Hi. Thanks for looking at my auction. I will be listing dozens of vintage kits from Spring through Summer, 2025. These kits are the models I used to build my Vintage Estes Rockets website. Google “Vintage Estes Rockets” and you’ll find it!
Today I have for you a Type I Vintage Estes K-24 Astron Gyroc with no Hangtag in a gusseted bag. This kit is in pristine GEM condition. All the tubes are perfectly round. The nosecone is smooth and dent free. The balsa sheet is unbroken. The bag is crystal clear and undamaged. The Facecard is strong and bright. All contents are fresh and tight. This is a superb early example of the Astron Gyroc in GEM like-new condition.
Collectors Note: This is the first iteration of K-24.This first release came in 3 different colors, the green being the most difficult to locate. I have never seen another. I’ve listed several Gyrocs and this is the only one I have ever seen with a green Facecard. My research puts this kit right at 1967, the same year of its introduction. This is a first-year kit.
You could search a lifetime and not find a green Facecard Gyroc. Serious collectors know the value of this kit. This may be your only chance to get one. From 1967. Very Scarce.
These kits have been with me for upwards of 40 years. A small percentage were obtained during a 5–10-year period while I was doing K-Kit research for my Vintage Estes Rockets website.
All my kits are from a smoke-free, pet-free home. These kits have been stored with desiccants in a cool, dark climate-controlled area for many years. They are as close to new as you can find! However, after 40 years, I’ve decided to let these go to the next collector. I’m hoping each of these special kits lands a home where they will be saved and preserved for the next several decades. I believe they will be worth even more if held for an extended period by the next collector.
USA Bidders only. If you haven’t done so already, please consider following me so you don’t miss when new kits are listed. Some of these kits are super-rare, with several items I believe to be unique!
Thank you, and good luck bidding!