novahobbies
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Title pretty much says it all! I wasn't sure if I should put this in low-power or mid-power. The original Estes kit would be a low-power build but this one....maybe not. I never did get around to building a Phoenix when I was a kid, so when I got back into the hobby and discovered people cloning kits that were otherwise too much on the Bay, I thought, "why not try for a Phoenix clone?" I found the fin pattern online, a nose cone that was pretty close to the original, and decided to give it a go.
With one exception. The original launched on a single D power motor. I'm using a triple cluster with the extended-tube 24mm mounts so I can fly this on 3 D motors or 3 24mm E motors. I figure, at worse I'll have one fun-looking launch. At best we'll have plenty! Got the fins cut, sanded the bevels (not perfect but they'll look good in white) and glued in. Assembled the cluster mount and got it glued in today. Getting set to start the fin smoothing process this week!
With one exception. The original launched on a single D power motor. I'm using a triple cluster with the extended-tube 24mm mounts so I can fly this on 3 D motors or 3 24mm E motors. I figure, at worse I'll have one fun-looking launch. At best we'll have plenty! Got the fins cut, sanded the bevels (not perfect but they'll look good in white) and glued in. Assembled the cluster mount and got it glued in today. Getting set to start the fin smoothing process this week!