Exo-Skell

Manufacturer:

Estes

Kit #:

2163

Skill Level:

Two

Status:

Operational

Max Altitude:

215 feet / 66 meters

Engines:

Regular

Recovery:

Booster: 12” Parachute
Pod: 18” Parachute

Number of flights

 

This was on sale at a hobby shop, so I bought the last two.  I thought it looked pretty SCI-FI, and with the large size of the capsule I thought it might be a good spot to hide a camera one day.

I didn’t like the body-wrap decals that it came with, so I went simply with a multi paint scheme. Using only Tamiya paints, the entire “thing’ was first sprayed with olive drab. Certain sections were highlighted with light green, and then the whole thing was covered with clear green to give that frog/reptilian skin look.

Reptilian look sci-fi rocket that deploys an alien pod in the air! Alien pod extends its legs and descends to earth via parachute!

The alien inside rotates inside the pod!

Length: 18.5" / Diameter: 2.25"

Plastic nose cone / Die-cut balsa fins / Parachute recovery.

Recommended motor: C5-3, C6-3

 

The neat thing with the alien is that he is always sitting right side up in the capsule. The capsule is oriented one way when on the booster, and is upside-down when used as a lander.