scud missile for kids

I was watching a war movie and got inspired.
i saw all these explosions,bullets,casualties and missiles ant hougt mmm let's make something like that but save for kids to play with.

remember macGyver or tour of duty?

Well here is something to make within seconds and with a lot of imagination it got the same effect.

Step 1 Start

You need to get 3 simple things to start with;

- a pen
- piece of paper
- Matches (for projectiles and to launch it)

Comments

[ilpug]

I want to do this but as a mini crossbow...

[modaawesome]

I love it. mom don't.

[Air_Assassin]

Lolz since when did kids get to use matches?

[jacobzman]

can you have more matches

[LoneWolf]

C-O-O-L

[Apple_4_life]

 does it have to be wooden matches? all I have right now are paper ones

[Colonel88]

I dont get how the thing gets pushed out by the spring. I mean, do you hav to press some button or do they fly out when u light the matches? How come they dont fly out before but fly out after?

[stoker221]

does it mATTER WHAT KIND OF PEN???

[bowmaster]

Add flash powder.

[corey_caffeine]

OH MY GOD!!! HE KILLED ADMIRAL LONGLEGS

[daywalker42]

well, the scud name is almost spot on, so inaccurate you have to fire two to feel good about yourself, and so inaccurate they still won't hit the broadside of an encampment 10 feet away XD next the Patriot, a 50 match shooting version designed to shoot down the one in a million chance that a scud gets too close XP

[Gothamite]

lol this gives me an idea that involves gasoline thanks :)

[Shentianqi]

How does the matches shoot? Awesome Instructable!!! Very easy and Detailed!!!

[junits15]

what happens is the matches are pushed up against the spring and wedged in the pen because their heads are to large, when the heads burn off the spring launches them.

[PyroManiac96]

what about in and out? like stand in a doorway on launches outside one launches in the house

[PyroManiac96]

one* sorry

[coolz]

how do you fire?

[mitch_mason77]

Is that tour of duty, full metal jacket or neither in the video? I've seen that scene before but i cant think of what its from.

[erik.teichmann]

Umm... Aren't kids not supposed to play with matches? Seriously, don't burn your house down.

[erik.teichmann]

That said, I'm making one when I get home.

[thematthatter]

how do the matches launch? can you add a warhead for CBRNE Attacks.

[NeonLime]

Ive seen this done before except they used a cork ;>

[themakeclass]

hahahahahah very nice and cheap i like very much