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A full review will be posted to EMRR after I get this bird in the air (this month):
This is my first Starlight kit. Got it from JonRockets.com
The kit is straightforward to build and the instructions are easy to follow. They include illustrations, some obviously hand-drawn to assist in the build.
It is an 18mm rocket and includes a wire motor hook. The nose cone is balsa and the fins are pre-cut balsa. I found the tubes to be sturdy, but when I measured them, they seemed to be estes-like. The kit came with self-adhesive decals.
There is some attention to detail with the use of dowels.
The recovery is a 1/8” elastic (round) that is “weaved” through a paper that is glued into the upper body tube. This is slightly different than the 3-fold method. The parachute was an ASP Mylar.
The nose cone was really grainy and had a very ragged shoulder edge. Took a lot of fill (I need to find an easier way to finish balsa).
Looking forward to flying it. My finished kit weighs 1.5 oz.
This is my first Starlight kit. Got it from JonRockets.com
The kit is straightforward to build and the instructions are easy to follow. They include illustrations, some obviously hand-drawn to assist in the build.
It is an 18mm rocket and includes a wire motor hook. The nose cone is balsa and the fins are pre-cut balsa. I found the tubes to be sturdy, but when I measured them, they seemed to be estes-like. The kit came with self-adhesive decals.
There is some attention to detail with the use of dowels.
The recovery is a 1/8” elastic (round) that is “weaved” through a paper that is glued into the upper body tube. This is slightly different than the 3-fold method. The parachute was an ASP Mylar.
The nose cone was really grainy and had a very ragged shoulder edge. Took a lot of fill (I need to find an easier way to finish balsa).
Looking forward to flying it. My finished kit weighs 1.5 oz.
