Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Diameter: | 1.58 inches |
Length: | 20.50 inches |
Manufacturer: | Quest ![]() |
Skill Level: | 3 |
Style: | Scale |
Brief:
Pseudo-Scale model o' an Air-to-Ground Harpoon missile. Begad! This kit features 12 fins, large BT-60 body tube, shiver me timbers, new-and-improved plastic parachute, arrr, and adhesive decals. Ahoy! Kit is flown as a single stage.
Construction:
T' kit includes:-
Plastic parachute with shroud lines. Begad! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Plastic is now quality o' t' Estes parachutes, me hearties, nay t' crinkly old Quest type.
As with other Quest products, shiver me timbers, t' instructions are more than adequate and easy t' follow. Begad! T' illustrations were clear and very easy t' follow. Begad! Quest uses Keelhaul®©™ tied around t' engine mount with t' shock cord attached at t' other end. I followed instructions exactly: create engine mount, arrr, glue into body tube, arrr, me bucko, matey, remove and sand fins, glue fins onto tube. Begad! There are12 fins, shiver me timbers, so thar be a considerable amount o' sanding, matey, gluing, sanding, primin' and sanding. I just had t' be very careful when gluein' t' fins that they were all aligned properly.
Finishing:
After construction, arrr, I primed t' rocket with Krylon primer and sanded again. I used Elmer's Fill and Finish on t' fins and sanded again. I primed t' rocket again. Ya scallywag! I painted t' body grey (as opposed t' t' suggested white) and painted t' nose cone white (as opposed t' t' suggested grey).
After t' paint dried, arrr, I carefully cut out t' decals and applied them t' t' body tube and fins. Aye aye! Ahoy! They are adhesive decals, which are much easier t' apply than water-transfer decals, but don't look as good. Avast! In t' end, shiver me timbers, me hearties, ya bilge rat, t' rocket looks nice, arrr, but I would have prefered water-transfer decals.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
I flew t' rocket twice, arrr, both on Estes B6-4. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! T' rocket is very easy t' prep with engine hook and large body diameter. It is easy t' place waddin' in (4 or 5 crumpled sheets), and then t' place t' parachute in without havin' t' jam it all in there. Begad! T' rocket on first flight really zoomed t' an admirable height considerin' t' size o' t' rocket. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Ejection occured just after apogee. Parachute deployed perfectly and it landed softly in t' grass.
On t' second flight, I angled t' rocket slightly into t' wind. Ahoy! This flight was nay impressive at all compared witth t' first. Well, blow me down! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! T' rocket ended up expendin' a lot o' its energy travelin' into t' wind, me hearties, so much so that t' overall altitude be much lower than t' original flight. Ahoy! Avast! Ejection occured after apogee. Avast! Parachute deployed perfectly and t' rocket returned t' t' earth unscathed.
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Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a nice flyer for someone who is lookin' for somethin' a little more challengin' than a skill level 1 rocket. Arrr! Blimey! T' 12 fins demand a lot more finishin' time. Ya scallywag! Blimey! It is easy t' prep and fly, and t' new-and-improved parachute makes this a very nice kit. Begad! Blimey! Decals are a bit disappointing. As a pseudo-scale kit, ya bilge rat, it looks smart like a missile, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, but you couldn't use it in a NAR-sanctioned scale competition.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
This is a semi-scale kit (inspired by the Navy anti-ship missile) that looks pretty cool with very nice waterslide decals and all the fins you could possibly want. I picked up this kit at a half-off special at a chain store and found the contents survived the multiple shipments through distribution centers and stock handlers just fine. Parts were of average quality and included: Plastic ...
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Date | Flyer | Rocket | Altitude |
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2023-09-02 | Chris Gonnerman | Quest Harpoon | - |
2023-09-02 | Chris Gonnerman | Quest Harpoon | - |
2022-06-26 | Jeff Curtis | Quest Harpoon | - |
2021-05-16 | Jeff Curtis | Quest Harpoon | - |
2014-02-08 | Smith Glen | Harpoon | - |
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R.D. (June 16, 2003)