I was first and foremost a Centuri fan. To this day, they get my vote. Some Favorite exotics included (but not limited to)Skylab, X-24, ESS Raven, USS America, UFO Invader, Space Shuttle, Orion and SST. It wasn't until my Rocketry Rebirth that I came to appreciate the Estes classic exotics like the Mars Snooper, Interceptor (arguably their best), World Fed Star Probe, Starlab, Orbital Transport, S.S. Cassiopeia and the many more great designs some already mentioned. By volume alone, the case can be made they were best.

So for me, it is not really a question of who was best at exotics, but how many of these I could recreate with clone kits and scratch builds. I am a little ahead in the Estes lineup, but that is about where I should be with the greater number of offerings. Plus, they still have a few up their sleeves continuing to produce new kits, not just re-treads.

I'll be busy for a while.