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Plastic Flying Model Rockets
Not sure if this is the right place for this…
Does anybody make all plastic flying model rockets anymore? I know about the current MPC kits. I’m thinking about buying those. I’m just not crazy about the rockets or graphics. I think the old Cox all plastic RTF rockets were the best looking RTF model rockets ever built. I just can’t see paying the eBay prices for them. The price makes it risky to fly any way. Luckily I bought a Cox Nike Zeus back in the ‘80s for cheap. I have flown that rocket many times in the past as a single stage and a few times as a two stage. It always staged flawlessly. It even landed in some muddy swap water on one flight. Washed it off and it was no worse for wear. There are pros and cons to everything, and plastic has its advantages. I don’t fly that rocket anymore because I’m afraid of loss or damage. I also have an Estes X-15 18mm, snitch, and cruise missile. I know about the Estes Might Mites, but like the cruise missile those fly on 13mm motors. Are there any current production 18mm all plastic models? It sure would be nice if they did a re-release of all the old Cox RTF models and the Estes X-15 18mm and 13mm. Here is a short list of the all plastic model rockets I can think of past and present. Post pictures. Thanks, John Past: Cox Saturn 1B Cox Saturn V Cox Nike Zeus Cox Honest John Estes X-15 13mm Estes X-15 18mm Estes Cruise Missile white paint scheme Estes Cruise Missile grey camo came in search and destroy set (if you want to part with one send a PM) Estes Mighty Mites around 8 versions “Outlaw” “Harpoon” “Torque” “Fury”etc. Estes Snitch grey green yellow (Estes should make these again in the crayon colors) Estes Star Wars several versions mini engines? MPC Yankee (I think it was all plastic) MPC Plastic Kits USSR Not RTF Quest UFO Quest UFO micro Quest X-15 micro Quest SR71 micro Quest Saturn V micro Quest Little Joe Micro Quest Space Shuttle micro Quest Tomahawk micro Present: MPC Star Trek Rockets 2 versions? Not RTF MPC Kiss Rockets 3 versions? Not RTF Quest micros 2 versions? |
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A few more....MPC Nike Clipper...Estes Vampire...( I think it came back as the Jinx or something ) I'm sure there were more....then There were the RTF that had fiber tubes with plastic cones and fins ... MRC Rebel and Estes Minuteman (for example)
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