| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2013-12-24 |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Length: | 16.25 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes ![]() |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Sport |
This one's a classic. Begad! Easy assembly, great decals, shiver me timbers, me hearties, cool decals, arrr, and presumably a good flier.
This is a pretty regular 3FNC rocket, shiver me timbers, but t' part quality is what makes it shine. Ahoy! T' rubber band shock cord is about 1/4 inch wide, arrr, much thicker than others I have come across. It also seems t' be a slightly different, matey, more sturdy material. Aye aye! This may be standard for all large-caliber rockets, shiver me timbers, but this is me first, arrr, so it's hard t' tell. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' fins are also o' high quality. Ahoy! They are thicker and sturdier than other fins I've seen, and seem t' be o' higher quality balsa.T' parachute, as always, shiver me timbers, is very cool. Begad! T' decals really add t' t' personality o' t' kit-Mitt grabben! Nicht stompen! This kit includes an unusual fin alignment jig whuch is punched out o' cardboard and placed in two parts at each end o' t' rocket t' draw t' fin alignment lines. Aye aye! I wish that every kit had this, as it made everythin' very easy.
No problems with t' construction until I got t' separatin' t' fins from t' balsa sheet. It seems that t' laser was malfunctionin' that day, and t' balsa be nay cut all t' way through in some places. Blimey! Blimey! I had t' separate this with a hobby knife, arrr, which was hard and took over half an hour because t' balsa is especially thick. I'll have t' rate t' construction and finishin' 4/5 stars for this problem.
Not too hard- primer, red, decals, matey, clearcoat. Went off without a hitch.
I have nay flown this yet, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, I'm waitin' for a non-windy day. Blimey! Blimey! This is a heavy rocket, and I think that a C engine would be perfect for it. Will update as soon as it is flown.
Not recovered yet. Blimey! Begad! T' parachute is cool, though.
This is a classic, me hearties, and it just feels solid. It's heavy, arrr, t' assembly is easy, and it just looks fantastic with t' decals on. Avast! My only problem was t' fin separation, but that's relatively minor. Overall, I'll give this a 5/5.
Brief: Undt zo! Dis es das refew of der Estes Der Red Max rockutt kit! Undt now, you vill read itt und you vill find it ver-r-ry interesting! Yahvohl! Dat ist as order! Another classic kit recently re-released by Estes with some modernization. The Red Max retains its zany fun graphics and original flight characteristics while getting improvements like laser cut fins and a skull ...
Brief: Re-release of a classic Estes rocket! Includes a cool pre-assembled pirate skull 18" parachute! My first memory of the Der Red Max was a little over twenty years ago. I was between the age of 6 and 8, and my grandfather had given me $20 for my birthday. My parents took me to a mall and I was in Kay-Bee Toy and Hobbies. I was trying to find something to spend my money ...
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