 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.
To the left is a photo of me in 1971 with a T−shirt onto which I ironed an "Estes
Model Rocketeer" decal. That's my sister, Tina, to my right. We're standing on the
steps to our house in Holly Hill Harbor, Maryland.
I have been trying for years to find one of the metal
field boxes (701−RB−1) on eBay, but all that ever shows up are the cardboard
ones. Please let me know if have one to sell.
 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 18 & 19
X-Ray | Streak
Big Bertha |
Scout
|
 Pages 20 & 21
Sprite | Constellation |
Drifter
|
 Pages 22 & 23
Midget | Shrike | Beta
| Avenger
|
 Pages 24 & 25
Cobra | Cherokee-D | Ranger
|
 Pages 26 & 27
Starlight | Scrambler
|
 Pages 28 & 29
Gyroc | Star Blazer |
Sprint
|
 Pages 30 & 31
Nighthawk | Falcon
| Space Plane
|
 Pages 32 & 33
Apogee II | Farside
|
 Pages 34 & 35
Omega | Delta
|
 Pages 36 & 37
Aerobee 300 | Sandhawk
V-2 | WAC Corporal
|
 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
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 Pages 94 & 95
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 Pages 96 & 97
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 Pages 98 & 99
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 Pages 100 & 101
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 Pages 102 & 103
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 Pages 104 & 105
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 Pages 106 & 107
Altiscope
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 Pages 122 & 123
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 Pages 124 & 125
Metal Field Boxes
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Posted March 22, 2008
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