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Value Rockets Blog: New 2009-2010 AeroTech Catalog To Be Released at TARC Finals (2009-04-30)
The new AeroTech Consumer Aerospace 2009-2010 product catalog is planned for release during the Team America Rocket Challenge (TARC) finals in The Plains, VA on May 15-16. The 20-page catalog ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: New Estes 2011 Catalog (2011-01-26)
The new Estes Catalog is out! I haven't seen one in the hobby stores yet, but the online version is available HERE   Sure, there are new kits, some great designs too - Check out the ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes 2011 Catalog Price Comparisons (2011-03-10)
I finally picked up a copy of the 2011 Estes catalog and compared some prices with the 2010 catalog side-by-side. Some interesting price reductions from last year: Der Red Max has gone down in price ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Estes catalogs, 1968 through 2011 (2011-07-21)
Estes has hired an intern to scan their catalogs (and a couple from Centuri) back to 1968.  Estes Catalog Archive [found via The Rocketry Blog ]   [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Estes releases scanned catalog repository (2011-07-28)
Estes now has full catalogs posted back to 1969. According to Estes “We have a summer intern who has been patiently scanning old catalogs and has most back through 1970 posted. Wow 40 years ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: New Estes 2012 Catalog (2012-02-22)
This morning on TRF, Bob Sanford (Initiator001) announced the new Estes 2012 catalog is available for download on the Estes website HERE Items already shown on the forums are the Pro Series, Nike ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes 2012 Catalog - Laser Cut Wood? (2012-03-03)
Does anyone else find it interesting that the LPR kits in the new 2012 Estes catalog list "Laser cut wood ?" Some forum posts have commented on how heavy the balsa nose cones were in the earliest ... [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Estes 2012 Full Catalog released (2012-03-09)
The Estes 2012 Full catalog has been officially released.  Pro series motors (as seen above), Nike Smoke(42 inches!), semi-scale V-2,  and the Astron Skydart II are among the new items ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: New Estes 2013 Catalog Online (2013-01-10)
The NEW Estes 2013  Catalog is online HERE Lots of new RTF and ARTF models. But there are some real "builder's" kits there too. The Sprint XL is shown on page 22. BT-60 based and flys on ... [Read More]

JonRocket.com: Download Our Catalog (2013-04-14)
You can now download our JonRocket.com catalog in PDF format so you can read it offline or print it. The PDF catalog is automatically generated from our online catalog each day and reflects our ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Model Profile, 1969 Estes Catalog Alpha (2013-08-14)
I've just finished a recreation of the Estes Alpha from the 1969 catalog. This was in the first rocket catalog I'd seen. This Estes catalog "picture" is a heavily airbrushed illustration. TRIVIA: ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Model Profile - 1973 Estes Catalog Alpha (2013-08-15)
This is the paint scheme I remember - from the 1973 Estes catalog. The catalog Alpha was pictured this way for years. In the original catalog model, that long side stripe was probably black ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: New 2014 Estes Catalog (2014-01-20)
Bob (Initiator001 on YORF) posted this HERE : The new 2014 Catalog is available from Estes mail order for $2.99. The new Dark Silver model is featured on the cover. There is a few ways to get it ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: 2014 Estes Catalog is Now Online (2014-01-29)
On YORF, TurboFireball found the new Estes Catalog has been posted: HERE The models on page 12 (on left) look to be the most interesting. Most other new models are E2X, RTF or ARTF. I was ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: The "Original" Estes Catalog? (2014-10-20)
Earl Cagle, Jr. posted this EBAY link on YORF, An original 1962 Estes catalog. According to the YORF posts that followed, this is the second "Penrose" edition. The first catalog was produced ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Catalog trends (2015-01-13)
For those of you who are old enough to remember what “catalogs” are, there’s a new one from Estes. I’ve been compiling some statistics from historical Estes catalogs. Here ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: 2015 Estes Catalog (2015-01-16)
The new 2015 Estes catalog is available for viewing online: CLICK HERE The front cover shows the new Lynx and Scorpion models, the back cover (on the left) features the re-issued Blurzz cars. ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Observations on the New Estes Catalog (2015-01-17)
On the Forums t here are negative opinions about the new 2015 Estes catalog. I don't mind the RTF and ARTF models if those are what pay the bills at Estes. Estes still makes the best BP engines ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Kit and Catalog Trends (2015-01-17)
On his blog, Rich's Rockets -  Rich Holmes did research into Estes kit and catalog trends. Graphs show skill level changes and kit production over the years. In this graph you can see the ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: 2016 Estes catalog (2016-02-09)
http://www.estesrockets.com/media//catalogs/Estes_2016_Catalog.pdf Coming in March, it says: Puma, Skill Level 3, mini engine. In May, a BT-60 Nike Smoke, Supernova (both Skill Level 2) and Estes ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes 2016 Catalog Online (2016-02-10)
The new Estes 2016 Catalog is online! To see it, CLICK HERE Upcoming new products include a BT-60 based Nike Smoke and the Estes Shuttle. The "Apollo 11" Saturn V is scheduled to be re-released ... [Read More]

Shroudlines: Model Rocketry....50 Years Ago. (2016-11-09)
Hello rocketeers! This week we're going to take a trip back 50 years to 1966! Let's look at one of my coolest Estes catalogs (I think Royce Frankum gave it to me a few years ago...Thanks, Royce!) ... [Read More]

Shroudlines: 1991...Estes Does Scale Right! (2017-03-08)
When people think of the "Golden Years of Model Rocketry" 1991 does not usually spring to mind. 1960's and 1970's seem much more suited to the title. However, a quick glance at the 1991 catalog ... [Read More]