This 1971 edition of the Estes Model Rocketry Catalog is one of the earliest that I can recall having as a kid. It is
amazing to look at the prices and see a model like the Gyro that sold for $1.25 then, can fetch well over $75 on an
eBay auction! I managed to find a Saturn V model in a hobby shop in King, NC, in 2005 for only $80; they had two, so
I should have bought both and sold one on eBay. The one I bought was built and can be seen
here. The models that I can remember having are highlighted in
BLUE.
To the left is a photo of me in 1971 with a T-shirt onto which I ironed an "Estes Model Rocketeer" decal. That's
my sister, Tina, to my right. We're standing on the steps to our house in Holly Hill Harbor, Maryland.
Front & Back Cover |
Model Lineup |
The Estes Story |
Building & flying model rockets |
Table of Contents |
Pages 10 & 11 Porta-Pad Starter Kit |
Pages 16 & 17 Alpha | Alpha III Mark
II | Sky Hook |
Pages 18 & 19 X-Ray | Streak Big Bertha | Scout |
Pages 20 & 21 Sprite | Constellation | Drifter |
Pages 22 & 23 Midget | Shrike | Beta |
Avenger |
Pages 24 & 25 Cobra | Cherokee-D | Ranger |
Pages 26 & 27 Starlight | Scrambler |
Pages 28 & 29 Gyroc | Star Blazer | Sprint |
Pages 30 & 31 Nighthawk | Falcon | Space
Plane |
Pages 32 & 33 Apogee II | Farside |
Pages 34 & 35 Omega | Delta |
Pages 36 & 37 Aerobee 300 | Sandhawk V-2 | WAC Corporal |
Pages 38 & 39 Thor Agena-B Apollo Space Capsule Honest John | Arcas |
Pages 40 & 41 Saturn V | Gemini Titan |
Pages 42 & 43 Saturn V | Saturn 1B |
Pages 44 & 45 Little Joe II | Mercury Redstone |
Pages 46 & 47 Saros | Interceptor |
Pages 48 & 49 Orbital Transport | Trident Mars Lander | Mars Snooper |
Pages 50 & 51 Spaceman | Phantom | Birdie |
Pages 52 & 53 Cineroc |
Pages 54 & 55 Camroc |
Pages 92 & 93 |
Pages 94 & 95 |
Pages 96 & 97 |
Pages 98 & 99 |
Pages 100 & 101 |
Pages 102 & 103 |
Pages 104 & 105 |
Pages 106 & 107 Altiscope |
Pages 122 & 123 |
Pages 124 & 125 |
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