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Model Forum / General / Rockets / April 2009Estes
Does anyone know what's going on at Estes? Years ago I used to order kits, parts, and motors through the mail from their catalog. Now though, they tell me that they don't issue a catalog anymore and their website seems to be broken. I still see kits in the stores but I prefer to pick from the entire selection of what they offer rather than just what they stock in the local stores. If Estes is not selling directly to the public anymore, is there anyone out there on the internet selling the full line of products? ramjem@statesville.net wrote in news:f38b0069-f5d7-4170-add5-c9b6d77b3eb0 @n21g2000vba.googlegroups.com: > Does anyone know what's going on at Estes? Years ago I used to order > kits, parts, and motors through the mail from their catalog. Now [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > selling directly to the public anymore, is there anyone out there on > the internet selling the full line of products? It appears that they are still in the process of redesigning their website. I clicked on a couple of links, and the bottom of the screen had their 800 number to call for ordering. Example: We are currently redesigning our spare parts purchasing section, as well as adding additional spare parts for our customers. Please call 1- 866-532-6962 to place an order. Thank-you. Hopefully, they're not going anywhere... On Feb 22, 1:13 pm, ram...@statesville.net wrote: > Does anyone know what's going on at Estes? Years ago I used to order > kits, parts, and motors through the mail from their catalog. Now [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > selling directly to the public anymore, is there anyone out there on > the internet selling the full line of products? The site is not really "borken', it just does not work if you are not using the very latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer. It will not work for older versions. Best bets for online sales of Estes are hobbylinc.com and ehobbies.com or you can advance to Quest and Aerotech and the many other companies. There are a bunch of links to these companies on this website: http://home.earthlink.net/~mebowitz/links.html > Does anyone know what's going on at Estes? Years ago I used to order > kits, parts, and motors through the mail from their catalog. Now [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > selling directly to the public anymore, is there anyone out there on > the internet selling the full line of products? All part of the shrinkage... When I was a kid, I had fond memories of taking the Estes facility tour up in Penrose. Back in 2000, I stopped by and they said they no longer conduct tours. But they still had some nice models in the display cases in the front office. Let's face it, designing and making good quality kits, with good easy to understand directions, is more expensive than using cheap Chineese labor to produce ready made, or nearly ready to fly rockets. Add to that the fact that most kids are no longer DIY types, but couch & video game types, it's not hard to see the writing on the wall. OTOH, the prices for old Estes catalogs on ebay may rise! Buy them up now. -J > <ram...@statesville.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > -J In case most of the 4 people left on USENET were not aware of the extensive discussion on the web based forums by thousands of active rocket folks: Estes is moving a lot of their kit production from China to the USA. There are many reasons for this, but the products listed on their website for later in 2009 are pretty damned cool looking with modern construction techniques (balsa wood fins and through the wall fin attachment, etc.). Heck, they even have re-created models that ORIGINALLY had plastic fin units, but the new version will have balsa fins! Since you cannot navigate the Estes website with older versions of IE, here are some direct links: http://www.estesrockets.com/classicflyer.pdf On Feb 23, 7:27 am, "John Crane" <jc email> wrote: > <ram...@statesville.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > -J In case most of the 4 people left on USENET were not aware of the extensive discussion on the web based forums by thousands of active rocket folks: Estes is moving a lot of their kit production from China to the USA. There are many reasons for this, but the products listed on their website for later in 2009 are pretty damned cool looking with modern construction techniques (balsa wood fins and through the wall fin attachment, etc.). Heck, they even have re-created models that ORIGINALLY had plastic fin units, but the new version will have balsa fins! Since you cannot navigate the Estes website with older versions of IE, here are some direct links: http://www.estesrockets.com/classicflyer.pdf Hey thanks for the link! That is some really cool stuff! In case most of the 4 people left on USENET were not aware of the extensive discussion on the web based forums by thousands of active rocket folks: Estes is moving a lot of their kit production from China to the USA. There are many reasons for this, but the products listed on their website for later in 2009 are pretty damned cool looking with modern construction techniques (balsa wood fins and through the wall fin attachment, etc.). Heck, they even have re-created models that ORIGINALLY had plastic fin units, but the new version will have balsa fins! Since you cannot navigate the Estes website with older versions of IE, here are some direct links: http://www.estesrockets.com/classicflyer.pdf Very nice! Things are looking up! -J > In case most of the 4 people left on USENET were not aware of the > extensive discussion on the web based forums by thousands of active > rocket folks: Estes is moving a lot of their kit production from China > to the USA. I just stumbled across an interesting, and most likely related, statement on Estes' site: "Due to the enactment of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) on August 14, 2008 Estes - Cox Corporation may not be able to provide replacement parts for products imported prior to August 14, 2008 and that have been discontinued. Whenever possible however, Estes - Cox will attempt to substitute a similar product. To find more information about this new law and CPSC regulations visit www.cpsc.gov and search for CPSIA. FAQ's, guides and memorandoms concerning the law are also posted there." (And, yes - I'm just crawling out from my cave after several years of hibernation so, if this is well known, forgive me for repeating it.) |
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