Estes C-Rail

I remember this page from the older Estes catalogs, but never saw a C Rail up close. Two were listed for auction on Ebay.
Somebody on a forum wrote these were actually curtain guides for RV vehicles. That made sense.

TRIVIA: These Estes C Rails were the first rail style launch rod, long before rail buttons were in fashion.

Here's the end of two 18" long rails. They are definately a "C" shape.








This picture shows the "U" shaped connector.

The Ebay description said that white stuff in the end was glue used to attach the rail end to a launcher.

This instruction step was from the old Estes Constellation kit. There was really no reason for the dowel standoff. I think it was added to be used in a C-Rail.