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Old 01-04-2009, 11:46 PM
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The Intruder seems to have been Quest's version of the Estes Interceptor. It's not a clone but the physical resemblance is definitely present, Although the styling is like that of Estes, the rocket itself displays a distinct Quest flavor. I had not built a Quest kit in quite some time and this one reminded me of the resons I liked the ones I did build.
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Old 01-04-2009, 11:51 PM
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Construction begins with the plastic nose cone. The base must be glued to the body using tube type plastic cement. I found that the plastic seemed heavier than that of of similar Estes cones. There was almost no flash to trim and it seems sturdy.
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Old 01-05-2009, 12:50 AM
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The motor mount comes next. A slit is made for the engine hook and then the first centering ring is glued in place; I used yellow glue. A piece of Kevlar is then knotted and run through the other centering ring which is then slid into place. Yellow glue was used to fillet bother rings and a piece of elastic was tied onto the end of the Kevlar and secured with a drop of glue. A thrust ring mounted right above the top of the engine hook complets the motor mount assembly.
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Old 01-05-2009, 07:23 AM
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I really enjoyed building my Intruder You will find it is quite a bit smaller then the Estes Interceptor..Here is a group shot I took of my Interceptors and the Intruder for size comparison..
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I agree with you. This one is a great flyer and a fun to build rocket. I painted my Intruder gray and re-created the decals with my ALPS because I did not wanted to use the ones it came with. I also paper laminated the fins.
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Yeap I had the same thought:
decided to add a couple things to the model and change the paint pattern.
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Old 01-05-2009, 09:57 AM
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I really enjoyed building my Intruder You will find it is quite a bit smaller then the Estes Interceptor..Here is a group shot I took of my Interceptors and the Intruder for size comparison..


I don't think the DNA test will be needed. THe resemblance is there for all to see.

THey all look nice.
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Old 01-05-2009, 10:01 AM
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I agree with you. This one is a great flyer and a fun to build rocket. I painted my Intruder gray and re-created the decals with my ALPS because I did not wanted to use the ones it came with. I also paper laminated the fins.


The package says it a skill level 3 but I have seen nothing so far that would put it that high. Its been simple.

I don't know what I'm going to do about paint. I want to use the stock decals and don't have an ALPS. Right now all I have is some white laser decal paper.
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Old 01-05-2009, 10:04 AM
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Yeap I had the same thought:
decided to add a couple things to the model and change the paint pattern.


I like the black but it would kill the decals. I'm sitll thinking about paints.

On another matter, I was about to start working on a tube cutter when TRF went down leaving my info high and dry.

What do you usually do to build up mandrels for larger diamter tubes? Do you just keep wrapping the duct tape until you get where you want?
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She said, "Make up your mind, you can't do both!"
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Since this has turned into a "Post your Intruder pics" thread, I have to add my son's. However, I'll just us a link to the thread he started instead of posting pics again.

Intruder's Intruder.
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