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Old 07-23-2021, 11:04 AM
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Both the Scion and Sahara were builders kits, not packaged for retail and only available on the Estes website.
Came with printed instructions but no header card.
As mentioned, both were PS II SPEV kits.
The Scion fins were reversed Leviathan fins. What's funny is they bundled four fins together (the Leviathan has four) but the Scion only has three. I still have the extra fin in my parts stash.
IIRC like the original PS II kits there were no decals (with the exception of the Prowler). Some models had paint masking templates on the website, don't remember if the Sahara had one.
I would attach a pic but it's still nekkid, and she's shy.


I have the Scion, Sahara, and Panavia in the Estes Kit List as being available only in 2016. I must have seen it on the Estes Web site and added them to the list. Next update I should add a note to all the non-catalog kits and starter sets saying "Not in Catalog".
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Yeah, definitely a SPEV. Still, they did a nice job on the instructions.

I bought the Stickershock decals but haven't applied them yet.

Kind of went bonkers with wet sanding and compounding. It's SHINEEEEEE!


It sure is! Nice work.
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and....................................voila!

This is my treatment of the Sahara:
desert khaki and colonial red, accented with black and chrome bands slit from adhesive film.
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Very Nice!

It reminds me of the LOC kits of the early 90s.
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Very Nice!

It reminds me of the LOC kits of the early 90s.


Thanks! ....and yes, it does.
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A little birdie told me the Sahara clone (and a few others) may be available on the Launch Lab site as early as January 16...
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Old 01-16-2022, 01:33 AM
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I wish that little bird would’ve sent out an email like Estes did for their current 50% off sale on the universal astrocam and select rockets going on now, January 16...


lol this birdie is still assembling kits at 2:30am and just decided they can go live at some point tomorrow (today) hahahaha.

I did forget about Estes' sale though, thanks!
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Finally getting around to posting photos of finished Sahara.

I made a name decal using Corel Draw and decal film.

Flew it on a F50, as I recall, at the Sheridan flight last September. It flew really well, as did a Panavia (on a G33J or something like that).
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