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New Rocket Powered Matchbox Cars! - Extreme!

New Rocket Powered Matchbox Cars! - Extreme!
First of all my inspiration for this project came from zjharva. This is a new version of Rocket Powered Matchbox cars with video! Now you see what they really do on rocket power! I used Hot Wheels cars but I felt they really needed to be called Matchbox because of what were about to do to them!


 
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Step 1What you need!

What you need!
First of all you will need a package of Estes A10-PT model rocket engines. You can find these at most Walmart store, hobby shops or other stores that carry model rockets.
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Feb 14, 2012. 4:32 PMLucifeba says:
Its so COOL!!!!is so fast I love it :D
Oct 26, 2011. 3:11 PMbuild52 says:
we did that but we did't do the string and we also lost it
Oct 14, 2011. 1:41 AMSgtJellyfish says:
are model rocket engines allowed in australia?
Mar 5, 2008. 5:20 AMcomodore says:
How did you ignite the rocket? How did you make the electric igniter?
Jul 31, 2011. 3:37 PMcowmanpoke says:
I opened one up once and I'm pretty sure it's just 4 AA batteries in series. No circuitry.
Mar 5, 2008. 6:55 AMestab says:
you don't make it you buy it
Mar 17, 2012. 1:13 AMapologun says:
can i use A3-3T or A10-3T instead of A10-PT?
Mar 5, 2008. 9:48 AMcomodore says:
Where can I find it? Thank you!
Mar 8, 2008. 2:52 PMestab says:
hoby store that sells rocket cars
Jun 16, 2010. 8:40 AMhunter1125 says:
do you mean a hoby store that sells estes rockets or a website that sells estes rockets? i have never seen a hoby store that sells official rocket cars.
Jun 16, 2010. 1:57 PMestab says:
yea that one
Mar 9, 2008. 3:56 AMcomodore says:
OK, Thank you!
Jun 14, 2011. 6:26 AMasarris says:
Awesome, modded your design with 500 yards string and 3 stage rockets, (used bigger car of course) for the stages i used a simple stopwatch that had (2nd stage .4 seconds and stage 3 which had 2 rockets on side at .8 seconds) clocked speed at 210 miles per hour :D destroyed the car afterwards and forgot to video it :c but it was fun. (for the stopwatches, when the initial current comes i sautered a wire so that it activates start and then another wire so that instead of beeping it activates the stage, sorry for long comment.
Apr 1, 2011. 6:03 PMpufferfish9108 says:
well about the rocket car, you could put 3 engines on top of eachother and then use 3 stages. Stage 1 would be connected to stage 2 with a piece of fuse string, and the same would work with stage 3. Or you could get a big ballon of hairspray or butane and have another fuse connected to that.

TO THE PYROS OF THE WORLD
Jun 2, 2011. 1:34 PMbjb98 says:
That would be very scary
Dec 4, 2010. 1:04 AMphysics95 says:
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Jun 1, 2011. 12:05 PMbjb98 says:
just get anogther rocket engine duh =)
Jun 2, 2011. 9:18 AMphysics95 says:
well thanks I found one I totally forgot that I wrote it it was long time ago
thanks any way:P
Jun 2, 2011. 1:34 PMbjb98 says:
Ur welcome :)
Mar 19, 2011. 8:11 AMsethcim says:
Can you add information about the track / guidance system please?
Mar 7, 2011. 6:03 AMnoah279878582 says:
i've seen all of kipkay's video's on youtube :P
Oct 10, 2008. 9:39 AMmeat grinder says:
all the cool people use masking tape.
May 17, 2009. 12:17 PMMongo Of Fire says:
No, Duct Tape is cooler. Mongo has spoken. (AGAIN!)
Feb 23, 2011. 7:05 AMchristpher says:
i agrey duct tape is cooler
Aug 19, 2009. 1:02 PMGamer917 says:
i agree, but i cant find my roll of duct tape T_T
Feb 14, 2010. 10:43 PMdla888 says:
Whenever I lose my duct tape I feel like my life has collapsed!
Jun 10, 2009. 8:48 AMmeat grinder says:
masking tape is lighter but ducktape is better. dont say mongo has spoken it sounds stupid
Jun 10, 2009. 4:26 PMMongo Of Fire says:
I will say "Mongo has spoken" Whenever I please, thank you very much. Besides that, did you really have to reply to mine as opposed to your own to make it so that you didn't make yourself look like a complete jerk? I mean, you don't really have to point that sort of thing out unless it isn't on the internet. On the internet, I can be as much of a nerd as I want and you can't really do anything about it. I can even post something like this up if I want to. I guess I want to, because I beleive that I just posted this. Wouldn't you agree? (And to think that all of this started by you saying that all of the cool people use masking tape...)
Jun 1, 2011. 12:03 PMbjb98 says:
MONGO HAS SPOKEN!!!!!!!
Mar 3, 2010. 1:30 PMXWXAXDXEX says:
Rofl hes obviously like 10 to drag something on that long but yeh, Mongo saying "Mongo has spoken" makes it look like you think too much of yourself...
Mar 11, 2011. 7:43 PMawesomekitteh says:
ah, ah, ah. temper, temper. Yay eminem! (concience)
Dec 22, 2010. 1:54 PMdoodleninja says:
HOLY COW DOODLE NINJA LIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 30, 2010. 12:02 AMphobos_001 says:
nice
Sep 30, 2010. 12:00 AMphobos_001 says:
te la bañaste jaja qe chido
Jun 29, 2010. 2:51 PMFriscky says:
Could you just strap a bottle rocket on to it? Just wondering.
Jun 16, 2010. 8:36 AMhunter1125 says:
interesting. did you ever try adding a bigger rocket "engine" to a bigger car like a pinewood derby car? that might work pretty well.
Apr 26, 2010. 11:11 AMknektek says:
Put the car facing a ramp!
Apr 5, 2010. 7:44 PMbobmcbob_345 says:
Ha this is awsome!. i did a similar thing but with a g 52 rocket moter on a rc car.
Mar 21, 2010. 2:43 PMnbagf says:
 hi

Dec 2, 2009. 5:02 PMzascecs says:
Be sure not to aim it at someone....


...especially not at the face.....


....and not me... 
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