Brief:
This be t' 7.25" version o' Art's saucer line. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Blimey! Like t' larger 9" version, this saucer flies on C11-0 and D12-0 motors. T' saucer's card stock shell is pre-printed in an USAF motif. Art now offers several designs, me bucko, various colors, and blank versions o' his 6", matey, 7.25", arrr, me bucko, arrr, and 9" saucers.

Construction:
T' components are t' same as t' 9" version (but smaller, arrr, o' course):

• Preprinted card stock comprises t' top and core assembly o' t' saucer.
• One 7.25" plastic picnic plate comprises t' bottom.
• One 2.75" BT-50 motor tube
• One 2.75" motor hook
• One 3/16" launch lug
• 3/32" basswood fin stock

Tools and materials required:

• Scissors
• Exacto knife
• Elmers' white glue
• Rubber cement
• Clear enamel (RUS-TOLEUM Crystal Clear or equivalent)
• Double-sided tape
• 150 grit sandpaper

Construction is identical t' t' 9" version. Aye aye! Arrr! You first cut out t' top and core pieces and glue them together usin' t' printed tabs, shiver me timbers, similar t' any paper shroud. Ahoy! An inner rin' is attached t' t' core, arrr, arrr, arrr, and t' core is glued into t' top section. Arrr! These steps use white glue, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, me bucko, and, o' course, t' glue must dry betwixt each step. Begad! Aye aye! Usin' a provided template, a hole t' size o' t' paper core is cut in t' plate. Ahoy! T' template is supposed t' be attached temporarily with double-sided tape, me bucko, but I just used clear tape. Begad! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! T' plate is t' be glued t' t' saucer assembly with rubber cement. When I built me 9" saucer, I substituted some old Liquid Nails. Begad! It had thickened some and I thought t' recommended rubber cement would work better. Aye aye! Begad! Well, I had bought some fresh Liquid Nails and decided t' try it again. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! This time it worked fine.

To assemble t' fin can, matey, matey, you mark, me bucko, cut and sand t' fins. Avast! Ahoy! These are attached t' t' motor tube like any other fins. Avast, me proud beauty! You optionally can add card stock spin tabs. Ahoy! Begad! On this saucer, ya bilge rat, I elected t' leave them off (I used them on me 9" version). Finally, me bucko, t' launch lug is added and t' fin unit is complete. Avast, me proud beauty! If you are goin' t' use t' spin tabs, matey, make sure you glue t' launch lug on t' side o' a fin that is away from t' direction o' t' tabs. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! As with me previous saucer, I left off t' motor hook t' allow longer motors, matey, staging, etc.

T' last step is t' sand t' tip o' t' fins so that t' fin assembly slides into t' core section o' t' saucer.

Finishing:
Finishin' consists o' sprayin' t' printed top and core o' t' saucer with clear enamel. Blimey! You have t' make sure nay t' get this on t' plastic plate as t' paint might damage it. I guess you could paint t' fin can, but I elected t' leave it naked.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I flew t' saucer on a D12-0. Avast! Ya scallywag! Its boost be noticeably faster than its 9-inch cousin (no real surprise) and it really put those silly plastic RTF saucers t' shame :-). Well, blow me down! As with t' bigger saucer, t' fin unit and saucer sections did nay separate. Unlike t' bigger saucer, however, matey, me hearties, it came down nose first.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This saucer is easy and fun t' build. Ya scallywag! It looks better, IMHO, me bucko, than t' RTF ones, ya bilge rat, arrr, and thar are several colors/patterns t' choose from. Aye aye! If you like saucers, ya bilge rat, I suggest you get one o' these and go drag race a Snitch :-).

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5