They Wrote the Book on Apollo 7...

...and here it is! As many of you probably know, Apollo 7 resides in Dallas, Tx at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. I was part of a 40th anniversary celebration for that flight a few years back, and I have many very cool items from it (some that I've shared) but this book was just purchased at the gift shop. Here it is:

This book contains almost everything there is to know about Apollo 7!

The book also contains this CD with tons of extras!

...oh, and did I mention Walt signed it? ...'cause he did...right there. 

All in all it's a very cool item that literally anyone who strolled into the museum gift shop could have picked up. I'm pretty sure they're long gone now, but you could call and make sure. I would, but I already have mine. Sorry 'bout that.

So until next time, fly 'em fast and high!

este tlhlngan may'Duj! (The Estes Klingon Battle Cruiser!)

A couple of days ago, James Helman (of NAR Facebook group fame) mentioned that he would like to build an old Estes Klingon Battle Cruiser. This simple statement resulted in a thread that covered where to get one, how well they fly, how hard the build is, etc....

In the thread, I posted this:

Which is my bird soaring into the blue Texas sky! I thought today I'd share a few more...

A top- down view. The lines on this model make it very distinctive!

What you don't want to see in your rear view mirror if you happen to be named "Kirk!"

The power plant bay... I love the angles of the wings and engine pods!

The belly of the beast!

 I also remembered that I happen to have a bagged original release example! Here you go!

The front. Interestingly, the pictures of  Kirk and Spock are the same as on the Star Trek Starter Rocket.

Unbuilt bits and pieces. This is a fun build, but it can be fairly challenging. 

So there you have it! If you haven't built one of these, I highly recommend it! You can find boxed examples of the anniversary edition on eBay for around 30 bucks. I say go for it!

Until next time, fly 'em fast and high!

The Maxi-Pegasus Revisited

This week I thought I would share one of my earliest upscales that happens to still be one of my favorites....Here are some pictures:

This is the Maxi-Pegasus! It was blown up from the Estes Mini-Brute. Instead of 13mm motors, this one takes 24mm. I still love the size of this rocket, and the overall look of it.

If you want to read about the build, you can check out these links:

http://www.dars.org/newsletters/dsv18n1.pdf

http://www.dars.org/newsletters/dsv18n2.pdf

Until next time, fly 'em fast and high!