Month: March 2021

SEMROC Model KV-56 Description The Centuri Explorer was introduced in the 1967 Catalog as a member of the Centuri Large Scale Series. It was shipped with 3 Hercules Port Burning F10-4 engines. It was originally released as Centuri #KF-9 and was shipped via Railway Express since it included engines that could not be shipped Parcel…

SEMROC Model #KV-42 Description The Centuri Taurus Fleet Ship was initially released in 1972. It was designed to look like an alien plane-tary cruiser from the far away planet of Taurus. A short science fiction history was provided with the kit. Using six plastic cones and reducers, the Taurus was one of the first entries…

SEMROC Model #KV-22 Description The Recruiter was initially released in the 1967 Centuri Catalog. Its futuristic appearance included a “Gemini-styled” capsule cone and six “Redstone type” fins. It was reminiscent of several space rockets of the time without being a scale model of any of them. The Retro-Repro™ Recruiter™ is updated by using laser-cut fins…

SEMROC Model #KV-15 Description The Centuri Scorpion Space Probe was introduced in the 1965 Catalog as a member of the Centuri Large Scale Series. It was shipped with 3 Atlas End Burning E impulse engines. It was originally re-leased as Centuri #KF-6 and was shipped via Ex-press since it included engines that could not be…

SEMROC Model #KV-12 Description The Centuri Centaur was released in the 1965 catalog. It was one of the first two-stage models that used the dual-lock stage coupling that would later be patented. The Centaur had dual swept fins that were a Centuri trademark. The Centuri Centaur was catalog #KC-15 and was introduced with a price…

SEMROC Model #KS-3 Description The Estes Little Joe II was released in 1968 as a companion to the Saturn 1B. It shared the same 1/70 scale Apollo Capsule. The Little Joe II was Estes #K-30 and was introduced with a price of $2.75.The Retro-Repro™Little Joe II is a faithful reproduc-tion of the original. It uses…

SENRIC Model #KN-2 Description The Tau Zero™is the first original Semroc kit to be designed by Jay “Centuri Guy” Goemmer of Twin Falls, Idaho, who says he’s “an incurable Semroc fan.” Released in 2008, the Tau Zero combines an unusually-shaped nose cone, forward-swept outer fins, and an unexpected ring fin. These features add up to…

SEMROC Model #KA-12 Description In 1973, Estes® Industries introduced a new line of six of “the zaniest flying freaks in the universe” called the Goonybirds. Wayne Kellner has been attributed as the primary creator of the line. All six kits featured a plastic nose cone, die-cut fins, quick-change mini-engine mount, parachute recovery, stick-on decals, and,…