From the Estes Model Rocket Facebook page: Here's Don Thomas' take on the Estes Interceptor -  Inter- X -ceptor . . .   Power Interg...

Dan Winings posted the news on the NAR Facebook page: Estes knows their best sellers - To see the the Estes Website listing: CLICK HE...

I got a message asking about the shipping cost for the Interceptor I have on auction at Ebay - "I wanted to check the cost of shippin...

So far, no bids! I thought this one would be more popular. This is a clean build with a smooth finish. Upgrades too! This auction fin...

A finished, Estes INTERCEPTOR is up for auction on Ebay. This is one of the two Interceptors built on the blog. To see the listing or m...

This was and still is a great design. While the overall look is strong, the decals really make the model. I was surprised, my fini...

This was interesting, I didn't notice until the clear coat was being applied. The recommended engines are set into a decal. You'...

Sometimes I build two models at a time. The better of the two will be sold on Ebay, the other becomes part of my active fleet. I'll b...

The wing pods were painted fluorescent "Rocket Red". The spray paint came from Ace hardware. As mentioned earlier, I thought the c...

I sure some are thinking - "Why so many posts on the Interceptor decals? The decals were one of the big features of the kit - two big ...

I couldn't figure out why this decal was so tall. It didn't make much sense why it would roll over onto the sub fins. I set it...

From the Estes instructions you can see how the long decal splits by the yellow bar. Neither side is actually centered at the word spac...

The instructions say to start applying the bottom decals first. The Bottom View was a bit confusing, the image was flipped. You'll ...

You can paint the tailcone off the model. This will save you from any masking around all the raised vanes. Some masking tape was rolled ...

Plastic grocery bags were used to cover up the rest of the body. Near the pods you can see the brown masking tape that goes on after th...

There are a lot of root edges and nooks to get paint on evenly. As careful as I was to get full coverage there was still a few spots n...

The two piece wing pods were glued on with the Beacon Fabri-Tac Glue. If any of this thick glue squeezes out, wipe it away immediately. ...

After a good tug, the shroud lines on the pre-assembled parachute seemed pretty strong. The reinforcement disks were peeling off! They al...

After filling with CWF and sanded down primer/filler I had a lot of raised grain. This really shows up on the first white undercoat. ...