Hello rocketeers! This week we're going to take a trip back 50 years to 1966! Let's look at one of my coolest Estes catalogs (I think Royce Frankum gave it to me a few years ago...Thanks, Royce!) and the coolness therein!
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| The cover of the catalog features great artwork. Mine has a scuff, but it still looks cool! |
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| Two true scale classics! I've built and flown both of them and they scream! I'd like to build the Aerobee again... |
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| The Spaceman was a weird idea that actually ended up being pretty cool. The Streak was well named. It was a total hot rod. It looks like this version of the Phantom didn't have fins...but it probably did. |
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| Classic gliders! These were tough to trim out, but really looked cool when you got them right! |
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| I'm not sure that The Invader could be trimmed out well, but the concept was pretty cool. The Sprite was another hot rod. The Delta was best known as the launch vehicle for the Camroc! |
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| The back of the catalog features this great full color picture of just about every rocket in the book. Note the paint schemes were pretty different than later versions. |
So there you have it! There are lots of ideas for classic rockets that are easy to clone here. That may come in handy soon....
Until next time, fly 'em fast and high!
Interesting to see just how long some of these designs remained in production.
ReplyDeleteWas Astron another company that Estes bought out or just a product line within the company?
I'm pretty sure that it was an internal brand (like their Citation line). It's also interestinh how some lost their "Astron" through the years but others didn't!
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