Estes Scissor Wing Transport Finished

Well, the reissue didn't have water slide decals but it does capture the feel of the original kit. I'll have to launch it a few times to see if it glides like my first one from the 1970s.

The first and third pictures show it in glide mode, without the pop pod in place with the wing rotated. (Boy, that pop pod is fun to slide in with the parachute sliding all over the place.)

The face card weight said 3.1 oz, I assume that is with the pop pod in place.
My finished weight was 3.20 with the pop pod in place.
Without the pop pod (glide weight) was 2.5 oz.

Looking back at the 1974 Estes catalog,
The weight was 2.34 oz. with the pop pod in place.
Without the pop pod (glide weight) was 1.73 oz.

It's difficult to compare the weights of two different kit versions, I wouldn't think this one was much different in weight with the updated plastic hub pieces. Estes has never been clear whether kit weights are naked (no paint), an average weight of prototypes, or from some vendors a shipping weight.