Fishhead
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Actually I have had the misfortune of having a run-in with some Estes RTF kits. I have two nephews who have a casual interest in rocketry, but whose parents have little or no interest in the hobby. My brother in law and I try to get together to fly whenever he is in town, so I bought each nephew a rocket, hoping to pique their interest a little more. The first two rockets I bought were a Custom Tristar and a Nike Arrow, which I built so that the kids could fly with us at a family launch in April. The Tristar lasted almost five minutes before one nephew crushed it by putting it on a picnic table and attempting to shove the parachute back in. Completely crushed the fins. The Nike Arrow had a longer life, but when the time came to fly it, I noticed a serious crimp in the upper body tube that hadn't been there an hour before. Realizing that building rockets for these two was going to be a never-ending chore, I instead opted for one of the Estes RTF two packs. Man, was I disappointed. Extremely thin body tubes, bad plastic pieces and ugly stick-on decals; that's what I'll forever associate with Estes RTF. I hope they plan on burying these dogs in the discount houses. They're a disgrace to the hobby.
Actually I have had the misfortune of having a run-in with some Estes RTF kits. I have two nephews who have a casual interest in rocketry, but whose parents have little or no interest in the hobby. My brother in law and I try to get together to fly whenever he is in town, so I bought each nephew a rocket, hoping to pique their interest a little more. The first two rockets I bought were a Custom Tristar and a Nike Arrow, which I built so that the kids could fly with us at a family launch in April. The Tristar lasted almost five minutes before one nephew crushed it by putting it on a picnic table and attempting to shove the parachute back in. Completely crushed the fins. The Nike Arrow had a longer life, but when the time came to fly it, I noticed a serious crimp in the upper body tube that hadn't been there an hour before. Realizing that building rockets for these two was going to be a never-ending chore, I instead opted for one of the Estes RTF two packs. Man, was I disappointed. Extremely thin body tubes, bad plastic pieces and ugly stick-on decals; that's what I'll forever associate with Estes RTF. I hope they plan on burying these dogs in the discount houses. They're a disgrace to the hobby.