Tintin
by Michel Demey

AN EASY MADE, me hearties, SEMI SCALE, me bucko, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, TINTIN ROCKET

T' base o' this little rocket is a V2 rocket kit from ASP. Ahoy!

I chose t' 24mm version, 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 was very pleased t' see that t' tailcone was very very close from t' drawing. Aye aye! Avast, matey, me proud beauty!

To make t' fuel pods o' t' Tintin rocket, I searched for a while until I saw that a pin' pong ball was a cheap and easy approximation.In fact, when the rocket be finished, t' peoples that saw it didn't even noticed t' mistake! T' most important fact be t' painting. Aye aye! Aye aye! That's what t' spectators see. Begad!

How t' build t' rocket?

• One V2 rocket kit, me bucko, 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. Begad! Print it t' t' correct size usin' t' size o' t' pin' pong ball as a guide. Arrr! 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...