The model is cute and the colors bright. It should be a decent B6-4 or C6-5 model.
The instructions were vague with too many mistakes.
The box says "Flies up to 260 feet!
A C6-5 should take this one closer to 600'.
The B8-3 engine does not exist.
The shock cord was too short, the parachute WAY too large.
The nose cone shoulder took a wrap of tape for a good fit.
Look at the rear end picture and you can see how the front half of the fins "float" over the tube. The earlier MPC Enterprise fins were similar. There is a gap between the upper root edge and body tube.
I don't know why, but the engine sticks out 3/4" beyond the end of the fin can.
It is interesting to see how model rocketry is done in China.
Am I complaining? Not really, just observations. Heck, I only paid $4.80 for the kit.
I doubt these models will be around long, some vendors are clearing them out.
Launch in less than an hour? The model took an hour and a half to finish.
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