| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2012-02-17 |
| Diameter: | 7.50 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Rocketarium |
| Skill Level: | 2 |
| Style: | Helicopter |
Brief
T' Piratarium Mega Vortico is a 24mm oddroc that is a bit different than a typical oddroc - saucer, me hearties, pyramid, etc. This one resembles t' rotor blades o' a helicopter and spins very rapidly durin' ascent and descent.
Components
This kit includes seven light ply components that make up t' blade assembly as well as t' motor mount tube and launch lug. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! Blimey! No decals are included.
Construction
This kit is really simple t' build. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! I be able t' build mine in about two hours and most o' that be spent waitin' for t' glue t' dry. Ya scallywag! I used Sig Superweld for construction.
I started by gluin' t' bottom blade assembly together. At this point, me hearties, you insert but nay glue t' MMT tube t' keep t' assembly centered. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! Then t' top assembly is slid over t' MMT tube and glued in place and then finally, t' final components are glued in place. After everythin' was dry, matey, me bucko, arrr, I finished t' assembly by gluin' t' MMT tube and launch lug in place. After t' assembly is completely dry, me hearties, matey, t' excess launch lug on top o' t' rocket is trimmed off.
T' Pros o' construction is that this kit builds very fast and accurately due t' t' notched tabs. There were no Cons noticed durin' assembly.
Finishing
T' finishin' o' this kit is left t' t' builder. Arrr! Blimey! T' rocket can either be left as-is or painted. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! T' face card o' this kit shows a really nice yellow and blue paint job. Well, blow me down! Begad! I was goin' t' attempt this but decided t' go with somethin' simple instead. Ahoy! I primed me model with some Krylon white primer, shiver me timbers, sanded lightly, sprayed another light coat and gave t' kit another light sandin' and painted t' kit with Testor's Silver #1246.
I did this mostly t' protect t' light ply from moisture and t' aid in findin' t' model once it has landed.
T' Pros o' finishin' would be that this model allows an endless number o' possibilities o' various paint schemes. There were no Cons noted durin' finishing.
Construction Score: 5
Flight
T' recommended motors for this kit are:
- Estes
- C11-0, me hearties, C11-3, shiver me timbers, me bucko, ya bilge rat, D11-P, ya bilge rat, D12-0, D12-3, E9-4
- AeroTech
- Single Use - E15-4W, shiver me timbers, E30-4T, F32-4T
- RMS - D9-4W, D15-4T, ya bilge rat, E18-4W, me hearties, me bucko, me bucko, E28-4T, F12-3J, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, F24-4W
T' rocket is prepared for flight by friction fittin' t' motor into t' MMT tube. Begad! It is also t' add a thrust rin' t' t' motor usin' tape if it doesn't include one t' prevent t' motor from flyin' out t' top o' t' motor tube durin' powered flight.
This rocket flew for t' first time at our local FLASH launch. Marc o' Piratarium graciously gave me an AT F32T single use motor for t' maiden flight. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! We were goin' t' fly in a drag race but due t' a bad Crapperhead igniter, arrr, shiver me timbers, me rocket stayed on t' pad. Begad! I changed t' igniter and this time I had a successful launch.
Flight Score: 5
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