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Estes-Mattel Cape Canaveral line
I noticed on Leo's Site his collection of Estes-Mattel Cape Canaveral kits.
Anyone care to provide a bit of history about these kits? When were they sold? Was this a Europe only endeavor? Were there any separate catalogs? |
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When I was stationed in northern California back in '75-'79, I had a teenager in our club whose father was born in Germany. Richard went over to visit his dad's family and when he came back he presented me with a Cape Canaveral Andromeda kit. Real colorful box, just wish I had learned some German from my grandmother. As far as I know, it was for the German market.
Hey, I know, lets ask Mike! Sorry that I don't have any more information. There may be something in the early Model Rocketeers. Chas |
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I was gonna say... that sounds like a perfect "Ask Mike" question.
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I know it´s an old thread but I just discovered it. So please excuse my late posting. Mattel was the German distributor of Estes in the Mid-70´s. So they sold parts of the Estes rocketry line of this time along with German instructions. The kits were re-packed in a solid box (no bags) but were all imported.
The rocket line was available in almost any hobby and toy shop in the 70´s. And they even made TV spots! So at this time, it attracted a lot of people for model rocketry. Unfortunatly, Mattel stopped selling the kits a few years later, obviously the sales volume didn´t matched what they´ve expected. However, it was the first time model rockets were available to a greater audience in Germany so it was a historical landmark for rocketry here ;-) Greetings, Oliver Last edited by Oliver : 09-20-2010 at 06:42 PM. |
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