Dbarrm
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*NOTE* this is my first attempt at righting a review so please let me know if Im doing a good job or not. *NOTE*
Starlight Spike
First impression:
The kit was packaged in a clear plastic bag with printed cardboard backing showing a picture of the assembled rocket along with its details. Inside the bag were all the large parts and a smaller bag containing the smaller parts. The directions were printed on two sheets of paper folded up inside the main bag. It looked to me like they were copies of copies and were blurry and hard to read. The font was a little small and like someone else said the pictures looked like they were drawn by a 5 year old.
Parts:
The body tube (BT) is made of rolled cardboard and is very smooth. The lines around the BT are very small and probably will not be noticed when painted. The BT is also preprinted with lines for fin placement and launch lug. The Nosecone is made of balsa and only needs light sanding. The Fins are actually 3 wooden dowels 6 inches long by 1/8 inch. Small finlets are also supplied and look to be laser cut. Kit has small paper launch lug and motor block and uses an 18 inch foil streamer. One nice thing they have included is a motor spacer dowel that is premarked for motor block placement.
I will go more in-depth on parts and directions as needed during assembly post which should be tomorrow.
Dan
Starlight Spike
First impression:
The kit was packaged in a clear plastic bag with printed cardboard backing showing a picture of the assembled rocket along with its details. Inside the bag were all the large parts and a smaller bag containing the smaller parts. The directions were printed on two sheets of paper folded up inside the main bag. It looked to me like they were copies of copies and were blurry and hard to read. The font was a little small and like someone else said the pictures looked like they were drawn by a 5 year old.
Parts:
The body tube (BT) is made of rolled cardboard and is very smooth. The lines around the BT are very small and probably will not be noticed when painted. The BT is also preprinted with lines for fin placement and launch lug. The Nosecone is made of balsa and only needs light sanding. The Fins are actually 3 wooden dowels 6 inches long by 1/8 inch. Small finlets are also supplied and look to be laser cut. Kit has small paper launch lug and motor block and uses an 18 inch foil streamer. One nice thing they have included is a motor spacer dowel that is premarked for motor block placement.
I will go more in-depth on parts and directions as needed during assembly post which should be tomorrow.
Dan
