Juaru
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I'm wondering if anyone has ever built or flown any rockets from Starlight? (other than me).
I've built and flown a couple of them, look for a review of the Queeze-Bee soon on EMRR, but I'd also like to know what others think of these kits.
As for the kits I've built, both had very nice tubes and nose cones. The fins were laser cut and made from nice balsa. A cool thing is that the body tubes are premarked, so theres no paper wrap to tape on the tube. 2 problems with the kits. The directions are well written and in a logical order, but the pictures look like they were drawn by a 10 year old. They are useful, but make the feel of the entire kit "seem" cheap. Also, the shroud lines on the parachutes are dangerously thin. I just change 'em out with a Rockethead chute, but that's one of the caveats of being a vendor, I've got a supply room full of parts and kits to choose from!
Anyway, not trying to drum up business, just interested in other opinions.
John (not Jon) Arthur
www.JonRocket.com
I've built and flown a couple of them, look for a review of the Queeze-Bee soon on EMRR, but I'd also like to know what others think of these kits.
As for the kits I've built, both had very nice tubes and nose cones. The fins were laser cut and made from nice balsa. A cool thing is that the body tubes are premarked, so theres no paper wrap to tape on the tube. 2 problems with the kits. The directions are well written and in a logical order, but the pictures look like they were drawn by a 10 year old. They are useful, but make the feel of the entire kit "seem" cheap. Also, the shroud lines on the parachutes are dangerously thin. I just change 'em out with a Rockethead chute, but that's one of the caveats of being a vendor, I've got a supply room full of parts and kits to choose from!
Anyway, not trying to drum up business, just interested in other opinions.
John (not Jon) Arthur
www.JonRocket.com