To make an awesome looking rocket requires quality paper tubes. Otherwise, the parts won't fit together properly and you'll end up wasting a lot of time filling spirals to get a smooth surface finish. We only sell the best quality tubes, because we want to save you time, money and effort when you're building a rocketry masterpiece.

All Apogee's spiral-wound kraft paper tubes are white in color so that you can more easily mark the tube with a pencil; making it easier to locate and attach your fins to the rocket.

We only sell the most common sizes, so you can repair or reproduce models that were made by Estes. The only difference is that we use millimeters to distinguish the tube sizes. Whether you call them body tubes or airframe tubes, we've got what you are looking for.

If you are not familiar with tubes being listed in "millimeters," here is a conversion chart that will help you compare our part names and prices with those from Estes:

13mm dia. = BT-5 size tube. Can be used as motor mount tubes for "mini" size engines.
18mm dia. = BT-20 size tube. Can be used as motor mount tubes for A, B & C size engines.
24mm dia. = BT-50 size tube. Can be used as motor mount tubes for "D" size engines.
29mm dia. = Can be used as motor mount tubes for "F" and "G" size engines.
33mm dia. = BT-55 size tube
41.6mm dia. = BT-60 size tube
56mm dia. = BT-70 size tube
66mm dia. = BT-80 size tube

Tubes-O-Plenty

P/N: 09520
Price: $26.00

Every serious designer needs tubes - Lots of them! That's why you'll love this large assortment of body tubes. You'll have enough tubes to build a fleet of rockets, and at a bargain price.

Compare our standard low price on bulk tubes against those from Estes. These are brand new - premium - white tubes, and are not rejects or seconds. For dimensions, see the table above

Here is what you get - Huge Savings

Comparable Estes Price $63.58!!
The Tubes-o-Plenty was recently changed to add the BT-55 tube. It no longer comes with the 29mm tube.

Mid-Power Tube Assortment

P/N: 09522
Price: $22.72

Think of it as a Tubes-O-Plenty assortment of larger diameter tubes!

Here is what you get - Huge Savings

Total if bought individually $27.89 - a savings of $5.17!!
The Mid-Power Tube Assortment was recently changed to add the 29mm tube.

Centering Rings - Used to center one tube inside a bigger one.

Nose Cones - Our nose cones fit the tubes listed above.

Engine Hooks - Spring-steel clips that hold the engines inside the body tubes.

Tube Couplers - Sometimes these are also called Airframe Couplers, and are used to join tubes of the same diameter.

The package and contents arrived in great shape and quicker than I expected.  I used the components I ordered this past weekend in the tryouts for the US team of the International Space Modeling championship to be held in Spain in August 2008.  I made the team, thanks in part to the quality Apogee parts I used in my models. -- Thanks. John