| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2015-10-06 |
| Diameter: | 1.84 inches |
| Length: | 9.30 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Semroc  |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Goonybird, Odd-Roc |
Brief
Great little GoonyBird style kit by Semroc.
Components
Balsa nose cone, fins, and cockpit. Water slide decals.
Construction
No problems building the kit.
Finishing
Was a little difficult to paint the joint under the wings.
Flight
Great flights, fin config makes it look cool in the air.
Recovery
I wish I had put two more coats of glue on the nose cone. It's a bit banged up now.
Summary
One of my favorite rockets
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Hans "Chris" Michielssen (October 13, 2015)
Regarding the white teeth, eyes and Semroc logo -
You can use small pieces cut from an unprinted white decal sheet. Set those down first (where the teeth and eyes will be) then add the kits black decals over the top.
By itself the white decal won't need any clear coats, it slides right off the backing after soaking. It's a little extra work, I've done it on decals that don't have the white background.
Bill Eichelberger (October 21, 2015)
That's how I did my first Red Max clone, but I used adhesive shelf paper cut to just under the size of the decal.
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Bill Eichelberger (October 8, 2015)
I think the decals need some white in the teeth, eyes and behind the Semroc logo.