Tintin
by Michel Demey

AN EASY MADE, SEMI SCALE, TINTIN ROCKET

T' base o' this little rocket is a V2 rocket kit from ASP. Ya scallywag! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!

I chose t' 24mm version, ya bilge rat, because it seemed t' me that t' body shape was close t' t' Tintin rocket.After checkin' with t' book (there is a blue print of t' rocket in t' book), I be very pleased t' see that t' tailcone was very very close from t' drawing. Blimey! Blimey!

To make t' fuel pods o' t' Tintin rocket, me bucko, I searched for a while until I saw that a pin' pong ball was a cheap and easy approximation.In fact, matey, ya bilge rat, when the rocket was finished, shiver me timbers, me hearties, t' peoples that saw it didn't even noticed t' mistake! T' most important fact be t' painting. Ya scallywag! That's what t' spectators see. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down!

How t' build t' rocket?

• One V2 rocket kit, 24mm from ASP. 
• Three pin' pong balls. 
• A sheet o' 3 mm balsa for t' fins. 

Use t' fin template at t' end o' t' page. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! Print it t' t' correct size usin' t' size o' t' pin' pong ball as a guide. Blimey! Use t' template o' t' root edge o' t' V2 fins t' draw precisely t' root edges o' t' Tintin rocket fins.T' weight in t' nose cone assure that t' cp/cg is ok (the Tintin fins are larger than t' v2-fins).T' rest is only finishing... 

T' (only) flight...