Estes Rockets

[The Blowhard]

Possibly the coolest "toy" back in the 60's.
You would buy the kit and make real rockets, rockets that could actually explode, start fires and cause mayhem. They even had a model where you could put a camera inside. My friends and I would stick worms and other bugs and launch them into oblivion.
Any other "Rocketeers"?

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[Captain Stubing]

Great childhood memory's.......

Dateline: Poughkeepsie, New York circa 1975. My father, brother and I put together a rocket (proly an estes, I don't know if there were others then). The biggest one we had worked on yet!! The weather fine, the large parking lot clear......all systems were go. The call went out - 'stand back, stand back'-------from my vantage point of ~20 feet my view was clear, unobstructed and fixated. Launch.....we have launc.......WAIT!!!WAIT!!!!!!! Rising about 8-10 feet the rocket began sputtering.......smoking.....flames shot out in all directions!!!! Seconds turned into minutes (in my 8 year-old mind) as I witnessed and wondered, will the rocket turn on it's side and slam flaming into my fat face?? Collapsing, far too early in it's nacent flight, the flaming heap of a rocket fell to the ground.

The absolute coolest thing I've ever personally witnessed. I've rocketed with my son's a few times but, alas, it hasn't recurred yet. I can only hope............

Fezaesthesia - Prognosis poor...

[ChickenHawk]

Heckler, it's official: We had the same childhood -- only 30 years apart. First milk monitor stories, now Estes rockets.

These are the one's I had -
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From left to right that's the Corkscrew, the Fat Boy, and the Missle Command starter kit. I also had this one that was silver and had a sparkly reflective surface and a payload section, but I couldn't find a picture.

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[Aggie]

you know heck, i really want to respond to some of your threads, but i don't even get a chance to because this stuff is way older than old school.

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I knew JerseyRich was good for something - thanks!

[Captain Stubing]

way older than old school.

IS NOT!!!!!! You're mixing him up with the famous 'Heckler' Schalempfello (famous for his exploits at Bunker Hill). This is 'Heckler' Magillacutti of WWI fame!!!!

Fezaesthesia - Prognosis poor...

[Captain Stubing]

Heckler, it's official: We had the same childhood -- only 30 years apart. First milk monitor stories, now Estes rockets.

What's next - Fuller Brush?

BTW 'Fat Boy'......I think I remember that one.

Fezaesthesia - Prognosis poor...

[ChickenHawk]

What's next - Fuller Brush?
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[The Blowhard]

What's next - Fuller Brush?



The Fuller Brush Man was a door to door salesman who sold brushes. Fuller was the company name.

Aggie, I have ties older than you.

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[HordeKing1]

Hell yeah. I used to be very into rocketry in high-school. But Estes wasn't the only company. What was the name of the others? Century?

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[fluffernutter]

I had these when I was a tyke in the 70's and to go along with my relaxing after a nice Gino's Giant for lunch and a trip to Grant's Department Store or Clover.

I remember shooting them up and they would never work. I was such a failure back then and it amazes me how some things never change. ~sigh~

I did get one to work one time and it flew about a block and a half away and i had a hard time finding it. Those were fun.

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[fezident]

Ah yes... the memories of chasing after an Estes Rocket and trying to catch it before it hit the ground. Good times. We spent many a Sunday afternoon playing "Mission Control" in various open fields on Long Island.

Too bad all those open fields are housing developments now. Every single one of 'em. Bummer.

Fez 4 Prez!!

[ADF]

No, but I might start calling my penis a "testes rocket."

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[A.J.]

I had a couple.

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A Skidmark production.

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[Ralphy Ramone]

[quote]Any other "Rocketeers"?

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Estes were for the "rich" kids.I had the refuelable kind... oh yeah and 100 times more dangerous!

The Water Rocket!You filled the plastic red and white projectile with common every day tap water,attached the 'launch pad" pump,pump the ever loving shit out of it and slide that plastic sleeve back and....POW!
Advertised on the package to soar 100 ft into the air,you were just satisfied to know it wasn't lodged into your eye socket searching for the "final frontier" or what was otherwise known as the back of your skull.


Godspeed John Glenn!

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[Ralphy Ramone]

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[Ralphy Ramone]

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