On Facebook, Jesse Ulibarra posted pictures from the Estes booth at the Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo -
On the upper left - The Low Boom SST, to be released February 2020
On the right - the LEO Space Train - on sale January 2020. (That's my build!)
Low center is a new one I haven't seen - Lunar Scout, selling in February 2020. Those might be some of the new molded fins.
These three have had pictures posted before -
On the right, the Gryphon Boost Glider - on sale now.
To the rear is the Gyroc update, the Tazz - on sale November 2019
On the right is the MAV Lander, available in December.
Center right is the Orange Bullet, on sale March 2020.
Center rear is the Corvette Class Space Corps. I can't read the available date, but it is on the Estes "Coming Soon" page. That's another of my builds for Estes.
Last is the Starship Octavius, to be released next month.
If you enlarge the pictures you can almost see some of the retail prices. I don't want to guess on those.
I'm looking forward to building the Low Boom SST and the Lunar Scout.
I think Estes is on the right track with the new kits - something for everyone. Starship Octavius looks like it would be fun to do some custom paint designs with.
ReplyDeleteHi Openroad,
DeleteI agree, something for everyone. The Leo Space Train should be a skill Level 4+ because of the complex masking. I'm not a fan of E2X kits, but I'm curious about the Lunar Scout. The recent Solo (HL exclusive) was a big, positive surprise!
At first I didn't notice, but the Ocatavius has a canopy molded into the nose cone.
Going by the 0.98" diameter, I'd guess that the nosecone on the Octavius is the one previously seen in the Screaming Eagle kit (i.e. the one that looks like the F-15 Eagle). Other BT-50 size nosecones with molded-in cockpit that I can recall:
Delete* PNC-50SP -- similar in shape to the Interceptor nosecone (but "pointier" and lacking molded-in surface details) -- used in kits like World Federation Star Probe, Soaring Eagle, etc.
* the one used with the Star Rider (vaguely similar in shape to BT-20 sized nosecone used in the recent Lynx, Scorpion, and Puma - the smaller nosecone lacks canards and cockpit "bulge" looks more pronounced)
The "Low Boom SST" appears to be sporting an Interceptor nosecone. Going by the name, it appears to be have been inspired by recent concepts like the Lockheed X-59 QueSST and the SAI QSST-X
ReplyDeletehttps://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/quesst.html
http://www.sai-qsstx.com/
certainly more attractive-looking than the Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/SSBD/SSBD_proj_desc.html