The original Estes Hawkeye kit # 0873 was available from 1986 to 1996.
The finished model was 8.5" tall. The main airframe tube was a BT-5.
The fins were die-cut cardstock. The two faux motors were rough surface fish paper couplers.
The water slide decals were printed in red, white and blue.
This illustration shows the Estes kit water slide decal sheet and two couplers.
Other than the smaller size, there are some differences between the two kits.
The fins in the Rocketship Games kit are 1/16" thick balsa. The Estes kit had cardstock fins.
Notice the runway strip. In the Rocketship Games version it is longer with a center slot. The slot surrounds the Rudder fin root edge.
In the original Estes kit, the couplers are even with the low end of the central body tube.
In the Rocketship Games model they are forward of the tube end by about 3/32".
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