Best known for their military scale kits, The Launch Pad also offers a selection of original model rocket designs. If you like to build military-style models with lots of details, try one of the low-cost TLP mid-power kits for sale here.

		Alarm This mid-power model rocket kit is a scale replica of the original prototype version of the British Alarm. It's name is short for Air-Launched-Anti-Radar Missile. It is launched from aircraft such as the RAF Tornado GR4. When launched, the real Alarm climbs to an altitude of around 13 km. It then deploys a parachute and waits for a radar target. As soon as it detects one, the Alarms engages its target at great speed. This skill level 3 kit measures 44.5" long with a 2.6" airframe diameter. It flies on both Estes & Aerotech model rocket motors : D12-3, E15-4, E18-4, E30-7, F24-4.
		$32.99

Hawk MIM-23B Surface-to-Air Missile The Launch Pad Hawk is a 1/5.45 scale model of the original missile once employed by the US military. The finished rocket can be used for mid-power launches or as a stationary display model. This skill level 4 kit is 38" long with a 2.6" diameter. Recommended model rocket motors for the TLP Hawk : D12-3, E30-7, F24-4. Please note that the decal shown in photograph is not included with the kit.
	$27.99

		Nike Ajax MIM-3A Surface-to-Air Missile The Nike Ajax was the first operational Surface-to-Air Missile put into service in 1953. This skill level 4 kit is an excellent choice for more experienced modelers. It engages the enemy on a cluster of three 24mm motors. When finished, this large model rocket measures an impressive 55.5" tall. The rocket is BT80 (2.6" diameter) based and flies on a cluster of three (3) D12-5 motors. Decals shown here are not part of the Nike Ajax MIM-3A kit, modelers make their own.
		$53.99

Lance MGM-52 Tactical Battlefield Missile As a successor of the Honest John, the Lance MGM-52 was capable of delivering a variety of payloads at high speed and with considerable precision. The Launch Pad Lance model rocket is a skill level 2 kit and measures 28.75" tall (2.6" diameter). It flies on these Estes and Aerotech 24mm motors : D12-5, D12-7, E15-7 & F24-4. The "U.S. Army" decal seen in the picture is not included with this model rocket kit.
	$21.99

		Rapier S.A.M. This Rapier S.A.M. model kit is an amazing 1/2 scale replica. The actual missile, as used by the British armed forces, is 88" tall. The many details designed into the Rapier kit truly make this a beautiful military scale model rocket. This skill level 4 kit is intended for modelers who like to build rockets as well as launch them. You could also use the finished kit as a display model. Another tall model, the Rapier stands 44" tall (2.6" airframe diameter). TLP recommends these motors for flight : D12-3, E15-4, E30-7 & F24-4.
		$28.99

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