Does anybody recognize the make and/or manufacturer of this classic sci-fi styled rocket?
It was in a box of rocket stuff my parents dug up in their basement but I don't remember it at all and haven't been able to figure out what it is. Most of the box is from ~1996 but it's definitely possible this rocket was thrown in later. There are no manufacturer or model markings on it whatsoever.
I strongly believe it was a pre-assembled, ready-to-fly rocket. All-plastic construction, orange with black printed markings (not decals), has a few molded details like hatches and ports. Three fins and flies on 13mm mini-motors. Exactly 9" from tip to tip and about 1.5"/40mm at the widest part of the body. There was no parachute or recovery mechanism inside, but an absurdly long braided elastic shock cord for a small mini-motor rocket. It has a screw-on motor retainer but the ring doesn't tighten easily with a motor actually installed, hence the tape here.
At first I wasn't particularly interested in it just for it having been pre-assembled and having some seams that are very visible up-close, but my 5-year old's taken a real liking to it and the more I look at it the more I appreciate it.
It was in a box of rocket stuff my parents dug up in their basement but I don't remember it at all and haven't been able to figure out what it is. Most of the box is from ~1996 but it's definitely possible this rocket was thrown in later. There are no manufacturer or model markings on it whatsoever.
I strongly believe it was a pre-assembled, ready-to-fly rocket. All-plastic construction, orange with black printed markings (not decals), has a few molded details like hatches and ports. Three fins and flies on 13mm mini-motors. Exactly 9" from tip to tip and about 1.5"/40mm at the widest part of the body. There was no parachute or recovery mechanism inside, but an absurdly long braided elastic shock cord for a small mini-motor rocket. It has a screw-on motor retainer but the ring doesn't tighten easily with a motor actually installed, hence the tape here.
At first I wasn't particularly interested in it just for it having been pre-assembled and having some seams that are very visible up-close, but my 5-year old's taken a real liking to it and the more I look at it the more I appreciate it.