Estes Interceptor (K-50 or #1250) Gallery

OK I'll bit: Off all the Classic Estes kits how come this one hasn't been featured yet?

The Interceptor was more then likely the model that burned the most of my C6 motors in First fleet. I just couldn't fly it enough.. KEWL Sleek design just doesn't get old. Even now 4 decades later I still think its got to be one of the Slickest designs ever produced. Over the years my stock pile of original K-50 interceptors has dwindled to 2. and now we have the new version along with the Interceptor-E. haven't purchased the new standard size Interceptor so I'm hoping some of you others folks well have photos of the new kit. I did spring for a couple of the Interceptor-E kits. I very nice kit, even with the original offering decal problem.
As one of my favorite models I of coarse HAD to downscale it to Minimium diameter Micro Maxx size which i've flown the heck out of as well. I think it's on flight 27 or so, has spent a few nights swinging in a couple different trees until the necessary equipment could be rounded up to retrieve her.
Like many of the Classic designs it really doesn't matter what scale the interceptor is rendered in.. they are all works of art

A couple of the Micro and Interceptor-E in my fleet.

Sorry no liftoff or flight shots of the Micro Interceptor..it's WAY to fast to catch, I have plenty of smoke trail pics but have yet to catch it in the air.

Interceptor-E has yet to make it to the field.

My original clone with you know who at NARAM 43.

Here's my Miniceptor based on a BT-20 body tube and 13mm motors.

Time has not been kind. I've got a new one in the bag waiting for attention.

I built this one about two years ago.

I don't have many good shots of it, here is our 'E' after clear coating on the stick in my booth, with the silver base color.

Photos of my 3X Interceptor are in this thread...

mperdue said:

Photos of my 3X Interceptor are in this thread...

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Beauty!

Check out the detail done to look like asteroid hits.





Mike

E.A.C. Firecat said:

Since many of you looking at this gallery either might be building or may be building one in the future, perhaps a heads up regarding the tube marking guide for the Interceptor E would be welcomed:

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?p=148961#post148961
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Thankyou very much for the heads up ,it has been noted and added to favorites.This will be a winter build project, so this info will be timely.

paul

You know how it is. You've got a favorite rocket design and you can't build just one. But why build exactly the same? There's other possibilities, upscales, downscales, or goonies, to name a few. Here's some of my variations on a theme.

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Who doesn't love the Interceptor? I have a couple more to add to this family, the Briterceptor with decals from Phred, and a rebuild of my vintage bird.

What families have you built?
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OK, I'm nowhere near the talent of the others in this thread, but here are my Interceptors, the original and the E.

G.D.

I made these BT-80 sized nose cones for a customer a while back.

I threw a little silver on mine.

sandman said:

I made these BT-80 sized nose cones for a customer a while back.

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Yea! I've been toying with a BT-80 4 D12 clustered Upscale for years now. just haven't gotten the spirit to move me to actually build the wings & Tails. LOL!!!

maricopasem said:

Very impressive rocket! Nicely done! :clap:

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Slightly premature, but thank you!

Here we have an example of an SU-99 interceptorski which was captured when a rogue soviet pilot defected his craft to a South Korean Moon Base.



Seriously, I had a great time on this build and really learned a lot. The natural metal thing has always been very difficult for me and I haven't ever been thrilled with the results. This time, I am. The larger scale and the fact that it's a rocket and not a scale model gave me artistic freedom to try new techniques. Metal paneling in different hues was achieved through a variety of methods- thinned washes of grey and black paint over the base silver, buffing with a pencil eraser, shading panels with pencils and pastels and simple metallic paint. The heavy weathering was done with pastels, which worked really well on the panels painted with flat paint.

My proud F-9 Panther kit provided many of the detail bits. These were left over from the Force-5 project.

The markings are red trim monokote, cut to shape. This stuff has to be the best $3 i've ever spent in rocketry. I love it! Thanks Chris for turning me onto it.










I'm quite happy with the result. now to see if she flies.

My Interceptor. One of the first models I built when I returned to rocketry a few years ago.

Next up was estes e interceptor

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Upscaling is alot of fun. Here are 2 I did recently. The Interceptor is a 3X upscale and is about 78 inches long. Flys on I and J motors The graphics were done by Stickershock 23. The Cherokee D is a 2X upscale and is 47 inches long. Flys on a G motor.

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]Slightly premature, but thank you!

Here we have an example of an SU-99 interceptorski which was captured when a rogue soviet pilot defected his craft to a South Korean Moon Base.



Seriously, I had a great time on this build and really learned a lot. The natural metal thing has always been very difficult for me and I haven't ever been thrilled with the results. This time, I am. The larger scale and the fact that it's a rocket and not a scale model gave me artistic freedom to try new techniques. Metal paneling in different hues was achieved through a variety of methods- thinned washes of grey and black paint over the base silver, buffing with a pencil eraser, shading panels with pencils and pastels and simple metallic paint. The heavy weathering was done with pastels, which worked really well on the panels painted with flat paint.

My proud F-9 Panther kit provided many of the detail bits. These were left over from the Force-5 project.

The markings are red trim monokote, cut to shape. This stuff has to be the best $3 i've ever spent in rocketry. I love it! Thanks Chris for turning me onto it.










I'm quite happy with the result. now to see if she flies. [/QUOTE]

Super Cool! nice job.

I'm building this one as a display only project. Did some minor modifying. Still a long way to go , but having fun. Have two more I'll be starting soon. They will be twins and much more altered. I hope I do the kit justice. One will be display the other flying

The soviet version was amazing and the american one as well. Why not fly it bud? Just a suggestion you understand
Cheers
fred

The follow on I'm building is flyable and will use glide recovery. I don't want to get to radical with a planform change so I'm working out some CG challenges now. The one you see pictured was modified from the beginning to be non flying with cockpit detail- gun bay detail and all that jazz.

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The follow on I'm building is flyable and will use glide recovery. I don't want to get to radical with a planform change so I'm working out some CG challenges now. The one you see pictured was modified from the beginning to be non flying with cockpit detail- gun bay detail and all that jazz.

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Sounds awesome
Cheers
Bill

A project that began in December 2007 and ended today, May 2011

Introducing the .....

Deutschceptor

• Thanks to Mike Schmidt from Moldin' Oldies for the great casting parts (nose cone, wing pods and exhaust)!
  
• Also thanks to Fred at Excelsior Rocketry for the decals. They rock!

Leo said:

A project that began in December 2007 and ended today, May 2011

Introducing the .....

Deutschceptor

• Thanks to Mike Schmidt from Moldin' Oldies for the great casting parts (nose cone, wing pods and exhaust)!
  
• Also thanks to Fred at Excelsior Rocketry for the decals. They rock!

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Es sieht wunderbar. Ich biete Gratulation zu diesem wunderbaren Projekt.