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Contributed by Duane Boldt
Brief:
The Estes Renegade kit is a very sharp looking 2-stage kit that looks great in any fleet. It looks good on the shelf
and it looks good in flight and staging. It flies on 18mm motors and used tumble recovery for the booster and a
parachute for the sustainer.
Construction:
The Estes Renegade kit contains the following parts:
- 1 - BT60 x 18" Body Tube
- 1 - BT60 x 3.25" Body Tube
- 2 - BT50 x 5" Body Tubes
- 3 - BT5 x .75" Body Tubes
- 2 - 18mm Motor Mounts
- 1 - JT60 Red Tube Coupler
- 1 - Plastic Nose Cone (Molded with "cockpit")
- 2 - PNC-50KA Nose Cones
- 4 - PNC-5A Nose Cones
- 1 - 1/8" x 2 3/8" Launch Lug
- 1 - Clay Weight
- 1 - 24" Rubber Shock Cord
- 1 - Pre-Assembled 12" Plastic Parachute
- 1 - Decal Sheet
Instructions: As with most Estes kits, the Renegade's instructions are very easy to follow. I assembled this kit
exactly according to the instructions included. The instructions are clear and the many good drawing help make it
easier.
Ease of Build: The kit was very easy to build. The only part I spent extra time on was sanding the red coupler
down some so that the stages would be able to separate effectively. It's also kind of a tight fit where the 2 BT50 body
tubes and nose cones of the booster fit along the main BT60 body tube.
Tool and supplies: No special tools were needed to build this kit and I used Tight Bond II for the whole project.
Finishing:
PROS: This is a very cool looking rocket. It is one of the favorite of my kids when we go to launches. It is
relatively easy to build. The instructions are clear and straight forward.
CONS: Quality of the decals could been much better. They are cool designs, but I would have prefered good quality
waterslide decals (Like on Semroc rockets) or better quality adhesive decals (Like on Sunward rockets). Sanding
required on coupler.
   
 
I noticed that Estes listened to some of the suggestions and their new Renegade has a 24mm motor mount and is
single stage. I actually like the two stage version. I would like to build the 24mm version someday, but would even
like to see a 24mm multi-stage kit.
Construction Rating: 4 out of 5
Flight:
I highly recommend C6-0 / C6-5 (or C6-7). I have had many great flights with that combination. The flight is much
better than using B6-0's in the booster.
All of the flights I have had with my Renegade have been great. It appears from some other reviews that this is
not so for everyone. I didn't do anything special, just followed the standard build instructions and have had great
luck.
Recovery:
PROS: Looks very cool in flight and staging.
CONS: The booster takes somewhat of a beating when landing on concrete or pavement. Have had no issues when
landing on grass or dirt.
Flight Rating: 5 out of 5
Summary:
Even though the booster sometimes has hard landings on pavement, most tumblers would... Mine just flies so good and
the kids really like how it looks and flies.
I would like to build another with a three motor cluster in the booster using the two BT50 tubes, maybe with a
streamer or small shoot in one or both. Then stage off the center booster motor.
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 Flight Log| Date | Rocket Name | Motor(s) | Altitude | Notes |
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| 1989-02-14 | Donald Laskey's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-6 | - | booster great but the sustainer ejected on the ground. | | 2004-01-11 | Donald Besaw's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-6 | - | Nice first flight, slow liftoff. Staged nicely. Booster recovered close to pad, it came straight... | | 2004-01-17 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Renegade | B6-0/B6-6 | - | Cool model received as Xmas gift from kids. Model staged at a low altitude. Might try a C booster... | | 2004-02-22 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-6 | - | C6-0 is much better booster for this model. Unfortunately, one of the booster fins broke upon... | | 2004-03-07 | Donald Besaw's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-7 | - | Very nice flight, went up slow and straight and continued upward at sustainer ignition, Went maybe... | | 2004-03-13 | James Reyome's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-7 | - | Great first flight for neat new rocket. Booster very sticky due to tight fit on sidepods, may have... | | 2004-03-20 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Renegade | B6-0/B6-4 | - | Good flight & no damage to the booster! | | 2004-04-18 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-4 | - | Broke another booster fin. Need to redesign the booster. | | 2004-05-15 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-4 | - | Ejected a bit early this time. Will probably go with a longer delay from now on when using a C6... | | 2004-05-16 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-7 | - | Model took off to the south after staging. Upper stage is lost. | | 2004-07-20 | Jeff Hale's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-5 | - | Rocket went almost parallel to the ground shortly after booster stage. Will build another one -... | | 2004-12-18 | Robert Davis's Estes Renegade | 3xD12-0/C6-7 | - | Awesome lift-off on 3 Ds! This one was fun. One fin (booster) came loose in flight, and another... | | 2005-05-28 | Jeff Lane's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-4 | - | Stayed upright but still a very slow boost. Sustainer flight was good. A booster pod broke off on... | | 2005-05-28 | Jeff Lane's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-6 | - | Boosted lazily off pad, arced over and ignited sustainer horizontally at ~20ft. Deployment after... | | 2005-06-18 | Mike Kiss's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-5 | - | Slow easy lift off, stayed stable, staged perfectly at about 150 ft, sustainer flew to about 800... | | 2005-06-18 | Jeff Lane's Estes Renegade | B6-0/A8-3 | - | Perfect flight after fixing booster recess. No damage to booster or sustainer. | | 2005-06-25 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | B4-4 | - | Maiden flight with two coats of primer. Really great flight. Nice slow liftoff with low altitude... | | 2005-06-25 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | B4-4 | - | Another great flight. This rocket/motor combo is great for small fields. For all of the flights on... | | 2005-06-25 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | B4-4 | - | Another great flight. I was able to run and catch it before it touched the ground. | | 2005-07-03 | Jim Hinton's Estes Renegade | 2xC6-3+C6-0/C6-7 | - | first lauunch with C6-3's in side pods, worked very nicely. Only one chute fully deployed on... | | 2005-07-23 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-6 | - | During the booster flight, the rocket went up at a 50-degree angle. After successful staging, the... | | 2005-07-23 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | C6-0/A8-5 | - | Again, it weathercocked or just plain leaned over, whatever you want to call it. Still a really... | | 2005-07-23 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | C6-0/A8-5 | - | Great flight. THis rocket tends to weathercock a bit. It might just need more noseweight. | | 2005-08-13 | Mike Kiss's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-5 | - | Slow lift off that turned horizontal just before staging, 2nd stage flew horizontal about 500 ft,... | | 2005-09-24 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | C6-0/A8-5 | - | Again, staged a little low. Definitely going to upgrade to a 24mm motor mount. | | 2005-09-24 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | C6-0/A8-5 | - | Flew/staged kinda low. | | 2005-10-16 | Jeff Lane's Estes Renegade | B6-4 | - | Good flight, single stage. | | 2005-10-23 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | B6-4 | - | Cool flight. Nice and low. | | 2005-10-23 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | B6-4 | - | Again another cool low flight. | | 2005-11-06 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | B6-4 | - | Cool flight. A litte squirrelly on the way up and the chute took a little while to open up, but... | | 2005-11-26 | Donald Laskey's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-6 | - | booster great but the sustainer ejected on the ground. | | 2005-12-31 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | B6-4 | - | Great flight. Nose hit the body, slightly chipping the paint. | | 2006-05-20 | Mike Kiss's Estes Renegade | C6-0/A8-3 | - | Good flight, still struggles off the pad, too heavy, booster broke 2 fins again, sustainer no... | | 2006-06-03 | Todd Mullin's Estes Renegade | 1XD12-0+2XA10-3/B4-4 | - | Great boost! Clustered the booster because the standard configuration has always been sluggish of... | | 2006-06-24 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | D12-0/B6-4 | - | Booster broke a fin on landing b/c of gained altitude with D12. Sustainer section did not eject... | | 2006-07-09 | Edward Chess's Estes Renegade | B6-4 | - | Flown single stage for small field. | | 2006-07-13 | Jeff Lane's Estes Renegade | B6-0/B6-4 | - | Perfect liftoff straight up, good staging, beautiful deployment. More proof that reducing the... | | 2006-10-02 | Ed Scientist's Estes Renegade | C6-0/A8-3 | - | Well it was ugly. Great boost with seperation at about 75 feet. The sustainer failed to ignite... | | 2006-10-06 | Todd Mullin's Estes Renegade | F40-M | - | Yee-ha! My second Renegade mod, this time with a single stage 29mm motor mount! Beefed up with... | | 2006-12-30 | Gerry Williams's Estes Renegade | C6-5 | - | MAIDEN FLIGHT: Good flight, excellent recovery. Do it again! :-J | | 2006-12-30 | Gerry Williams's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-5 | - | SECOND FLIGHT: With booster stage (thought staging might fail as coupling seemed tight), launched... | | 2007-01-14 | Todd Mullin's Estes Renegade | D12-0/2XA10-3T/B4-4 | - | | | 2007-01-27 | Todd Mullin's Estes Renegade | F52-4 | - | Motor delay burn by... Ejected violently and early | | 2007-02-24 | Todd Mullin's Estes Renegade | D12-0+2XA10-3/A8-3 | - | | | 2007-03-10 | Dragan Mejic's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-7 | - | | | 2007-03-25 | James Powers's Estes Renegade | C6-0/B6-6 | - | Boost stage went well. After separation, booster lawn darted and impaled itself 1 inch in ground,... | | 2007-03-25 | James Powers's Estes Renegade | B6-4 | - | Perfect first flight. Nice slow lift-off, recovery ~30ft from launch pad. | | 2007-08-12 | Mark Van+Luvender's Estes Renegade | 2xA8-3+C6-0/C6-5 | - | Modified with 18mm mounts in the booster side pods. All three boosters lit on the ground, great... | | 2007-08-19 | Scott Turnbull's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-5 | - | Good staging and booster sep. Recovered off-field. | | 2007-11-11 | Jesse Heady's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-5 | - | Nice slow take off, went up about 100ft then straight back down into the ground. At impact the... | | 2008-02-23 | Reed Johansson's Estes Renegade | D12-0/B6-6 | - | Good flight. I cut the side pods and added two small parachutes to the booster to slow its... | | 2008-05-24 | Andy Turits's Estes Renegade | B6-0/B6-4 | - | Low motors, first flight. Slow take off. Sustainer fired perfectly at no more than 20 ft to an... | | 2008-09-20 | Edward Chess's Estes Renegade | B6-0/A8-5 | - | Good set of motors for small field. Lost both booster fin tip pods, but easily repaired. | 2009-03-28  | Duane Boldt's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-7 | - | This rocket flew excellent on the C6-0/C6-7 combo. Much better than using the B6-0's in the... | | 2009-07-25 | Duane Boldt's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-3 | - | Actually the C6-3 on the sustainer worked out very well on this flight. Beautiful! | | 2009-07-25 | Duane Boldt's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-3 | - | Again a great flight on same combo. Used this flight for NARTREK Bronze Two-stage requirement. | | 2009-07-25 | Duane Boldt's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-5 | - | Awesomely high flight. Staged perfect, but wind picked up and had to chase the sustainer about... | | 2009-08-22 | Duane Boldt's Estes Renegade | C6-0/C6-5 | - | Was a great flight. Booster kit kinda hard on the asphalt. Had to touch up paint later. | | 2009-10-10 | Edward Chess's Estes Renegade | B6-0/B4-4 | - | Short boost on a B6-0, but that limited the damage to the booster to a broken fin--all the pods... | | 2010-12-16 | Brian Hoover's Estes Renegade | C11-3 | - | Moded for rear ejection, flown w/out paint as a test for the mod. Flight was good and stable,... |
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