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Title

Rating

Altitude

Length

Diameter

Weight

Motor Diameter

Description

Aerobee 300

100.0
2 users

531ft
161.85m

20.00"
50.80cm

1.00"
2.54cm

0.04lb.
18.14g

18mm

1:15 scale. Original Estes kit k-17. Built my first one in 1973. Excellent flying rocket with impressive altitude performance. Built at least four of these over the years because they're just too good not to have in your collection!

Aerobee 300 mini

19.46"
49.43cm

0.75"
1.91cm

0.05lb.
22.68g

18mm-
2:12mm-T engine

1:20 scale model of Aerobee 300 with the 1st stage Aerojet 1800 booster using an 18mm motor. The upper stage uses a standard t size motor. Finished with a silver foil wrap.

Aries 1

19.20"
48.77cm

1.00"
2.54cm

0.09lb.
40.82g

18mm

Dr Zook scale kit for "the stick" or Aries 1 launch vehicle. Kit flies well and is fairly high performance with the small diameter body. Measured 350 feet on an A8-5.

Ascending Node

748ft
227.99m

14.20"
36.07cm

0.75"
1.91cm

0.03lb.
13.61g

12mm-2 cluster

Scratch built for performance. Twin cluster T motor. Payload section (BT-20 to hold Altimeter 1) mounted between the twin sustainers BT-5.

Atlas Centaur

14.00"
35.56cm

1.60"
4.06cm

0.17lb.
77.11g

18mm

1:74 scale version of the Atlas booster with a Centaur upper stage. Also have adapter to fit a mercury capsule. Capsule is the same one used on the Estes Redstone original K-41 kit. The Atlas is single 18mm motor with fake nozzles either side and clear p

BOMARC

23.00"
58.42cm

1.32"
3.35cm

0.27lb.
122.47g

18mm

Estes Kit KC-5 from the Citation Line. Boost glider with slide out power pod.

Boosted Dart

18.50"
46.99cm

0.73"
1.85cm

0.04lb.
18.14g

18mm-B6-0

Based off on article in 1975 NAR magazine. Rocket flies in a booster coaster configuration. Canon fuse lit by ejection charge sets off small BP charge in coaster tail. Coaster is very hard to track even on a B6 motor since there is no smoke. Separation i

Broken Arrow

10.75"
27.31cm

0.73"
1.85cm

0.02lb.
9.07g

18mm-A8-5

High performance altitude attempt design. Hollow nose cone and small fins. Flies well but very hard to find due to its small size.

Eccentric Anamoly

462ft
140.82m

15.50"
39.37cm

0.75"
1.91cm

0.07lb.
31.75g

Scratch design and built for high cluster performance using 18mm motors in a side by side configuration, min diameter tubing. strap ons will blow nose cone but chute is in main body. Eccentric anamoly is the angle used by Kepler for determining TOF on ecc

Estes-Orbital Transport

0.16lb.
72.57g

18mm

Estes Orbital Transport Kit K-42. Boost glider. This was a scratch built from plans with a Midway Aerospace lines decaling.

Estes-Sandhawk

28.00"
71.12cm

1.30"
3.30cm

0.19lb.
86.18g

24mm

Estes Sandhawk Kit K-51

Firebee III

20.00"
50.80cm

0.97"
2.46cm

0.08lb.
36.29g

18mm-B6-2

Semi scale futuristic design for Teledyne Ryan target drone. Original 1974 wings were further forward and design was unstable. Recently rebuilt with delta wings at the rear. The parachute is in the lower tube and ejects out the rear.

Frances

22.60"
57.40cm

0.97"
2.46cm

0.07lb.
31.75g

18mm-B6-0
18mm-B6-6

High performance two stage design.

Interceptor-E

32.00"
81.28cm

2.00"
5.08cm

0.78lb.
353.80g

24mm-Composite

Estes Kit K-1350 which is their upscale release of the original interceptor. Looks exactly the same as the smaller version, but built to fly on E motors. I found the E sluggish and marginally stable. I use an F39 composite motor so the shorter rails/rods

Interceptor-J

78.00"
198.12cm

4.00"
10.16cm

9.80lb.
4.45kg

38mm-J429R-M

Upscale version of the classic Estes Interceptor with 38mm motor mount. Tubes were fiberglassed for strength. Nose was custom built using plexiglass. Tailcone is fitted with allen screws to remove easily and change batteries for the LED light unit (design

Jayhawk

19.25"
48.90cm

1.63"
4.14cm

0.17lb.
77.11g

24mm-D15-5

Military scale kit RK-1109 from rocketarium. Builds OK but the nosecone plastic does not hold paint. Decals were not the best quality.

Jupiter 2

6.50"
16.51cm

11.88"
30.18cm

0.60lb.
272.16g

24mm-D12-0
24mm-F12-3j

Scale model 1/48 of the Lot in Space 1960s TV series Jupiter 2. Scratch built from balsa and card stock with the upper hull coated in very thin fiber glass. Top will come off to deploy two 16" parachutes. Landing legs are made to retract but the mechanism

Little Joe II

70.0
1 users

14.50"
36.83cm

2.22"
5.64cm

0.13lb.
58.97g

18mm

Original Estes Kit scratch built from plans.

Lunar Libration

1768ft
538.89m

41.10"
104.39cm

1.63"
4.14cm

0.65lb.
294.84g

24mm-E motor
24mm-E motor
24mm-E motor

Scratch design and built for E cluster performance and dual deploy using min diameter for a stratologger. Charge cups are expended T casings. Lunar Libration is the apparent motion of the moon (wobbling) that allows us to see 58% of the face. Since Librat

Mars Snooper

90.0
1 users

21.70"
55.12cm

0.95"
2.41cm

0.14lb.
63.50g

18mm

Original Estes K-43 Kit scratch built from plans. The plans are in Black and White so I had to guess on the paint scheme! Great flyer on B and C motors despite the large base drag.

Mercury Redstone

28.00"
71.12cm

1.60"
4.06cm

0.17lb.
77.11g

18mm

1:71 Scale original Estes Kit K-41. Scratch built from plans in 2006. The mercury capsule is interchangeable with my Atlas Booster so I changed the decaling to read Freedom 7 instead of Friendship 7. The capsule has an independent 8 inch chute tied at the

Min Delta V

789ft
240.49m

65.00"
165.10cm

2.50"
6.35cm

1.29lb.
0.59kg

29mm-G motor

Scratch design and built for G motor performance. Used too much fiber glasson fins and boat tailso it's strong, but heavy. Usually fish tails on the way up for first 200 feet. Modified later as a dual deployment. Uses both standard spherical parachute or

Navaho G-38

23.00"
58.42cm

1.63"
4.14cm

0.19lb.
86.18g

18mm-2 C6-3

1:53 Scale boost glider. Booster uses two 18mm motors in a BT 60 tube. While the canard mid tube is present it isn't functional. I added a canard close to the nose to get the model to fly vertical during boost. Even so it arcs over and ends up horizontal

Night Hawk

19.75"
50.17cm

0.73"
1.85cm

0.10lb.
45.36g

18mm-B6-4

Estes Kit K-34 Boost glider. Painted in School colors for the Madison High School Warhawks. Built in 1974. The pod takes a beating so its been rebuilt a few times.

Omega

32.00"
81.28cm

1.60"
4.06cm

0.45lb.
204.12g

24mm-D12-0
2:24mm-D12-7

Original Estes Kit K-52 built in 1974 and still flying. Nose section was modified to hold a transponder beacon in the nose cone and an HD video camera in the payload section. Look is that of the original Cineroc. Modified the first stage with a small hole

Ranger

1024ft
312.12m

32.00"
81.28cm

1.60"
4.06cm

0.18lb.
81.65g

18mm-Cluster of 3

Estes original 3 cluster rocket with payload section. Kit K-6. Built 1974. Flies to 1,024 feet on 3 C6-7s. Same profile as the Big Bertha.

Redstone Mini

219ft
66.75m

10.00"
25.40cm

0.75"
1.91cm

0.06lb.
27.22g

12mm

Smaller scale version of the Mercury Redstone for T sized engines. Flies straight. Scratch built in 2010.

RXN2

23.75"
60.33cm

0.97"
2.46cm

1.29lb.
0.59kg

18mm-B6-6
18mm-B6-0
18mm-B6-2
18mm-B6-2

Scratch built. Designed in 1974 as a high performance model. Cluster of three engines in lower stage. Lower stage strap-ons have parachutes. Upper stage includes stand-off launch lug so that BT-55 payload section can be used.

Saturn 1B

37.00"
93.98cm

3.93"
9.98cm

0.62lb.
281.23g

18mm
18mm
18mm
18mm
24mm-D12-3

Built from Semroc plans and ebiz rocket parts. Good flier and light enough for a single D12 motor.

Saturn V

43.50"
110.49cm

3.93"
9.98cm

0.62lb.
281.23g

18mm
18mm
18mm

50th Anniversary kit. Flies well with straight up flight. Flew with launch tower. The harness arrangement on the upper stage prevents damage to the escape tower.

Shrike

28.00"
71.12cm

1.00"
2.54cm

0.13lb.
58.97g

18mm
2:18mm

Estes Shrike kit K-46. Scratch built from plans in 2014. The Estes version has 4 fins but gives very good performance. Consistently flies to 1,323 feet on C6-0 to C6-7.

Sidereal Times Two

867ft
264.26m

10.80"
27.43cm

0.73"
1.85cm

0.03lb.
13.61g

12mm-T Motor
2:12mm-T Motor

Two stage T motor sport rocket scratch designed and built for performance. Sidereal time is how time is truly measured in astronautical engineering from each 360 rotation about the K axis through the first point of aries. Seemed like a good name for a 2 s

Super DX3

90.0
1 users

66.50"
168.91cm

4.00"
10.16cm

2.75lb.
1.25kg

38mm

My selection for L-1 and L-2 cert. I fiberglassed the fins and fin joints for added strength. The payload compartment has an internal tube to hold an Alt15K altimeter. I added an ebay for J - Dual Deployment flights and added a mount for the video camera.

Super Starlight

49.60"
125.98cm

1.50"
3.81cm

1.10lb.
498.95g

38mm-H148R-M

Not a true upscale but it does resemble the original Estes Starlight. Built as a min diameter 38 mm H motor dual deploy. Nose cone is hollow and contains internal tube for transponder.

Super Starship Vega

32.50"
82.55cm

1.63"
4.14cm

0.38lb.
172.37g

24mm-D12-3

Estes kit 2036. Won in a raffle but was missing many parts. Modified the landing struts to be functional with rubber band shock absorbers. Flies well.

That was a Hoot

15.50"
39.37cm

2.21"
5.61cm

0.25lb.
113.40g

24mm-D12-5

Custom design scratch built. Owl shaped rocket to rival the "pigasus." Painted in Origami Owl teal I built this model so my wife would have something to fly if she ever came out to a launch. Flies straight and very stable.

V-2

11.20"
28.45cm

1.32"
3.35cm

0.08lb.
36.29g

18mm

Estes Kit K-22. Painted in Late White sands scheme. Built in 1972. I have gone through 5 of these models and currently building 2 more. Despite the appearance they fly well, and are easy to lose in tall grass. The body tube is big enough for an alarm soni

22.50"
57.15cm

2.62"
6.65cm

0.41lb.
185.97g

24mm-D12-3

Kit 3228 Scale model painted as late white sands rocket 55.Builds very and finishes very nice.

WAC Corporal

90.0
1 users

11.80"
29.97cm

0.74"
1.88cm

0.04lb.
18.14g

18mm

Original Estes Kit K-11 built in 1972. I have other version with a mid body tube separation in an attempt to get more altitude. My model is 11g empty and will get 925 feet on a B6-6. Good flier but small and too narrow for sonics.

X-15

18.00"
45.72cm

3.00"
7.62cm

24mm

Scratch built North American X-15. Through the wall fins and 24mm mount designed for E motors. Flew better with F39. Rocket was lost when it nosed over and flew horizontal at an alt of 200 feet into a wooded area.