Back to the Great Goblin build in two days - But first, a year-end tradition - the TOP TEN!
This past Summer I cut back on my builds so there were fewer finished models to choose from.
Click on the BOLD model names to go to the builds.
#10 is usually not a favorite counting down to #1, or the best build.
This year from #7 to #1 were pretty good.
These are simply my picks, based on the build, flight experience and blog postings.
These are simply my picks, based on the build, flight experience and blog postings.
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10. Wolverine PHOENIX AIM-54A
This was a correction build - the tube lengths I was sent were too long resulting in a "stretched" model. It just didn't look right.
This is one of two builds I started years back, but set aside after things got frustrating. I finally finished both builds.
Compromises in the assembly and some home print decals finished things up.
No enough room for the 18" parachute. A dog in flight - very heavy.
Props to Estes for kitting up a design that probably shouldn't fly stable.
A build from the past. It's always interesting to build a kit from the late 1960s. Over the years there have been some changes in parts and materials.
7. Quest ICARUS
A classic 3FNC design with some good sticker graphics.
Quest has been upgrading their larger kits to use the 24mm Q-Jet motors.
6. Estes BLACK BRANT XII
Estes new scale kit is big and impressive.
A great challenge sanding the diamond shaped fins.
Lots of color and some tricky masks.
Why is this at #6?
I found the fin laminations hard to glue together. Keep an eye on them as they will slip and slide before the glue sets up.
More tomorrow . . .
Wow, only #6 for the BBXII! Curious now what topped it in the rankings.
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