Originally Posted by Initiator001

When AeroTeh released it's first kits in 1990, Estes was in the midst of being (over) sold.

Once Estes and it's new owners finished up their financial dealings, the company started to think about new products.

In another thread in the History section I discuss the development of the original Estes Pro Series kits which were to compete with the AeroTech models.

As described in an earlier build post, I finished up an Estes Pro Series Impulse model after 26 years.
The Impulse was the Estes model to compete with the Initiator.

Since I now have a built Impulse and a newly built Initiator, time for a group picture.