| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Published: | 2013-09-25 |
| Diameter: | 1.38 inches |
| Length: | 23.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Quest  |
| Skill Level: | 3 |
| Style: | Futuristic/Exotic |
Brief
Basically a sci-fi space age version of the USAF Air Force 1 presidential transport
Components
Good components in t' kit. Avast, me proud beauty! T' main body tube looks like it's sized at Estes BT-55, but is actually a little bigger. Arrr! .
Construction
This kit went together fairly easily. Begad! Avast! Blimey! I got a little impatient when it came time t' bevel t' angle at t' root o' t' main wings so they would sit flush against t' spine, so I used me Dremel tool and router table attachment t' do it faster. My only major complaint on this build is that thar be no definative markin' guide for t' 2 vertical fins at t' tail area. I eyeballed them on as best I could, but gluin' fins on sideways is a new one for me.
Finishing
T' kit instructions have you paint t' nose cone separately, ya bilge rat, and paint t' rest o' t' rocket gloss white. Avast, me proud beauty! Then it is time t' apply t' "pressure sensitive decals". This means transparent stickers, and I am nay a big fan o' stickers on rockets. Begad! Blimey! You can't gloss coat over them, ya bilge rat, because they still leave an edge. I also have an issue with t' color selection for t' nose cone. Aye aye! Blimey! I took t' instructions for t' kit with me t' me favorite hobby store, ya bilge rat, (yay HobbyTown) and purchased t' exact brand and color number o' blue for t' nose paint. Aye aye! Begad! Blimey! It looks 2 shades lighter than t' stickers on t' body. Aye aye! Blimey! I don't know if Testors changed t' formula, if I didn't shake t' can enough t' mix everythin' up correctly, ya bilge rat, or if I just shot this nose in too high o' humidity. Arrr! Arrr! Blimey!
Flight
She flies straight and true. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! T' only recomended motor is a C6-3, and that is what she flew under. Ya scallywag!
Recovery
T' antenna probes on t' tails kinda caught t' parachute shock cord, and she landed on her belly, me bucko, arrr, just like t' 2 AS-1 escort fighters I flew her with. Begad! Begad!
Summary
I had a good time buildin' and flyin' this rocket.
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