Friday, April 24, 2020

Estes Orange Bullet #7295, Background

In March of 2011, I did a post about finding the plans for the Estes Orange Bullet.
Here's the post from 2011 - CLICK HERE
Estes is releasing a new kit version of the Orange Bullet under the heading of the "Designer Signature Series".

From the kit face card:
"In 1961, Vern Estes, founder of Estes Industries, designed the Astron Scout, which was the first Estes model rocket packaged for sale as a complete kit.
The Orange Bullet was the prototype for the Astron Scout."

I mentioned in the blog post that the Estes Orange Bullet (1961) and the Centuri Lil' Hercules (1965) shared design elements. The trailing edges of the fins were wider than the root edge length and both models had weights on the fin tips. Lead or brass weights? More lead?
I assembled a Centuri Lil' Herc kit in the late 1970s. I remember gluing the washer weights on the fin tips thinking they were unsightly. You couldn't see the round weights in any of the catalog pictures. They were very noticeable on the finished model.
Here's a link to the Semroc Lil' Herc instructions: CLICK HERE







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