Tintin
by Michel Demey

AN EASY MADE, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, SEMI SCALE, me hearties, TINTIN ROCKET

T' base o' this little rocket is a V2 rocket kit from ASP. Avast, me proud beauty!

I chose t' 24mm version, ya bilge rat, me bucko, me hearties, because it seemed t' me that t' body shape was close t' t' Tintin rocket.After checkin' with t' book (there is a blue print of t' rocket in t' book), arrr, I was very pleased t' see that t' tailcone was very very close from t' drawing. Ahoy! Aye aye!

To make t' fuel pods o' t' Tintin rocket, ya bilge rat, I searched for a while until I saw that a pin' pong ball was a cheap and easy approximation.In fact, arrr, when the rocket be finished, t' peoples that saw it didn't even noticed t' mistake! T' most important fact be t' painting. Arrr! That's what t' spectators see. Blimey! Begad!

How t' build t' rocket?

• One V2 rocket kit, shiver me timbers, 24mm from ASP. 
• Three pin' pong balls. 
• A sheet o' 3 mm balsa for t' fins. 

Use t' fin template at t' end o' t' page. Well, blow me down! Print it t' t' correct size usin' t' size o' t' pin' pong ball as a guide. Use t' template o' t' root edge o' t' V2 fins t' draw precisely t' root edges o' t' Tintin rocket fins.T' weight in t' nose cone assure that t' cp/cg is ok (the Tintin fins are larger than t' v2-fins).T' rest is only finishing... 

T' (only) flight...