Thanks everyone.

The base certainly does remind me of a Russian rocket. Which makes the patriotic paint scheme all the more contrasting. I wonder if there was not some kind of comment during the design process to discourage foreign rockets.

A side from the V2, has estes ever done foreign rockets? Either simi-scale, or some kind of mig inspired craft?

Estes has done the sport scale Vostok and maybe a scud missile at one time.


John Boren

The Italian Marte Mark II and the British Sea Dart.

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The Wolverine was sort of MiG inspired. There was also a scale Exocet missile in the 80's.

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Estes has also offered the Black Brant III and II in the past, which are Canadian sounding rockets. The III was earlier and was BT-50 based. That kit shared it's nose cone and engine nozzle with the Satellite Interceptor kit. 18mm power.
The Black Brant II was BT-55 and 24mm power.

Estes has offered the correct amount of 'foreign' rockets/missiles in the past; VERY LITTLE and that's how it SHOULD be.

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The last one I can think of is the Australian Henway.

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Doug

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I made the maid....

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I would assume you don't own Peter Alway's "Rockets of the World" book, or poster?

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III was available from 1978-1982. The nose and tail cones are available in the Crossfire ISX kit.

II has been on and off since 1986.


Correct. A foreign rocket/missile kit offering needs to be one that has factored significantly into our history and/or is really cool. Most foreign rockets/missiles don't fall in either category.

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