Manufacturer: | The Launch Pad |
Style: | Scale |
This kit is relatively straight forward. Avast! Blimey! T' instructions are pretty easy t' understand, and are also correct. T' manufacturer gives some hints on detailin' and that's t' hardest part. Avast! Ahoy! They suggest usin' t' heads o' pins for t' rivets in t' fins. This took up t' bulk o' me buildin' time as it took over 150 pin heads t' accomplish this. T' only problems that I had with t' kit be t' balsa stock provided with t' kit. It's really soft and needs t' be reinforced. Blimey! Unfortunately I didn't do this and I broke a fin and one o' t' runners on t' first flight. Arrr! Speakin' o' flights, I flew t' model on a D-12-3 for t' first flight. Avast, me proud beauty! Boost was real good and ejection happened right on time. Aye aye! T' landin' hurt though as that's when it broke it's fins. In conclusion this kit is cool. Begad! You need some modelin' experience t' do t' job right though, shiver me timbers, (not for beginners). When I fix mine, shiver me timbers, I'm goin' t' reinforce t' fins t' make them more durable. This is a must buy, t' thin' looks great just sittin' out bein' displayed. Avast, me proud beauty! At about $20 it's a good bargain too.
This Launch Pad kit is an accurate 1/5.2 scale version of the U.S. Navy's Standard AGM-78 air or ship launched missile. Additionally, it can be used as the upper stage for the RIM-67A, which is sold separately by The Launch Pad as a Plan Pak kit. The kit arrived in a plastic bag, similar to some Estes or Quest kits and consisted of two BT80 2.6" body tubes with the coupler stored inside one ...
C.R. (January 1, 2001)