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Rocketry Product: Estes - SpaceShipOne {Kit} (2191) [2005-2008]
Estes SpaceShipOne in RockSim-9 (2009-01-12)
The fins are pretty close in shape and size but may be not be positioned properly. I had fins to measure from my bashed kits but didn't have a built kit nor could I find a set of instructions. I'll ... [Read More]
Reviews: Estes SpaceShipOne (2011-01-25)After many months with breathless anticipation, the Estes SpaceShipOne® finally arrived (circa 2005, this is a republished review). This kit is a 1/30th sport-scale kit based on a BT-200 ... [Read More]
Goonies! (2009-04-29)The Goonybirds were a goofy, "cartoony" line of kits developed by Estes - "The zaniest flying freaks of the universe" (I think that's an original quote). Sport rocketeers have since been kitbashing ... [Read More]
Review: Goonball XL5 (2010-12-24)This 'goony' version of the Fireball XL5 sci-fi spacecraft is based on the Estes SpaceShipOne kit. That rocket is now my favorite kits to bash. The modifications included replacing the stock ... [Read More]
Review: SpaceShipY (2011-01-09)This is a sci-fi-style model inspired by the Star Wars Y-Wing Fighter. When I converted an Estes SpaceShipOne into the SpaceShipSqrt(-1) , I had the fin set left over. Mix these fins with a pill ... [Read More]
New build: "Zoomie" P-51D (2011-08-24)Recently, TRF user Daddyisabar posted a thread on his Estes SpaceShipOne to P-40E kit bash. I am a big fan of the SpaceShipOne as a subject for kit bashing (ref. Goonball XL5 , SpaceSh ... [Read More]
Review: Zoomie P-51D (2011-10-04)Recently, TRF user Daddyisabar posted a thread on his Estes SpaceShipOne to P-40E kit bash. I am a big fan of the SpaceShipOne as a subject for kit bashing (ref. the Goonball XL5 and ... [Read More]
