TCB in a Flash - Thunder {Kit}

TCB in a Flash Thunder

TCB in a Flash - Thunder {Kit}

Contributed by John Bolene

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Kit Review: TCB Thunder
By: John Bolene from

This is a new rocket company that Ross from Magnum is doin' t' packagin' and distributin' for. Ahoy! Arrr! T' Thunder is a 5.5" diameter kit, has 3 3/16"extended delta fins and comes with a cardboard body tube that is 4 feet long. It has 2 laser cut centerin' rings (see picture below) t' hold in the full length 54mm motor tube (see picture at right), shiver me timbers, a third rin' is being added t' future kits. Begad! It comes with a ½" launch rod mount, one quick link, matey, matey, 2 eye bolts, matey, me bucko, ya bilge rat, and elastic shock cord for t' recovery system (see picture below) (I personally will change this elastic t' tubular nylon.) There is also a 44" parachute that may nay be big enough for this size rocket. T' nosecone has an injection molded threaded steel insert for attachin' the nosecone eyebolt (see pictures o' nose cone at right). This looks t' be a quality kit and sells on Magnum's web page for $100. T' included instructions need a lot o' work. Ahoy! This kit is more for t' experienced rocket builder.

As a side note t' kit be first released as t' TCP Hercules, me hearties, shiver me timbers, and a few weeks later it was changed t' t' TCP Thunder. All Photos for t' above article were taken by Jim Ball.

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