Estes Interceptor (K-50 or #1250) Gallery
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nice work!
These all look really nice. Great work and great imagination on them all. I'm almost to the end of my Interceptor E build. As soon as I am done I will get it posted on here. It is a standard kit but slightly to highly modified.
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That's an incredible picture. It looks like it could be a real spacecraft.My 3X Interceptor - again
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My small collection of slightly to highly modified Interceptors---you've seen most of them in builds---
I give you... AIRWOLF Interceptor... (Google Airwolf for those that don't know)
Dual deployment, plywood fins, Garmin GPS tracker in nose, two interchangeable motor mounts (24-29mm) with retention. First flight on an H128 was 1911 ft at 450 mph.
Next flight will be on a CTI Pro 24 6 grain Green.
Dual deployment, plywood fins, Garmin GPS tracker in nose, two interchangeable motor mounts (24-29mm) with retention. First flight on an H128 was 1911 ft at 450 mph.
Next flight will be on a CTI Pro 24 6 grain Green.
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I figured I'd want to take a bunch of pics of this rare bird before it's first flight today - well, because... you know how things can go. I dug this one out of my attic after buying it on special at a Hobby Lobby back in the 90's... thankfully I never built it as a teen!!
Things were going great and the rocket was looking awesome, up until I shot the first coat of clear. It started to bead up on the decals... so I'm not sure why it was doing that. It literally made me sick to my stomach after all the work I did on it. I used water and a drop of dishsoap a few weeks ago when I applied the decals and then after it was too late, I realized I didn't wipe down the rocket with much more than a damp towel before clear coating to remove dust. I'm assuming some of the dishsoap residue may have done it? Live and learn I guess, right? If she survives some flights today, I'll come back and wet sand the clear after a few weeks to make sure it's good and hard and get it all smooth and uniform, then shoot one more coat to make it look good.
I did take a lot of pics during the build with the intention of doing a build thread, but since it's an OOP kit, I figured, what was the point?
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Things were going great and the rocket was looking awesome, up until I shot the first coat of clear. It started to bead up on the decals... so I'm not sure why it was doing that. It literally made me sick to my stomach after all the work I did on it.
I used water and a drop of dishsoap a few weeks ago when I applied the decals and then after it was too late, I realized I didn't wipe down the rocket with much more than a damp towel before clear coating to remove dust. I'm assuming some of the dishsoap residue may have done it? Live and learn I guess, right? If she survives some flights today, I'll come back and wet sand the clear after a few weeks to make sure it's good and hard and get it all smooth and uniform, then shoot one more coat to make it look good.I did take a lot of pics during the build with the intention of doing a build thread, but since it's an OOP kit, I figured, what was the point?
Here's some pics:
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So we come to the demise of my InnerCeptor. This is really an NCR Interceptor G that I obtained from the family of a friend who passed away several years ago. I resurrected it from the dust bin, painted it, add my own decals, and flew it for the past few years.
Here it is on the pad with a 118-G64W-4 (48% a full G).
Liftoff was fantastic. (And yes that dude waved his awareness, and no he is not really that close... the lens is zoomed in and the photo cropped)
The delay was fine... but the chute tangled and that was that. The Mojave is not forgiving on rockets. Even though there was a bit of a streamer effect the nose split in two. The aft was pretty much totaled.
So it retires. Two owners. Lots of flights. All G's I think. I hope I did the previous owner proud. Were this my only 'oopsie' of the day...
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Here it is on the pad with a 118-G64W-4 (48% a full G).
Liftoff was fantastic. (And yes that dude waved his awareness, and no he is not really that close... the lens is zoomed in and the photo cropped)
The delay was fine... but the chute tangled and that was that. The Mojave is not forgiving on rockets. Even though there was a bit of a streamer effect the nose split in two. The aft was pretty much totaled.
So it retires. Two owners. Lots of flights. All G's I think. I hope I did the previous owner proud. Were this my only 'oopsie' of the day...
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My recently finished Interceptor-E, decals by Excelsior. Flies great on a E15-4w.
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My Interceptor G, finished in classical style, except that I left off most of the plastic bits.
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How 'bout the first "U.S. Space Force" Interceptor!?
Took 6 sessions to get all the decals on! Printed my own laser decals for the first time - turned out pretty good!
Well below the 110 g est weight!
Took 6 sessions to get all the decals on! Printed my own laser decals for the first time - turned out pretty good!
Well below the 110 g est weight!
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Interceptor E with John Pursley Union Chameleon Skin
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A couple of Interceptor shots from our 4th of July Launch.
