With the return of NCR and the re-release of the Saturn V, I see only one thing missing, and that's the maxi brute collection. Do you guys think they'll bring back the V2 and Honest John?

I hope so...


Perhaps the Pershing as well...not a big fan of the Pershing though.





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The Pershing is the ONLY one that has a need existing for a bring-back.

The Honest John and V2 have been re-issued numerous times.
The K-29 Saturn 1B has never been re-issued since it's discontinuance at the end of 1977, but the Semroc kit is a virtual clone.

In addition to the Pershing 1A, I would like to see them issue a new Maxi-Brute Pershing II as well as a Genie nuclear air-to-air rocket.

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Y'know what would be sweet - a Maxi-Brute Gemini Titan! Maybe 2.6" diameter. Although painting it (all that silver) would be really fun. Haven't run any sims, but you could probably launch such a beast on a pair of D12s or the new E12s. Wouldn't THAT be cool?

For that matter, a Maxi-Brute version of the Mercury Redstone or Mercury Atlas would be really cool as well. I'd certainly save my pennies to buy either one!

Greg

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With Estes teamed up with Aerotech and in the mid power business they just might spring for a new mold on that lovely 2 piece Pershing Nose cone. Maybe in another 2 years or so seeing a Maxi Brute Pershing 1A on the Hobby Lobby shelf will be more than just seeing clouds in my coffee.

NOT A FAN OF THE PERSHING!!?? ARE YOU HIGH!!??

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There is a certain nostalgia for the V-2, but as a kit or as a model rocket it is pretty low on the list of rockets that should be scaled. It is dynamically unstable since it was a guided rocket, and it offers manufacturing and assembly challenges.

How about a larger Up Aerospace rocket and some simpler sounding rockets and proposed shuttle replacements.

Jerry

Let me check . . . .

Neither am I. And, no, but it sounds appealing

Seriously, when I look at scale models, I'm mostly a fan of the holy grails: Saturn 1B, Saturn V and Merc-Redstone. Even with these, in the case of the Saturn V, the need to add significant nose weight is a bit of a turn off. But I still like it ('cause o' the holy grail thing...).

After that, I find all the changes needed to make many of them flight worthy to be turn offs. For example, despite having a Merc-Atlas in the build pile, I detest the fin unit that must be affixed to make it fly.

I tend to favor the ones that are more model-rocket-like in nature, such as the HoJo. Its fins are big enough that it can fly without the encumbrances listed above.

As for the Pershing, with its almost vestigial fins, it just looks too odd for my interests.

I know that's picky, but I'm sure there are others who think sorta this way, too. Otherwise, the kit vendors would be selling a lot more scale kits, right?

Of course, the demands of exacting details are another factor in the acceptance of scale models, but for me, that's not as compelling. I just think it's gotta look "right" before I'm intersted. And the Pershing just don't look right

Seriously, in the case of some of these, if I could figure out how to build them without the clunky fin units, I'd be on it. The Gemini-Titan is a good example. (But I'm not ready to add active stabilization to model rockets )

Doug

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Estes already has large HJ NC designs and could size to 3" just as easily. It probably ships better anyway.

29mm/24mm
or "USR Interchange"
54mm/38mm/29mm/24mm/3x24mm/7x18mm

Jerry