One of our most extreme, super performance model rockets you can own and can easily be built in one afternoon. Estes standard model rocket engine powered.
The Estes Alpha has been the first rocket for millions for over 50+ years! This easy-to-build, high perfomance rocket is the perfect model to get you started. Simple, dependable, great looks and excellent performance. The Alpha has it all!
Mean, lean and wicked! D and E engine powered at its finest! Breaks down for easy transport.
The Estes Saturn 1B is a stunning 1:100 recreation of this rocket of the Apollo era. Designed to test Apollo hardware, it later served as crew launch vehicle for Skylab and the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. Build and launch this Master-Level kit for spectacular lift-offs and dazzling dual parachute recoveries.
The translucent blue and silvery-white Ghost Chaser features a transparent cargo section for lofting your favorite small payloads to altitude. Reach up to 1100 feet on an Estes C6-5 engine. Start flying quickly with the no glue, snap-together construction and cool custom sick-on decals.
This Big Daddy is a real head-turner at the launch field! It’s been redesigned to handle our Estes E enginesso it will fly over twice as high as it used to.
The Big Bertha gives you a slow, realistic liftoff. What a thrill it is to watch! Propelled by powerful Estes standard model rocket engines, this beauty travels to 500 feet. In one afternoon your Bertha is ready for an exciting time at the launch field!
36.8 inches tall! E16-4 and F15-6 engine powered!
ATTENTION: Requires PS II Launch Base (3552) with 1/4″ launch rod or Porta-Pad E Launch Pad (2238) and E Launch Controller (2230) or Pro Series II Launch Controller (2240) with 30′ of wire – Sold Separately
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Unleash your students’ creativity! How more generic can you get than an all white rocket! The Generic is great for classrooms and youth groups. A super easy-to-assemble rocket with no paint, no fuss, no muss! This Plain Jane rocket comes with a shiny silver-backed decal sheet for your students to custom decorate their own special rocket.
Almost 27 inches tall and powered by D, E and F engines, this 1:5.3 Scale Model is an impressive Sport and Scale model of the sounding rocket manufactured from Lacrosse rocket motors for the project Hardtack Nuclear Test Series.
The Rocketry Challenge Starter set is designed to bring you into the adventure of competition rocketry. The first step to succeeding in these competitions is learning how to build, finish and launch a model rocket! The Rocketry Challenge Starter Set comes complete with 12 Estes Alpha rockets, 24 B6-4 engines, 2 LifeTime Launch Systems, and a pile of stickers to make each rocket unique.
Learn the basics of building, finishing and painting a model rocket, then fly with the LifeTime Launch System!
Test payload theories while creating an ‘egg-static’ rocket launching experience. A crowd-pleasing STEM activity kit for launch parties and science projects, the Green Eggs bulk pack comes with 12 rockets, each with its own set of instructions.
Big value and even bigger fun! The Tandem-X Launch Set includes the impressive, easy-to-assemble Amazon rocket (over 29 in. tall!) and the high-performance Crossfire ISX rocket. The Amazon builds quick with pre-colored plastic parts and self-stick graphics. The Crossfire ISX is a perfect next-step to an Intermediate level model with laser cut wood fins and self-stick decals.
LAUNCH SYSTEM INCLUDED.
The Luna Bug is a lot of power packed into a tiny body, soaring all the way up to 800 ft on Estes Mini Engines! This intermediate rocket is the perfect step up from our ready-to-fly models, or for the entry level modeler that wants to start with a challenge. Keep altitudes high with the Luna Bug!
Explore the world with the Expedition! Unique 3 fin design. Awesome color scheme.
Upsized redesign of a classic kit! Ultra-realistic styling and spectacular parachute/glider dual recovery make this one a standout. Features laser-cut wooden components and a construction jig for speedy and accurate assembly. Two sheets of detailed, three-color decals complete the authentic look and feel of a future space liner. Launches up to 800 ft. on a recommended Estes C or D engine. The Estes Super Orbital Transport looks like the real thing and flies like a dream!
The Bull Pup 12D is the sport scale version of the USAF AGM-12D Bull Pup and a great choice for your first scale model kit.
Test payload theories while creating an ‘egg-static’ rocket launching experience. This Egg lofting rocket is designed for C11 and D engines.
The Explorer Aquarius is a Master level kit that features a custom jig for perfect alignment assembly. Launched with an Estes D12-5 engine (sold separately), the Explorer Aquarius can fly higher than 700 feet! You’ll want to proudly display this show piece when it’s not on the launch pad, so we’ve included a removable plastic display engine nozzle for the complete effect.
ATTENTION: Requires Estes Porta-Pad E and E Launch Controller or Pro Series II Launch Controller, when launching E Engines – sold separately.
The supersonic transport (SST) was the future until dangerously loud sonic booms limited where these marvels could fly. The super-quiet Low-Boom SST could begin a new era of supersonic passenger flights. This highly detailed model rocket kit features laser-cut balsa parts, including realistic under-wing “engines pods” and a parachute recovery.
The Belt Object Survey Ship (B.O.S.S) was designed over 40 years ago, in a time where nuclear propulsion and solar power were the latest in space flight innovations. Bill Simon created designed this one-of-a-kind rocket in partnership with Estes. This long-awaited prototype is being released for the first time. Experience innovation from days past with Estes’s Belt Object Survey Ship.
This impressive model rocket kit includes eye-catching features like laser etched fin and wing panels, amazing surface mounted details, authentic-looking plastic engine nozzles, and colorful water-slide decals.
While its real-life counterpart glides home after inserting a second-stage booster pod into orbit, the Estes® LEO Space Train™ launches on a single-stage C6-3 engine, reaching up to 300 feet, and returns gently to Earth under its own, 18 inch parachute. The realistically styled LEO Space Train looks great on the pad and on display. Rocketeers definitely want this one in their fleet!
In 1973, the last Saturn V was launched with a special payload – Skylab, America’s first space station. Now you can build and fly your own 1/100 scale replica of that historic mission. Exciting launches up to 350 feet on an Estes F15-4 engine, and spectacular three-parachute recoveries.
The Alpha III was the first rocket in the Beginner level series. With easy-to-assemble parts, you’ll be ready for liftoff in an hour.
Expect extraordinary launches with the Estes XTREME! Designed for quick build and high altitude, this is a rocket true to its name! The XTREME features an elongated nose cone and low-profile, laser-cut, card stock fins for fast construction and maximum performance. Flies up to 1600 ft. on a C6-5!
A scaled down version of the 1295 VERY popular Mean Machine and mini engine powered!
A sport rocket at its core, this multistage flying model rocket can reach altitudes of 1000 feet! A colorful 18 inch parachute provides a soft landing, so the Boosted Bertha can be quickly prepared for another launch.
The Alpha is the quintessential rocket to use to teach model rocketry! For over 40 years, the Estes Alpha has been the first rocket for millions of model rocket enthusiasts and it still is! This Estes original is the most-used rocket for schools and youth groups around the world. The Alpha’s got all you need in one sleek design, so no wonder it’s the most popular educational rocket we have!
Maxi-Cure™ extra thick CA is the best CA for most plastics, including GE’s Lexan MAXI-CURE™ is the best choice for plastic model assembly. 1/2 oz (14.2 g)
Insta-Cure+™ is a higher viscosity CA for loose fitting joints in which the adhesive must bridge gaps. Normally, the thicker CA is applied to one surface and then the parts are held tightly together for about 5 to 15 seconds. 1/2 oz (14.2 g)
