Skill Level 4 Rocket Kits

Skill Level 4 Model Rocket Kits

Skill Level 4 kits are moderately challenging to build. They may have smaller parts that are harder to grasp, and usually have more complex paint schemes, meaning they will take longer to apply the finish. Below is our selection of Skill Level 4 kits. Click on the "more info" button to learn about the kit, and to order it for fast delivery.

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Skill Level 4 - Slightly Challenging

	DynaStar LexxJet
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 05037 Can you see yourself flying the next generation of rocket-powered business aircraft? This gorgeous rocket is a magnet for attention and flies like a champion. (Created by by the famed rocket designer Shrox)

	DynaStar Firefox-SHX
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 05036 This rocket kit has a shape reminiscent of a Soviet-era fighter jet. (offset body tube, designed by Shrox)

	Sirius Rocketry Deimos
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07121 In the mid 21st century, the Mars-Deimos-Phobos International Initiative was formed to pool resources and focus on the exploration of Mars and its satellites. Mars exploration craft like the Deimos were a small part of that exploration fleet.

	Sirius Rocketry Interrogator
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07123 You will love the standard-size Interrogator, because it uses some nifty building methods that simplify construction, add strength and make finishing easier. The Interrogator will not only look great and fly high, but may teach a new skill or two that you can add to your rocketry-building arsenal!

	Sirius Rocketry Midpower Interrogator
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07124 You will love the mid-power size Interrogator, because it uses some nifty building methods that simplify construction, add strength, and make finishing easier. The Interrogator will not only look great and fly high, but may teach a new skill or two that you can add to your rocketry-building arsenal!

	Sirius Rocketry Interrogator G
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07125 You will love the Interrogator-G, because it uses some nifty building methods that simplify construction, add strength, and make finishing easier. The Interrogator will not only look great and fly high, but may teach a new skill or two that you can add to your rocketry-building arsenal!

	Noris Rockets - Ariane
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07230 Scale Model

	SR-72 Darkbird
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 05010 Sci-Fi glider rocket

	Heli-roc
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 05017 Slow descending helicopter; it seems to float in the sky.

	DynaStar Snarky
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 05030 You Wanna Piece of Me? Here's a BIG rocket with a bad-attitude!

	Space Shuttle Intrepid
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07022 Skill Level Four fun, and great for 4H Projects.

	QModeling Hawkeye
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07212 Mega Retro Upscale of the classic rocket from the 1980's.

	QModeling Bullpup
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07210 Mean-looking rocket that makes a big impression on spectators.

	Cosmodrome Rocketry Nike Smoke
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07260 A big mid-power rocket. It's a 1/6th scale model of the famous Nike Smoke rocket. Uses 29mm diameter rocket motors.

	Cosmodrome Rocketry Black Brant II
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07264 This big, 2.63 inch diameter mid-power rocket will turn heads at your next launch because of the stunning paint pattern and large size. Uses 29mm diameter rocket motors.

	Cosmodrome Rocketry Nike Apache
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07266 This 1/6th scale rocket of the famous NASA sub-orbital rocket is a great addition to your fleet. In fact, it could easily out-class everything else you have. While it looks like a two-stage rocket, it is actually a single-stage model. That makes it easy to build, and simple to prep for launch. Uses 29mm diameter rocket motors.

	Sunward Gravity Rider
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07744 Here's a complex rocket that will have everyone asking you: "Does that thing really fly?" Takes two 18mm diameter motors, and produces an awesome column of smoke at lift-off.

	Sunward King Tut's Pyramid 9"
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07724 King Tut is the big one. The bold one. The bad one. It's a tremendous value and a seriously impressive flyer.

	Sunward Khufu's Pyramid
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07722 Khufu's Pyramid is one of the seven wonders of the model rocketry world. It has a cornucopia of quality parts and is a high-drag bargain. Great for small-field demonstrations.

	Semroc Mars Lander
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07404 This unique kit will grab everyone's attention when you go to launch it! Launching off 18mm motors, it is a fun change from your standard rocket kits.

	Semroc Hydra 7
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 04707 More features per ounce than any other rocket. It has: 21 fins, large payload bay, ability to launch 1 to 7 engines, 2-cluster parachute, wedged fins, and a ring tail.

	Madcow Rocketry: Sea Wolf
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07241 This high-power missile kit is a good easy-to-build kit for Level 1 certification! Uses 38mm diameter rocket motors.

	Red River Stratos
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07506 The Stratos is an Air Force Space Command defensive craft designed to fly high and look great doing it.

	Red River Red Shift
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07510 The Red Shift rocket has a retro Sci-Fi shape that appeals to the ambitious flyer that wants to motivate others to do something unique and out-of-the-ordinary. With decorative tip-pods, a drag-reducing boat tail, and colorful water-slide decals, this crowd-pleasing rocket will be the high-light of your next launch.

	Dr. Zooch Sputnik
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07301 The Dr. Zooch Sputnik rocket is an "ant scale" model. Though small (only standing 11" tall), this detailed scale kit is an important part of history, and no scale modeler's collection would be complete without it. Flies on A,B,C motors.

	Dr. Zooch Vostok
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07325 The Dr. Zooch Vostok rocket is an "ant scale" model. Though small (only standing 13,5" tall), this detailed scale kit is an important part of history, and no scale modeler's collection would be complete without it. Flies on A,B,C motors. The 50th anniversary of the Vostok is April 12, 2011.

	Dr. Zooch R-7 Luna
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07313 The Dr. Zooch R-7 Luna rocket is an "ant scale" model, flying on A,B,C motors. No good Soviet space connoisseur would leave this out of their collection.

	Dr. Zooch Ares 1
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07305 The first model rocket kit available of NASA's next manned space vehicle which also replaces the Space Shuttle. This Ares-1 is a must have for every collector. Flies on A,B,C motors.

	Dr. Zooch Ares 1-X
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07321 The first rocket launched in the Ares program will be the Ares 1-X. It will carry a dummy upper portion. But this model is all REAL, and flies on A,B,C motors.

	Dr. Zooch Titan IIIC MOL
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07319 The Titan IIIC MOL rocket may never have been launched by NASA, but you can send it to space in this "ant scale" version. It flies on A,B and C motors.

	Dr. Zooch Titan IIIC SLV
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07307 The Titan IIIC SLV was the first of the Titan IIIC rockets to launch. Now you can be part of history with your very own "ant scale" model kit. It flies on A,B and C motors.

	Dr. Zooch Soyuz
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07300 The Dr. Zooch "ant scale" Soyuz kit is super detailed, making it a fun challenge to build; yet it is a bargain to buy! It flies on A,B and C motors.

	LOC Precision: V2 (4" diameter)
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07652 The V2 is a classic rocket shape because of its drag reducing boat tail that gives it a swoopy look. The rocket also has a place in history, being the first big rocket to fly outside of the USA. As a high-power flyer, you'll love this kit because it uses 38mm diameter motors and is built strong and durable.

	Pemberton Technologies M2 Mars Challenger
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07576 If you like old Sci-Fi movies from the 1950's, you're going to love this retro design model rocket. It is one of our favorites for its stylistic appeal. A great mid-power rocket on 29mm diameter motors.

	Pemberton Technologies 3FNC
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07577 The simple concept of three fins and a nose cone is taken to its farthest extreme with this kit. It is literally a nose cone with three fins. This sleek, sliver beauty is everything a rocket should be: short, stubby, stylish, and light weight with rakishly swept fins tipped with cool retro, fin-tip pods.

	Pemberton Technologies Space Ark Sr.
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07574 Are you a raving fan of the 1951 movie "When World's Collide"? The cool spaceship from that movie is now available in a beautiful mid-power model rocket kit. Even if you know nothing of the movie, your status is sure to go up when you show up at the next launch with this kit.

	Odd'l Rockets Flying Wedgie
	Skill Level: 4 - Slightly Challenging Product No. 07102 Build it - Watch it fly - and Wonder and Wonder why!

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Easy assembly is a major goal whenever we at Apogee Components design any rocket kit, as this makes using our products fun! But some rockets require more assembly skills that make them slightly more challenging. We have developed the following skill levels to aid you in selecting kits appropriate to your level of construction experience.

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