This 1971 edition of the Estes Model Rocketry Catalog is one of the
earliest that I can recall having as a kid. It is amazing to look at the prices and see a
model like the Gyro that sold for $1.25 then, can fetch well over $75 on an eBay auction! I
managed to find a Saturn V model in a hobby shop in King, NC, in 2005 for only $80; they
had two, so I should have bought both and sold one on eBay. The one I bought was built and
can be seen here. The models that I can remember having are
highlighted in BLUE.
Front & Back Cover
Model Lineup
The Estes Story
Building & flying model rockets
Table of Contents
Pages 10 & 11
Porta-Pad Starter Kit
Pages 16 & 17
Alpha | Alpha III
Mark II | Sky Hook
Pages 38 & 39
Thor Agena-B
Apollo Space Capsule
Honest John | Arcas
Pages 40 & 41
Saturn V | Gemini Titan
Pages 42 & 43
Saturn V | Saturn 1B
Pages 44 & 45
Little Joe II | Mercury Redstone
Pages 46 & 47
Saros | Interceptor
Pages 48 & 49
Orbital Transport | Trident
Mars Lander | Mars Snooper
Pages 50 & 51
Spaceman | Phantom | Birdie
Pages 52 & 53
Cineroc
Pages 54 & 55
Camroc
Pages 92 & 93
Pages 94 & 95
Pages 96 & 97
Pages 98 & 99
Pages 100 & 101
Pages 102 & 103
Pages 104 & 105
Pages 106 & 107
Altiscope
Pages 122 & 123
Pages 124 & 125
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