Boyce Mercury Redstone Builders Kit 1:35 Scale (ST-20 Tube)

Pros & Cons, but I like it

The rocket kit yielded a nice rocket with good detail. I just flew it this weekend and it looked good and flew well. Pros - fin can is sturdy and much easier to put together than the Estes kit. Nice detail in the capsule too. Cons - why not include the body and motor tubes? Please make these kits complete with the tubes and motor retainer. Also, I noted the instructions call for a 70mm motor retainer, but then specifies an E motor - which won't fit with that retainer. I flew it on a D12-3 and that was fine, but not very high. That's OK since the goal of this one is not to get it out of sight anyway. Also note that I had to add quite a bit of weight to the capsule to balance it properly, so overall it was heavier than the Estes kits. Cons aside, I still recommend it due to the strength and ease of the fin can.