The following excerpt is from "Sport Rocketry". The intention is to allow guests to get a basic feeling about a kit. We strongly suggest that you get a copy of the referenced Sport Rocketry and read the entire article. Inside you will find many helpful hints in construction as well as other useful information. For more information, use the two links above.

(Sport Rocketry - Jul/Aug 1999 - page 33 - by Thomas Beach) 

"Neubauer's 1/27th-scale Mercury Redstone is based on a 2.6" diameter tube . . "
"The kit's construction is simple, except for the escape tower."
"The tower is built from wood dowels that must be cut, sanded, and fitted by hand . . ."
"The molded plastic capsule has details at the level of hatches, ports, and longitudinal stringers, but lacks the corrugations and smaller details . . ."
"The fins are laser-cut plywood with no attempt at detailing . . ."
"The vinyl decal for the complex forward toll pattern worked beautifully."
"The Mercury Redstone can be flown with a D12-3 or E15-4 motor."
"The molded plastic capsule is quite heavy, so the model is very stable."
"The escape tower is removable for flight . . ."
"Recovery is by a 38" sturdy plastic parachute."

The entire article gives the impression is that this model has some challenging build features and needs some work to be a good competition scale model.