I have finished. I skinned it with the Acur8 Phantom skins. John Pursley recommends you skin the fuselage first and then glue on the wings. He warns that the fuselage skins are very hard to put on if you put the wings on first. ....
Pretty cool project! Kind of amazing that someone would plan on pumping 12-16 more impulse through something than it was designed for...but whatever starts your engine!
Four years ago when I originally created the first Interceptor skins the first sets were actually designed to "retrofit" already-build Interceptors to "refresh" the appearance of the model after it had been flown and/or sitting around for years. Then it dawned on me that the skins themselves could be wing/rudder/fin positioning guides during construction and, after retrofitting both a 1250 and a 1350 Interceptor I decided to go the "Skin as you build" route and it ended up fantastically simple and quick. Once I got to "bashed" designs like the Vindicator, Ragnarok and "cloning" Interceptors using the Cosmic Interceptor stuck to the concept and didn't look back. A number of folks have retrofitted the skins to already built Interceptors and have figured out how to slice-and-dice the skins to get them to fit and have ended up with nice looking models.
Anyway,
thanks, Tom, for making the skins a part of an Interceptor project that goes a few steps "beyond."
The Interceptor E skin kits come in a fair variety of designs. My most recent design is the "NASA" theme, based on the later white and two-tone blue scheme of the NASA F-104. If you go to eBay and search for "Accur8" or "Estes Interceptor" you will find my listings and a scrolling eBay store within each listing that you can scope out about 25 different skins (not just for the Interceptor).
Here are my current "Interceptor" type skin offerings (forgive the blatant plug for my own stuff!) I'll be discontinuing some of them (low demand...and some are just hard to print without a high number or rejects). The higher price skins are priced that way because they have a larger number of skin sheets (for the Cosmo) or are very difficult to print with a high reject rate (primarily the Black and Indigo schemes).
Having said that, if you want these (or any of my other skins) contact me direct and I will offer special pricing to TRF folks. If you buy more than one, I will do even better pricing.
Heck...and I'll throw in one more "Special" deal. I will customize your skin with a pilot rank/name on the left sill of the canopy (such as
Capt. Jack "Light Step" Sparrow) and substitute the "stock" body/tail/serial number, where applicable, with one of your choice (up to 8 digits).
All skin kits in this group are $49.95
NEW! NASA Chameleon Interceptor E Skin Kit for Estes #1350 kit
Chameleon Interceptor E Skin Kit for Estes #1350 kit
Marines Gray Chameleon Interceptor E Skin Kit for Estes #1350 kit
Thunderbirds Interceptor E Skin Kit for Estes #1350 kit
NEW! NASA Vindicator E (Uses Estes Cosmic Interceptor)
Vindicator E Desert Sands Chameleon Skin (Uses Estes Cosmic Interceptor)
ARMY Vindicator E with Stormin Norman Camo Skin (Uses Estes Cosmic Interceptor
All skin kits in this group are $59.95
Twilight Interceptor E Skin Kit for Estes #1350 kit
Midnight Interceptor E Skin Kit for Estes #1350 kit
Phantom Cosmic Interceptor Skin Kit (for Estes Cosmic Interceptor #1351)
NEW! NASA Cosmic Interceptor Skin Kit (for Estes Cosmic Interceptor #1351)
NEW! INDIGO Cosmic Interceptor Skin Kit (for Estes Cosmic Interceptor #1351)
Twilight Vindicator E (Uses Estes Cosmic Interceptor)
Indigo Ragnarok Interceptor E (Uses Estes Cosmic Interceptor)
Twilight Ragnarok Interceptor E (Uses Estes Cosmic Interceptor)
I also have skins in pretty much the same styles as above for the 1250 (standard engine) Interceptor for $29.95
Again, contact me direct if you would like one of the kits above and I will make a "deal" for you. If you order two kits, you can get the first at regular price and the second of equal or lesser value for half price. AND, don't forget the customization offer!
I offer one-on-one help and advice and will respond to all who have comments or questions or just need assistance in applying their skin kits.
John Pursley
Accur8 Spacemodels
[email protected]