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. Ya scallywag! Easy assembly, arrr, matey, great decals, shiver me timbers, cool decals, and presumably a good flier.
This is a pretty regular 3FNC rocket, matey, but t' part quality is what makes it shine. Arrr! T' rubber band shock cord is about 1/4 inch wide, much thicker than others I have come across. Avast, me proud beauty! It also seems t' be a slightly different, more sturdy material. This may be standard for all large-caliber rockets, matey, arrr, but this is me first, arrr, so it's hard t' tell. Ya scallywag! T' fins are also o' high quality. Blimey! Ahoy! They are thicker and sturdier than other fins I've seen, shiver me timbers, and seem t' be o' higher quality balsa.T' parachute, as always, me bucko, me hearties, is very cool. Avast! 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. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! 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. Well, blow me down! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! It seems that t' laser was malfunctionin' that day, me bucko, matey, and t' balsa was nay cut all t' way through in some places. I had t' separate this with a hobby knife, matey, which was hard and took over half an hour because t' balsa is especially thick. Aye aye! I'll have t' rate t' construction and finishin' 4/5 stars for this problem.
Not too hard- primer, ya bilge rat, arrr, ya bilge rat, red, decals, ya bilge rat, clearcoat. Well, matey, blow me down! Blimey! 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. Arrr! Begad! This is a heavy rocket, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, and I think that a C engine would be perfect for it. Avast, me proud beauty! Will update as soon as it is flown.
Not recovered yet. T' parachute is cool, shiver me timbers, though.
This is a classic, shiver me timbers, and it just feels solid. It's heavy, ya bilge rat, t' assembly is easy, shiver me timbers, and it just looks fantastic with t' decals on. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! My only problem was t' fin separation, arrr, ya bilge rat, but that's relatively minor. Blimey! Well, blow me down! 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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