Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Manufacturer: | Neubauer Rockets ![]() |
Brief:
This is a very realistic micro scale model o' t' famous Nike Smoke kit used in
the 1950s and 1960s.
Construction:
Here be t' list o' components that it comes with:
Instructions were very detailed, me bucko, much like Estes instructions. Arrr! Begad! There is a diagram for each step and it explicitly tells what t' do. Aye aye! Arrr! There are no confusin' parts about t' instructions. Avast! I had t' take some spare tubin' that I had layin' around and make another body tube because t' ends o' t' tube that came with it were crumppled a little bit, ya bilge rat, causin' t' nose cone t' nay fit. Begad! It wasn't a big deal though, me bucko, and I had a lot o' that size tube loungin' around. I was very happy and suprised t' see plywood fins on this model bein' t' size that it is. T' nose cone is top o' t' line stuff as well as solid (and therefore heavy) but is very attractive. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! It won't dent like balsa will and adds weight, so you might have a chance o' gettin' it back. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! T' instructions have a diagram that helps you mark where t' fins are goin' t' be by puttin' t' body tube over t' diagram and markin' t' spots. Ahoy! After I made t' body tube change, the nose cone fit perfectly onto t' body tube. Ahoy! Begad! T' kit comes with an 8 inch fabric parachute and reinforcments for t' parachute. It is a very easy assembly with t' reinforcements and shroud lines that it came with. Blimey! T' Nike Smoke also came with a shock cord although I'm nay really sure what its made of.
Finishing:
T' instructions say t' mask off t' fins and shoot it with a couple o' couts
of gloss white, then mask off t' body tube and one fin and shoot it with
flourescent orange. Well, blow me down! Then you mask off t' painted fins and body tube and shoot
the last fin with flourescent yellow. Aye aye! I did this and then cleared t' whole
thin' with clear enamel. Ya scallywag! This makes for a beautiful finish and a very nice
lookin' rocket. Even though I had t' replace t' body tube, I give this a 5 out
of 5 because o' t' looks when you finish t' rocket. Begad! wonderful little kit.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
I flew this rocket out o' me homebuilt tower at t' September 9th launch in
Manchester,TN. Well, blow me down! Begad! I flew it twice, both on A3-4T. Arrr! Both flights were wonderful,
barely burnin' t' tower. Arrr! Begad! T' rocket went up maybe 250-300 feet.
Recovery:
T' recovery has a Keelhaul®©™®
like strin' and an 8 inch fabric parachute.
The
first flight did just what it was supposed to, deployin' t' chute and had the
rocket comin' down slowly. Well, blow me down! However, matey, t' second flight didn't fair so well. It
popped t' nose cone, but t' chute didn't come out. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! Due t' t' very heavy nose
cone, me hearties, shiver me timbers, it came down very fast and chipped off t' sharp end o' t' nose cone and
dented t' forward end o' t' body tube.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
GREAT JOB NEUBAUER!!! This is a great kit for anyone who has built a rocket
before. It may be frustratin' because it is so small, me hearties, ya bilge rat, but you will be rewarded
with a great lookin' rocket.
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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