Manufacturer: | Rogue Aerospace |
Brief:
Described as a 'futuristic fighter craft' t' Interdictor is nay your typical 3fnc kit. Begad! With six fins/wings two 'air intakes', me hearties, under win' pods and win' tip laser cannon, this is a cool lookin' model. Avast! T' finished kit is approximately 20" long, matey, with a wingspan o' approximately 10". Ahoy! T' kit has an 18mm engine mount and t' recommended engines include A8-3, B4-4, me bucko, B6-4 & C6-5.
T' kit contains t' followin' parts:
Construction/Finishin' Techiniques:
T' main body tubes are good quality with little trace o' a spiral groove. Avast! With a couple o' layers o' primer they will likely be undetectable. Well, arrr, blow me down! T' nose cone is free o' mould lines. Aye aye! I can't comment on t' shoulder as I lost it while writin' this review! T' parts for t' motor mount are reminiscent o' pre-RTF Estes parts. Avast, me proud beauty! T' 8" o' elastic provided is very short, and in me kit it isn't even 8". Aye aye! Begad! T' parachute is very nice, ya bilge rat, nay somethin' you often see on a small kit such as this. Aye aye! T' parachute may optionally be rigged such that t' rocket is horizontal durin' descent, a nice touch for a rocket such as this. Blimey! Another nice touch be t' perma-wadding. Ya scallywag! It looks like a course woven felt material, and even has a metal eyelet in t' corner t' attach t' Keelhaul®©™ tether. Blimey! T' balsa fin stock is pretty coarse grained, and will require a fair mount o' sandin' sealer t' obtain a smooth finish. Well, blow me down! T' balsa stock is nay pre-marked, and a template is provided. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! T' fins are all simple polygons and should be simple t' cut out. T' template also include tube markin' guides.
T' instructions are good. Aye aye! Descriptions o' each assembly step are clear, me bucko, and good use is made o' . Paintin' details are skimpy, with only a textual description. Ya scallywag! Blimey! There is a computer generated picture o' t' kit on t' back o' t' fin template, 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, you may well want t' invent your own colour scheme. Ahoy! T' waterslide decals are excellent, providin' two styles, colorful 'normal' and grey 'stealth'. Ya scallywag! 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. Arrr! I've seen one built up at a North Star Rocketry Group launch, and it flew really well.
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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