Kruegon
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About 10 years ago, I built an Estes M-104 Patriot. Time was not its friend. It's turned yellowed. And my skills were less than perfect back then. So I decided I'd build a new one. Hobby Lobby had one on clearance.
I just opened it up. THE FINS ARE DIFFERENT! And I mean inaccurately different. My original had 5 sided fins. Very resemblant to the actual Patriot, but the very leading edge was squared off where the real thing is radial. The new kit has 4 sided fins without the forward leading edge. I feel like I got screwed here.
So now I'm stuck with a decision. Do I suck it and build it with the new design fins? Do I break out the hobby knife and custom cut the old style fins? Do I crawl in the corner and say "it's not real" over and over?
I hate when they make unnecessary changes to classic kits.
I just opened it up. THE FINS ARE DIFFERENT! And I mean inaccurately different. My original had 5 sided fins. Very resemblant to the actual Patriot, but the very leading edge was squared off where the real thing is radial. The new kit has 4 sided fins without the forward leading edge. I feel like I got screwed here.
So now I'm stuck with a decision. Do I suck it and build it with the new design fins? Do I break out the hobby knife and custom cut the old style fins? Do I crawl in the corner and say "it's not real" over and over?
I hate when they make unnecessary changes to classic kits.