Model Forum / General / Rockets / March 2006

It is completely worthless.  As a courtesy I will be glad to remove it
for you.  I will even pay the shipping.

Don't thank me.  It's the least I can do.

Bill Sullivan

"You can find complaints as far back as Socrates about how things
aren't like they were in "the good old days" and how the world is going
to hell in a handbasket. Either hell is a lot farther away than we
thought, or the handbasket is moving *really* slowly."
- Chris Zakes

Well Eric its from the late 1970's and near the time when Damon
purchased Centuri and controlled both Estes and Centuri.

Its the same exact kit, as the 5142.  Why did the numbering change take
place?  Don't know.  Its it any more valuable because the number on it
is different than that 5142 kits ... possible, but HIGHLY unlikely.
Either kit is desired so it doesn't make a difference.

Nothing special with the 2140.  May have been deliberately number so to
come into pattern with the Estes numbering system.  For a few years,
Estes sold Centuri kits in the catalogs and special sales fliers/coupon
catalogs.  May have been number specially for that purpose.

There were some redesigns of the kit, e.g. went from 3 cluster of 18mm
to a single 24mm.  The bulkheads were changed a couple of times
(different materials used).  There may have been some Estes
re-engineering but that would have been to remove the Centuri
documentation and replace it with Estes labled documents.

Other than that, the 2140 and the 5142 are Exactly the same.  Sorry I
wish I could tell you that the kit is worth 10 times what the 5142 goes
for, but that would be plain silly.

On auction, the kit will range from the low $100s to some where in the
mid $200.00s ... it all depends on the stars, and the bidder's
wallet/desire.