Anyone have any information on this?
I was browsing some old Estes catalogs and found in the 1978 cat. an artist rendering for a model Cylon Raider rocket...in the 1979 cat. same picture but saying it would be available in July of 79...in the 1980 cat it is not even offered...did this model ever become available? I have never seen any pictures of this rocket just artists renditions. Just wondering why it only lasted 6 months if available at all?

Never released. Here is a thread about it.

http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/show...ighlight=RAIDER

Thanks, I was sure someone had to know what happened to it.

Estes never could get it stable.

It wouldn't stay balanced. They never could get Baltar to stay in his seat.

Randy
www.vernarockets.com

But... You can make a paper Cylon Raider and modify it to fly. Stuff and 18" BT-50 in it, add a little nose weight and off you go.

http://jleslie48.com/gallery_models_scifi.html

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Anything containing Baltar could only have marginal stability at best.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

Wait... are you talking about the 1978 series or are the reimagined one?

Yes.

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What Tbzep said.... "Yes"

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !