BAR Fleet #116 - Satellite Interceptor

Estes Industries Design

Kit #:  1296
Produced 1978 -1982
Designer: 
Wayne Kellner
Type:  Futuristic / SciFi

 Stages: 1

Engine Type:  18mm
Recovery:  Parachute

Length:  58cm

Diameter:  24.8mm
Weight Empty:  47.0 g
Nose Cone:  Conical
Fin Type:  Various
Number of Fins:  Multiple

Color Scheme:  White and black

with black & red markings

 Date Completed: 

22 July 2018

 An Estes Classic

 Back in 2017, I picked up an Estes Industries PNC-50 nose kit which contains one of the PNC-50BB units.  After doing a quick search on the Wonderful World Wide Web to find out what Estes kits used that cone,  I came up with either a Black Brant III scale model or the Satellite Interceptor.   I chose the latter, and began my scratch build / kit bash.  The plans, templates, and decal page were downloaded from the Jimz website.

The build of the SI was very straight-forward, albeit with lots of fins to cut out, fill, and sand.
The only real deviation from the kit paint/décor scheme was the nose.  I opted to go with black.
The long red stripe decals that are meant to extend onto the nose didn’t show up against the black paint, so they were cut off at the body tube / nose joint.  Those same decals were also swapped left and right so that the number ‘2’ appears under the cockpit.

The entire model was given a coat of Krylon matte clear, after which a bit of ‘Future was brushed onto the cockpit decal to make it shiny. 
I look forward to many nice flights out of this bird.