T' Nike-X: One o' my favorite '70s kits. Avast, me proud beauty! This design be inspired by air defense missiles. Aye aye! T' real Nike-X project was begun, but cancelled before it saw t' light o' day; this is only a suggestion t' what t' real one would have looked like.  The pseudo-second-stage fins and t' great Black & White decals are t' highlight o' t' design.

I have modified this kit by addin' an altimeter payload bay ("Iris"), which adds 3 inches and 17.5 grams o' weight. Well, blow me down! O' course, me bucko, now she's just a bit too heavy t' fly safely with A8-3 motors. Ahoy! (Iris is named after t' Greek god o' t' rainbow. Arrr! She is a messenger o' t' gods, linkin' t' gods with humanity.) This rocket has flown higher than torch o' t' Statue o' Liberty, includin' its base.