2021 Top Ten List, Part 2

Continuing the Countdown from Build #5 . . .

5. ESTES MARS SNOOPER

What can you say about a Classic? This reissue is a 24mm upscale.

4. FLISKITS SPACE RAIDER

A Jim Flis freebie! The design inspiration came from a old playground gym photo. I made some size adjustments to the nose cone and color was added to the fins.

3. ESTES SATURN 1B

An updated 1/100 scale Saturn 1B the same scale as the Estes Saturn V! Many improvements over the original Centuri kit.

2. QUEST/AEROTECH 

MEAN GREEN

This was a surprise - 2" diameter, D power. I love the big graphics. The metallic green paint really sets it off. I know - stickers! But if you paint the fin leading edges black, the look is very good.

The Number One Build for 2021 . . . 

1. ESTES ANTAR

The coolest design with a great history. It also has one of the more difficult paint masks!

A very well engineered design with great graphics on the kit box!

It's been a busy build year with 67 finished builds in total for both Estes and Quest.

I only launched 50 rockets this year. That's understandable with launch cancellations due to Covid and too much rain flooding the club field this past Summer. We also lost the use of the LASER Club field. Orlando ROCK is holding club launches again.

Odd'l Rockets has grown, now almost bigger than a one-man operation.

Who would have thought that Model Rocketry could be a full-time job!

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