I thought this was a pretty cool looking rocket for not a lot of money so I begged the wife for the cash to get it last week. I bought it straight from Mercury Eng. as they come with a free 29 to 24mm motor adapter and their price is about the same as all of the distributors.
The rocket was shipped very promptly and arrived in a well packed box and all materials were neatly packed inside a plastic bag. The kit came with Kevlar to mount the shock cord and plywood fins. 6 Foot of elastic was also included for the shock cord and a nylon 24" chute was also included.
Building was straight forward and I used just wood glue untill I did the fillits on the fins and 1/4" launch lug. I changed up the graphics a bit but stuck with the basic color scheme. I only used one of the peel and stick decals, which I was planning on using as just a frisket to mask and paint the details on with, but the clear coat had not cured underneath the surface enough so I had to leave it on.
As soon as the weather makes up its mind here I will give it its first launch (unless the flatheads are running ) then it might have to wait.
The rocket was shipped very promptly and arrived in a well packed box and all materials were neatly packed inside a plastic bag. The kit came with Kevlar to mount the shock cord and plywood fins. 6 Foot of elastic was also included for the shock cord and a nylon 24" chute was also included.
Building was straight forward and I used just wood glue untill I did the fillits on the fins and 1/4" launch lug. I changed up the graphics a bit but stuck with the basic color scheme. I only used one of the peel and stick decals, which I was planning on using as just a frisket to mask and paint the details on with, but the clear coat had not cured underneath the surface enough so I had to leave it on.
As soon as the weather makes up its mind here I will give it its first launch (unless the flatheads are running ) then it might have to wait.
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