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 Rocketry Product: Estes - Goblin {Kit} (7237) [2015-]

Model Rocket Building: Model Profile - Upscale Goblin (2015-05-08)

The upscale Goblin was one of the first built after I got back into the hobby. On the right is a BT-55 standard sized Estes Goblin. The big Goblin is not quite a 2X upscale. Parts came from ... [Read More]

Rocket N00b: 2016 Rocketry To-Do List (2016-01-02)

I walked into the Rocket Room today, and it hit me that I hadn't touched anything in there in maybe a week or more. The sun was streaming in through the windows, and it looks like my girlfriend ... [Read More]

Rocket N00b: Estes Goblin - Finished! (2016-03-29)

The Goblin is a classic Estes kit. I believe they used to send it as a free gift when people ordered a certain amount of stuff. The Goblin had been out of production for years, and was brought back ... [Read More]

Shroudlines: Reborn A Goblin...Part One (2018-04-01)

Sometimes when I'm working on one project, another project will suddenly pop into my muddled brain and demand to be built. Such was the case when I was working on my Sirius Eradicator and I noticed ... [Read More]

Shroudlines: The Goblin...An Interlude... (2018-04-08)

Well, the master plan was thus: build a BT-80 Estes Goblin upscale out of junk parts I had laying about and try to keep the costs down to an absolute minimum. Also, document the process in a two part ... [Read More]

Shroudlines: This Goblin Build is a Real Monster! (2018-04-13)

Well, I promised you that this week we would focus on the Goblin upscale again, and so we shall. However, in the interest of full disclosure, I have to tell you that you will NOT find the ending to ... [Read More]

Rocket N00b: Messing Around with Glue - Strength, Flexibility, Et Cetera (2018-05-21)

After my little experiment to find out the water weight of white and yellow glue - weight which would be lost as the rocket dried - I got curious about some other properties of adhesives used in ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Goblin Decal Placement? (2019-08-18)

Moot rocket nerd point of the month -  I've brought this up before when I was assembling a Goblin kit a few years ago. Joe Hess posted a picture of a recent Goblin face card on the Estes ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Sponged Goblin? (2019-09-22)

From a post by John Lightning Lajoie  on the Facebook Estes Model Rocket page: " So I'm getting ready to lay down the decals when my daughter takes a look at it and says, Goblin, eh? So I ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: LAUNCH! Orlando R.O.C.K. Monthly, December 7, 2019 (2019-12-08)

Cool weather and no wind in the morning! First up was the GOONY X-15 using a Quest German B6-4 with the shiny, silver nozzle. Clean launch with an estimated altitude of 325'. No damage at ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Fixing an Estes Smile Part 1 (2010-07-12)

Here's the fin decal I made for my Franken Goblin. Yeah, it's the Estes Goblin kit icon with added Frankenstein stitches and neck bolts. This rocket is a favorite, made from pieces and parts pulled ... [Read More]

Rocketeer's Corner: Full production at the rocket factory... (2015-08-16)

Now that I am done with travel for a bit, I can spend some time building rockets. This is a good thing, because the Geezer TARC launch is just around the corner! The wrist I sprained while in ... [Read More]

Rocket N00b: Current Rocketry Projects (2015-10-23)

In most of my blog posts, I put a little note with a link to my Facebook page . I'm currently adding lots of photos and stuff to the Facebook page, including a launch photos album and a current ... [Read More]

Rocket N00b: Astron Sprint XL (Clone) - Finished! (2016-03-19)

I'm taking a break from my series on repairs, simulations, etc. - all the good stuff I got from the failed flight of the Quest Magnum Sport Loader - to show off my new rocket. After months of working ... [Read More]

Rocket N00b: The Future Experiment (2016-05-27)

Click here for the previous post . As detailed in my previous post, I recently completed the Estes Reflector, and despite a few bad turns during construction, I managed to make the rocket look ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: Back In The Day, Part 34 - The Ru-Jan Demos. (2020-10-27)

 The Rocky Mountain Association of Rocketry/Skywatchers Rocket Club of Colorado Springs was featured in a series of annual Spring demonstration launches that spanned the group's entire eleven ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Goblin Decal Placement (2020-11-14)

Estes had a Halloween sale. While I don't see the Star Trooper as a "spooky" rocket, it was on sale for half price along with the Hyper Bat. The Goblin is also part of the sale at 20% off. If you ... [Read More]