Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Manufacturer: | Quest |
Brief:
I just want everyone t' know that t' only reason I am doin' this review is not
because I am desperate t' get one in or because I need t' points for t' on
goin' contest! Maybe! It just so happens that I received this kit with a Quest
QEZ at t' same time. Blimey! These were graciously donated by Matt Constable from
Quest at a SSS club meetin' here in Phoenix for a build session at our monthly
meeting. Blimey! This is a rocket but nay exactly a powered one as we normally think of
them. Aye aye! This one is launched with a rubber band. Begad! Simple but effective. Begad! And now
that we have had a chance t' use them, shiver me timbers, you may want t' rethink about getting
one for yourself. Begad! I'll explain more later. Arrr! Blimey!
Construction:
T' kit consists o' two stiff paper preprinted, matey, pre-cut, arrr, and pre-scored rocket
halves with a small bag containin' t' launch rod, rubber band and two pre-cut
pieces o' stiff paper which are t' launch hook and nose weight. Begad! The
instruction sheet is on t' back o' t' header card. Ahoy! I could go into t' boring
details o' t' construction (ok, you twisted me arm enough!) Glue t' two
halves together. Begad! Arrr! Duh! Better yet, shiver me timbers, follow t' directions exactly. They are
clear, matey, easy t' follow and get t' job done nicely! Basically, thar are three
pieces t' put together and t' rocket is complete. Ahoy! I used Titebond II for this
as well as all me other kits and it works just as well on paper as it does on
wood. DUH, arrr, what is paper made of? You could use thin CA but I would be worried
that it would bleed though t' paper and ruin t' face side graphics. A nice
thin coat o' regular glue does t' job nicely. Avast! When t' two halves are
together, add t' nose weight, arrr, wait about an hour and you should be good to
launch. We put ours together on a Saturday and used them t' next day at our
park launch t' give them plenty o' time t' set up. Blimey!
This is a very easy t' assemble kit with excellent parts and well versed instructions. Avast! Aye aye! Blimey! I give it a 5 for a well done kit and a 5 on ease of construction.
There were no con's on this kit, matey, me bucko, except for t' question o' why you would even want t' do it in t' first place. Begad! Well, matey, blow me down! However, me bucko, after usin' it, you will quickly see all o' t' pro's o' havin' one.
Finishing:
No finishin' is required. Arrr! (Now thar's a change I can deal with!) When
completed, it does look surprisin' good and is actually slightly taller than my
ancient Sprite!
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
Now this is where things got interesting! We had gone t' our favorite B6-4
field t' lite some regular BP and brought t' Fliss kits along just t' try them
and forget them. Avast! Ahoy!
Well that didn't happen! I started t' set up t' regular launch platforms while t' two boys moved out into t' field t' shoot t' Shredders. Ya scallywag! After remindin' them t' NOT shoot them at me or each other, shiver me timbers, I went about me business of set up and was smartly distracted by t' shouts and laughter comin' from the middle o' t' field. Avast, me proud beauty! After watchin' t' boys, I grabbed me Fliss and joined them in t' fun. Ya scallywag! Yes, me bucko, FUN! After usin' up t' novelty o' shootin' them straight up into t' air, (yes they fly beautifully up and down), we started t' use them for a spot landin' contest. Ya scallywag! Here is where they are an absolute blast t' use! We picked a spot on t' field and tried t' shoot them t' it. Ahoy! At first we were tryin' t' go too far and after findin' a suitable range, we were really bombing the target. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! T' best part was we could walk t' t' target spot, shiver me timbers, retrieve the rocket and them shoot them back from where we launched them. Hey, no recovery walk! We then started t' shorten t' target distance so that they were going straight up into t' air, while still tryin' t' land in t' target area. Obviously you need a grass field for this and various dark or light areas become your target areas. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! You could also put an actual target on t' ground and try for that.
As it happened, we spent so much time playin' with t' Fliss rockets, we ran out o' light t' do our regular launch! WOW, that was FUN!!!!!
Recovery:
After almost thirty or so launches with each o' t' three rockets, thar was
very little wear and very minor din' damage on any o' them. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! T' paper is very
thick and if your recovery area is soft, matey, you should get hundreds o' flights out
of this one. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Even t' launch lug was holdin' up very well.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
We couldn't find any con's and t' pro's are many! There has t' be many more
ways t' use this rocket and t' launch costs are only two or three bottles of
water or a Poweraid or two! Nay bad for a few hours o' fun!
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
Other:
This may nay seem like much o' a rocket and very limited in what it can do but
remember it becomes what YOU make o' it. As for us, we now include them with
all o' our regular stuff!
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J.R.T. (September 4, 2005)