Exquisite Interceptors (Paperback)

by Thay Yang (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
With clear illustrations, instructions, and solutions to problems the reader may have folding the planes, Exquisite Interceptors quickly teaches how to fold replicas of modern fighter aircraft as well as fantasy planes. These are easy-to-follow, FUN instructions. -- Publisher

Product Description
Any airplane enthusiast can quickly learn how to fold paper replicas of modern fighter aircraft as well as fantasy planes by using the clear illustrations, instructions and examples in this book. No cutting or gluing is required, and models such as the Saab Draken, Yf-23, and F-5 Tiger can be folded with one piece of paper. Photos, line drawings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 117 pages
• Publisher: Cypress House; 1st edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879384272
• ISBN-13: 978-1879384279
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,025,003 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so easy..., March 1, 2000

By A Customer

Don't be fooled - these are not easy airplanes to make well!

I'm not a skiled origami artist, but I can fold most paper airplanes with great precision. The planes in this book lean more toward origami than functional paper airplanes.

The planes do look cool, but they're not the best performers in terms of flight.

To be fair, I'm not convinced that I've folded them well enough to really judge how well they should fly, but many of them have very small wings...

The planes do not require any cutting or glue, but they do need tape.

Another thing to note is that most of the planes require a ruler to find the location of the fold. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that, but I personally prefer to be able to just grab a piece of paper and turn it into a great flyer with no other tools.

Bottom line: if you want cool looking planes from a single uncut piece of paper, this book is for you. If you want great flyers, you may want to go elsewhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite Interceptors, November 21, 2006

By	Ryan (USA) - See all my reviews

This book is filled to the rim with fun and challenging planes!
The person before me that wrote a rewiew does not know how to fold these wonderful planes. I can succesfully fold all of them, and to mention they fly like a charm! So if you are having difficulty folding these planes, Try using a different sheet of paper or adjusting. You`ll get it sooner or later!

3.0 out of 5 stars Good instructions for good looking planes, May 10, 2007

By	Don W. Stauffer - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

VERY complicated folding, pretty complete instructions, neat looking results that sorta fly OK, usually. I think how complicated the folding is makes the resulting plane heavy with less wing surface area, so they tend to drop pretty fast. Also, very hard to fold perfectly, and repeated small errors accumulate to make an asymmetrical plane that veers to one side or spins and goes down.