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Old 01-07-2023 | 01:11 PM
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When I was a kid in the 60's I salivated over the Saturn 1 in the 1968 Estes catalog. It took 4 engines and was about 3 feet tall. And I believe it was listed at $9 in the catalog. NINE DOLLARS?? A fortune. It just as well had been $9000. I wonder what the chances are of glomming on to one of those kits unbuilt today? good luck on that I suppose.
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Talking Flea-Bay listing...

Seller "arlblaster" has one NIB for $160.

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When I was a kid in the 60's I salivated over the Saturn 1 in the 1968 Estes catalog. It took 4 engines and was about 3 feet tall. And I believe it was listed at $9 in the catalog. NINE DOLLARS?? A fortune. It just as well had been $9000. I wonder what the chances are of glomming on to one of those kits unbuilt today? good luck on that I suppose.

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Thank you. but there is no arlblaster on this site.
Old 02-09-2023 | 05:17 PM
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estes probably doesn't make something like that anymore. but I bet you could find something on this site to fill that void. https://www.erockets.biz/
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one of these?

this one is 42" tall. https://www.erockets.biz/estes-flyin...ylab-est-1973/

this one is 26" https://www.erockets.biz/estes-flyin...n-1b-est-7251/

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Originally Posted by RCoffroadracer
IIRC the Saturn V is a Saturn I with a bottom stage.
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Originally Posted by rgburrill
IIRC the Saturn V is a Saturn I with a bottom stage.
The Saturn I-B second stage is the same as the Saturn V third stage (both are called the S IV-B) No commonality with the rest of both rockets, Booster engines on the S-IB were 8 H-1 Rocketdyne, the S-IVB was one Rocketdyne J-2. Saturn V boosters were five F-1, second stage were five J-2, third stage was one J-2.

I've got original Estes kits of both the Saturn IB and the Saturn V. still in their boxes. Found them online about ten years ago.

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