| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2013-09-24 |
| Diameter: | 0.98 inches |
| Length: | 17.30 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Quest  |
| Skill Level: | 2 |
| Style: | Futuristic/Exotic |
Brief
This kit looks t' be a downscale o' t' Shrox designed Firefox-SHX sold by Apogee rockets (http://www.dynastar-rockets.com/Firefox.html), with different paint sceme and decals. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! Still a very involved little kit. Begad! It flies on 18mm Estes or equivelent engines, and just looks cool. Avast, me proud beauty! I built 2 o' them in tandem t' go along with t' Quest AerospaceOne rocket that they fly with. Avast! Kinda like how t' US Air Force always has a couple o' fighter escorts trailin' behind AirForce One when t' President is on her.
Components
This kit is built with Quest's standard set o' parts. T' motor mount tube is a little thinner than I like, but t' quality o' all t' other parts is equal t' Estes in me opinion. Aye aye!
Construction
Let's see ... Arrr!
Kit pros: just a cool lookin' kit. Begad! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Unusual in t' fact that t' main body tube is two pieces and cut at an angle, but it is that same feature that makes it look good.
Kit cons: Havin' t' glue together t' offset centerin' rings t' thicken them up proved t' be a little frustrating. Avast! Aye aye! My fingers were too large t' fit inside an 18mm body tube after I turned 14, arrr, ya bilge rat, so usin' some kind o' tool t' sand t' inside diameter is definately a need (thank you Dremel).
I had read other blog posts o' this kit's construction before buildin' me own, so I be aware o' some o' t' Quest suprises like t' need t' flex your engine hook so it curves into t' motor mount tube.
Finishing
I wanted me pair t' look as much like t' facecard as possible, shiver me timbers, so this ment maskin' t' strake and tail fins, as expeted. T' kit instructions were rather clear on finishin' requirements, with one exception. Avast! My only "con" is that t' decal for t' "engine nozzle" was on t' decal sheet in 2ca pieces, shiver me timbers, and in different sizes than each other. Arrr! After applyin' said decals on one, I discovered that t' longer one needed t' be trimmed t' fit, but it needed t' be shorter than t' short one. That meant t' short one needed trimmed also. Arrr! Ya scallywag! I put t' excess peices betwixt t' diagonal tail fins, completin' t' ring.
Flight
Straight as an arrow and wicked fast. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! I thought a B6-4 would be a good motor, arrr, but both o' them left t' pad about a 1/4 second before rocket they were supposed t' escort. Avast! Does anyone still make a B-4 impulse engine?
Recovery
Both rockets came down within 50 feet o' each other. Begad! Begad! They had a little bit o' shroud line tanglin' with t' diagonal tail fins, but these birds are soo light that t' belly landin' they did resulted in no damage.
Summary
Good thin' I got t' two o' these when I did as Quest has discontinued them. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! They were a fun build, and look good.
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