Estes Saturn V 1:200 Scale, 0.5 Liters, Multi

My son was obsessed with rocketry and spaceflight, and with the Apollo program specifically, so we got him this for Christmas a year ago. It's a really nice replica that lives on his desk when not in flight, but the whole kit is great, and not unlike the Shuttle / launchpad I had as a child. The only downside was that on our maiden flight, the parachute/wadding was a bit tight, so the parachute did not fully deploy correctly. This caused the tip of the rocket and one of the supplementary clear fins to break off on landing. Luckily, we were able to recover the tip, and the rocket flew mostly ok with a fin missing for the second flight, and we were able to reduce the wadding a bit to make sure the parachute deployed correctly. This is likely mostly user error, but instructions on how tight the nose cone section should fit would be helpful. (They do sell replacements for those parts, though, so it's probably not an uncommon issue) Pros: * Great replica of the Saturn V rocket, with stand for display * Pretty much ready to go out of the box, with minimal setup * Flies as expected to specified height, with easy parachute recovery for multiple flights with quick turnaround Cons: * Getting the wadding/parachute stuffed in has to be done carefully or you risk damaging the rocket, but instructions aren't very clear on how to manage that without guessing and testing

Thought it may be a better finish

Super echt perfekt 👍👍👍👍

Justo lo que esperaba

Fins are almost broken. No idea how to unbend it and there is nowhere to order a replacement. Estes rockets website only delivers to U.S.