MPC Red Giant Build, Part 1, Parts

All the parts are clean. The body tubes are wrapped with bright decor.

The Estes style tri-fold shock cord anchor is printed on 20 lb. paper, way too thin. (Replace)
The launch lugs seem to be rolled from sheet plastic or a plastic impregnated paper.
There is only three peel and stick fin pieces.
The 1/8" wide elastic shock cord is pretty short. (Replace)

This is the lower, larger body tube.
These Chinese made tubes are like the launch lugs, not spiral wound. I believe the term is "convoluted". Imagine you are rolling a tube from a sheet of paper.
Enlarge the picture and you will see the interior white "plastic" wrap

Here's the parachute print.
It's 18" wide, probably too big for this model. I'll switch out for a 12" chute and a long shock cord.







Also in the box is the NAR Safety Code and a NAR promotional flyer. MPC got this part right!