Rogue Aerospace Interdictor

Rogue Aerospace - Interdictor

Contributed by Darren Longhorn

Manufacturer: Rogue Aerospace

Brief:
Described as a 'futuristic fighter craft' t' Interdictor is nay your typical 3fnc kit. With six fins/wings two 'air intakes', shiver me timbers, me hearties, under win' pods and win' tip laser cannon, this is a cool lookin' model. Blimey! T' finished kit is approximately 20" long, with a wingspan o' approximately 10". Avast! Blimey! T' kit has an 18mm engine mount and t' recommended engines include A8-3, B4-4, B6-4 & C6-5.

T' kit contains t' followin' parts:

  • T-25 24mm dia body tube
  • 2 x T-19 18mm dia body tubes with pre-cut slanted ends
  • 2 x T-14E 13.5mm dia tubes (for t' underwin' pods)
  • T-19E 18mm dia motor mount
  • PNC-25P plastic nose cone and shoulder
  • 4 x BNC-11A balsa nose cones (for t' underwin' pods)
  • 2 x CR-1925 centerin' rings
  • TR_18 Thrust ring
  • EC-7 Engine clip
  • 4 x launch lugs
  • KC-4 Keelhaul®©™ tether
  • KC-1 Keelhaul®©™ tether
  • ESC-1 Elastic shock cord
  • PP-30 12" pre-made nylon parachute
  • PW-25 4" square o' perma-wadding
  • 3/32" balsa fin stock
  • 2 x rectangular balsa sticks (underwin' pod mounts)
  • 2 x hardwood dowels (laser cannon)
  • Decal sheet

Construction/Finishin' Techiniques:
T' main body tubes are good quality with little trace o' a spiral groove. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! With a couple o' layers o' primer they will likely be undetectable. T' nose cone is free o' mould lines. Arrr! Blimey! I can't comment on t' shoulder as I lost it while writin' this review! Blimey! T' parts for t' motor mount are reminiscent o' pre-RTF Estes parts. Ahoy! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! T' 8" o' elastic provided is very short, shiver me timbers, and in me kit it isn't even 8". T' parachute is very nice, nay somethin' you often see on a small kit such as this. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' parachute may optionally be rigged such that t' rocket is horizontal durin' descent, a nice touch for a rocket such as this. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Another nice touch be t' perma-wadding. Blimey! Blimey! It looks like a course woven felt material, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, and even has a metal eyelet in t' corner t' attach t' Keelhaul®©™ tether. Ahoy! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! T' balsa fin stock is pretty coarse grained, ya bilge rat, and will require a fair mount o' sandin' sealer t' obtain a smooth finish. Blimey! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' balsa stock is nay pre-marked, shiver me timbers, and a template is provided. Avast! Blimey! T' fins are all simple polygons and should be simple t' cut out. Begad! Blimey! T' template also include tube markin' guides.

T' instructions are good. Well, blow me down! Descriptions o' each assembly step are clear, shiver me timbers, and good use is made o' . Paintin' details are skimpy, shiver me timbers, me bucko, with only a textual description. Avast! There is a computer generated picture o' t' kit on t' back o' t' fin template, me hearties, but by t' time you need it, you will have cut it up! T' paint scheme depicted is pretty basic, but for a fantasy rocket such as this, me bucko, shiver me timbers, you may well want t' invent your own colour scheme. T' waterslide decals are excellent, ya bilge rat, providin' two styles, colorful 'normal' and grey 'stealth'. Ahoy! Begad! There thar be little information as t' suggested placement however, and they are nay depicted in t' illustration.

This is a really nice kit that will build into an excellent model. Begad! I've seen one built up at a North Star Rocketry Group launch, and it flew really well.

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    The Rogue Interdictor was the second of three kits that I built as part of a rocket "ship" series. Rogue demonstrated some imagination regarding the description of their Interdictor: " The Interdictor is our concept model of a planetary fighter of the future. It's capable of flying within an atmosphere using its twin turbojet engines, or of conducting sub-orbital or orbital maneuvers through the ...

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