'M obsessed.

Is that a Von Braun Ferry Rocket I see there (lower left)?

Yeap sure is, most of the models in that corner are completed PMC's, the little Ferry Rocket was a fun build. without hijacking the thread heres a little better shot of it

 

[adrian]

Originally posted by vjp
Is that a Von Braun Ferry Rocket I see there (lower left)?

If you mean in the second photo page, it certainly looks like the von Braun 1956 design. If so, note that the original version would have been three stage, with 29 motors in the first. And another 8 in the second. And a glider on top. One day I am going to have to do this with at least 13mm A's. And there is going to be a big crater, regardless of whether the engines light properly or CATO.

 

[lipp]

Heres my fleet... I'l get a better pic and list later... just a quick pic

 

[vjp]

Originally posted by adrian
If you mean in the second photo page, it certainly looks like the von Braun 1956 design. If so, note that the original version would have been three stage, with 29 motors in the first. And another 8 in the second. And a glider on top. One day I am going to have to do this with at least 13mm A's. And there is going to be a big crater, regardless of whether the engines light properly or CATO.

Go for it! I've done the 1956 version myself, single "D" powered. It's very stable, with a little weight in the forward section of the booster section. The glider tumbles back down.

Doing the larger, 'canard' fly-back glider version is on my "dream project" list. Maybe with an R/C system in the glider. It would have to be a substantially larger rocket.

 

[Elapid]

here's mine

Scratch Built

1. BlackBird by Shadow Composites 54mm
2. MicroTriAgain MMX
3. MiniTriAgain 13mm
4. SmallTriAgain 18mm
5. TriAgain 24mm
6. MegaTriAgain 38mm
7. Astron Sprite Upscale 24mm
8. Mosquito 3D 3 x 24mm
9. Mosquito clone 13mm
10. sprite clone 13mm
11. big sprint 24mm
12. Smegg Crate 24mm
13. Sandy 24mm
14. FartBoy 2x24mm 4x18mm 2x 13mm cluster
15. 20% Sandhawk 38mm
16. Duover 2x24mm
17. Tridentish 24mm
18. Fade to Black 18mm

Kits

1. Quest Harpoon 24mm/18mm staged
2. RocketVision Chariot 24mm
3. Super Big Bertha Multi-mount
4. Big Daddy 24mm
5. Baby Bertha 18mm
6. Onyx 38mm/cf reinforced/ttw fins
7. Sonic 3100 Phase 2 54mm/54mm
8. AT Initiator 29mm
9. AT Cheetah 29mm
10. Estes Honest John 38mm
11. Long lil Nuke 54mm 34" airframe
12. estes Bullpup 12d 24mm
13. Orbital Transport 24mm
14. Quest Nike X 24mm
15. estes Snapshot
16. Estes Rogue 13mm 1970s kit from my first foray into rocketry

Unbuilt

1. Estes Sandhawk
2. Roachwerk's MMX Trio Saturn1b, Mercury Redstone, Little Joe II

i think that's about it...


those are some extensive collections and beautiful models you guys have!
thanks for sharing!

 

[Bowhunter]

OHH my let me think hmmmmmmmm..... Ill be here listing them for hours ..........but lets just say lots.

 

[Steward]

Downstairs rocket(toy) area...

 

[Steward]

although most all assembly takes place here in the bedroom.

 

[Steward]

current flying fleet.

 

[kelltym88]

Wow nice field stand. I've more or less been kicked out of the house when it comes to building and been banished to the garage, I like both your areas. Me jealouse(I forgot how to spell) .

 

[Derek]

Wow, cool thread idea. So here's a pic of my family's built rockets:

 

[Derek]

And here's one of the to-be-built ones:

 

[Derek]

And last, but certainly not least, are the ones that probably will never be built:

Estes SPEV

Estes Trident (and that's not Trident II)

 

[BlueNinja]

My fleet is very small, I'm hoping to expand it soon. Let's see, I've got a

Blue Ninja (x2)
G-Force
Mustang
Initiator
Mean Machine
Genesis 2000 (little RTF wind tester and a general "let's go launch at the park" rocket)
Snitch (needs a landing wire, i don't think it would be stable without)
Mini Marz Lander
hoping to add a Tethys within the next month or so


Blue

 

[stevem]

our current lineup...

 

[kelltym88]

Originally posted by stevem
our current lineup...

WOW. That looks really nice!! Looks like I've got some work to do.

 

[JStarStar]

Those wall racks look really cool. Good way to show off the rockets and hopefully keep them out of harm's way. I'll have to figure out something like that. I'm stacking up rockets on a spare shelf in the corner of my workshop, and there's gotta be a better place for 'em.