This appears to be the Estes Canadian Arrow Kit, #2188, just with a shorter body tube for the V2.

Does anyone know if that's the case or not?

Also, I'm glad that it's a 2.60" OD airframe.

Greg

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This is a re-release of sorts.

There was a BT-80 based V-2 out about 20 years ago.

The model could also be used to create neat spaceships, ala the Silver Comet. Just use different fins.

This is funny. When I got back in the hobby in 1999, about that time, they had the BT-80 Silver Comet available. One popular topic at the time was bashing that into the V-2 (instead of bashing the V-2 into a Comet ) Then they (re-)issued the BT-80 V-2. So I ended up with both in my unbuilt stash, but ultimately sold them off thinking I'd never get around to building them.

Now I have a Canadian Arrow I got because it was part of the X-Prize set from Estes. And I wonder if it'll ever get built, too

Anyway, I thought this was funny because it, too, is a good kit to bash into a V-2. But why bother now when you can get a V-2 kit, right?

Doug

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I was wondering if that's the deal with the new V2, I have to assume it is.

Or could be made into an accurate scale model, with a simple fin mod & nose weight.

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Since the Canadian Arrow was the V-2 with a longer body tube it only seems fair. And didn't the Silver Comet use the V-2 boat-tail with a canopy version of the nosecone and flashy fins?

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BTW, I like the Canadian Arrow.

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Yes.


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If it's like the old Estes kit that used the PNC-80K, it will need a pointy tip added to it. It seems like the kit was also stretched a little in length in addition to the oversized fins, but I might be thinking of some of the larger V-2 kits that have been produced.

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I just traded away a Canadaian Arrow kit for another OOP kit. Now I can replace with what I was going to do with the Canadaian Arrow kit.
A V-2.

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