Rocket Models & Scale Kits
Hand-picked model kits for the rockets we track — LEGO sets, metal puzzles, desktop display models, free 3D-printable files, and flying model rockets that actually launch.
LEGO & Brick Sets
LEGO & Brick Sets~$130LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V (92176)
The all-time classic: 1,969 pieces, exactly one meter tall, with separable stages and lunar lander. The definitive Saturn V display piece.
LEGO & Brick Sets~$200LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283)
2,354-piece adult set with working landing gear, payload bay doors and a Hubble Telescope replica. The most detailed brick Shuttle ever made.
Metal Puzzles
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Metal Puzzles~$15Metal Earth Falcon 9 Steel Model Kit
Laser-cut steel sheets, no glue needed — a one-evening build that lands on your desk. The cheapest way to own a Falcon 9.
Metal Puzzles~$20Starship Metal Model Kit
Stainless-steel Starship + Super Heavy stack kits — shiny, desk-sized, and slightly easier than the real orbital refueling.
Metal Puzzles~$18Metal Earth Artemis SLS Steel Kit
NASA's Moon rocket as a palm-sized steel kit — orange core stage, white boosters and all.
Diecast & Display Models
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Diecast & Display Models$80–200Falcon 9 1:200 Desktop Display Model
Hand-finished resin display models with soot-blackened booster option — the kind you see on mission-control desks.
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Diecast & Display Models$30–150Falcon Heavy Diecast & Display Models
Triple-booster display models of the rocket that launched a Roadster — side boosters included, Starman not.
3D-Printable Files
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3D-Printable FilesFreeFalcon 9 — Free 3D-Printable STL Files
Community-made STL files, including versions with deploying grid fins and landing legs. Print your own booster fleet.
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3D-Printable FilesFreeStarship & Super Heavy — Free STL Files
From snap-together desk toys to 1:144 stacks with separable stages — the most-printed rocket on Printables.
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3D-Printable FilesFreeAtlas V — Free 3D-Printable STL Files
Printable Atlas V configurations including the 5xx fairing variants — paint guide recommended, RD-180 not included.
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3D-Printable FilesFreeElectron — Free 3D-Printable STL Files
Rocket Lab's carbon-fiber small launcher as a desktop print — small rocket, small print time.
Flying Model Rockets
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Flying Model Rockets~$50Estes NASA SLS Flying Model Rocket
A real flying SLS: black-powder motor, a few hundred feet of altitude, parachute recovery. Yes, it actually launches.
Flying Model Rockets~$90Estes Saturn V 1:100 Flying Model
The legendary 1.1-meter flying Saturn V kit — the crown jewel of model rocketry since 1969.
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Flying Model Rockets~$45Estes Tandem-X Launch Set (Starter Kit)
Two rockets, launch pad and controller in one box — the standard first step into flying model rockets.
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