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Old 12-22-2011, 12:37 AM
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Default Tribute to the 1970 Estes Catalog

The MAKE Magazine blog posted my tribute to the 1970 Estes Catalog:

The Making of a Maker
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Old 12-22-2011, 12:49 AM
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My first catalog was the 1977 issue, given to me by the kid whose Scout's flight got me interested in the hobby. I carried it in my back pocket the rest of the summer. When I got back into rocketry in 2001, I was lucky to win a lot of 1977-81 catalogs on Ebay. (I later found out about the Ninfinger archives, but I like having a copy of my own anyway.) The two things I remember most vividly about the 1977 catalog were the Andromeda and the Mercury Redstone, both of which I'd pick out for my birthday that September.
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Old 12-22-2011, 07:59 AM
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Great stuff. My first catalog was the 1968 edition. Memorized it from cover to cover!
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Old 12-22-2011, 09:11 AM
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Mine was the 1973 catalog - I still have it today, and took it to NARAM this year (my first NARAM, BTW) and had Vern Estes autograph it.

BTW, nice job on the rocketry article for the Make Ultimate Kit Guide, Stefan - I thought I recognized the name when I saw it!

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Old 12-22-2011, 10:03 AM
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Mine was the 1973 catalog too. I don't remember if it came in the Vampire firing line starter set the neighbor got for Christmas or if we sent away for it. I do remember the members of our "club" taking turns holding on to it.

I am currently working on building or cloning every rocket in that catalog (less coldpower).
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Old 12-22-2011, 10:09 AM
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I was 1977 as well.
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Old 12-22-2011, 11:10 AM
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I think my first was the 1972 catalog. I remember the long format, and the "moonscape" backgrounds.

Wore the pages out...
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Old 12-22-2011, 12:46 PM
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Quote from the article:

"These weren’t clunky plastic toys powered by vinegar and baking soda, or a rubber slingshot;
they were actual rockets that ascended on a pillar of smoke and flame."


Mr. Jones, I couldn't have said it better myself!

By the time I reached thirteen, I had shelves of plastic models that just sat there.
The only time they'd move off the shelf was during an earthquake.
Model rockets were a greater building challenge and in the end - they flew!
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Great! Thanks for posting the link.

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Mine was the 69 catalog for both Estes and Centuri. I got them about a month apart that summer.
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