I had heard that Estes corrected the decals on the Mercury Redstone kit. I saw the new kit run yesterday at Hobby Lobby.
The face card is now a black background, much like the Saturn V (#2157) and new Little Joe II.
The vertical UNITED STATES decal looks to be a darker red, the plastic capsule and tower parts still look pink to me.
The "MR8" is a correction builders are looking for. You can see it above the fins.
MR8 designates the Liberty Bell 7 flight.
Thanks to Estes for listening and making the corrections.
I received one of these MR's in a recent Craig's List haul and it has become one of my favorite rockets to launch.
ReplyDeleteHi Lonnie,
DeleteEven though I made mine (sold on Ebay) with a 24mm mount, the C6 engine surprised me and does give it a pretty good ride.