Cheap “Cinceroc” Rocket for the Modern Age

The Cineroc was a remarkable device. A marvel in simplicity, the Cineroc was a movie camera that fit inside the nose of a model rocket, providing the viewer a first-person view of what it would be like to ride in a model rocket. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-09-21 19:30:07.

Overland Models Chesapeake and Ohio M-1 Steam Turbine

Ever seen a U-boat become a locomotive? (more…)

Originally posted 2014-08-11 22:36:30.

Wild Willy (1982)

One of the early plastic off-road buggies for Tamiya, the Wild Willy was often referred to as a “stunt vehicle”, because of it’s ability to frequently wear out rear tires doing never-ending wheelies.

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Originally posted 2015-05-27 13:18:00.

Tamiya Ferrari F2001 (2001)

Tamiya isn’t making many F1 cars anymore. This is one of their more recent casualties and has been discontinued. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-03-22 09:38:40.

Con-Cor Aerotrain (HO)

Looking like a car almost as much as it looked like a train, the Aerotrain was an attempt to woo travelers back to the railroads.  (more…)

Originally posted 2015-06-05 13:36:35.

Estes Astrovision

I’ve always been a fan of rocket photography. In fact, with the exception of the monocopter post, every rocket in my Rocketry category on RCGrabBag is a photographic rocket of some kind. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-05-06 12:18:25.