T' first thin' was t' get rid o' t' through t' wall fin mountin' section. T' first portion removed was 5/16" o' t' aft section. This was used to hold t' engine hooks in t' next step. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! 3" o' t' center fin area was then removed and discarded.

T' two green engine adaptor rings were glued t' each end o' the blue motor mount tube. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! A scrap o' t' balsa was used t' make a plug for t' ejection gasses. Aye aye! This be heavily glued. Ahoy! All pieces in this kit were glued usin' Titebond wood glue. Ahoy! T' kit comes with two parachutes and each parachute comes with a motor mount hook. T' two motor hooks were centered and positioned 180 degrees apart at t' aft end o' t' assembly. Ahoy! T' 5/16  piece o' body tube was then slipped over t' assembly and glued  in place.

A cut be made for t' engine retainer hooks in each o' t' two pods 2 1/2" from t' end. T' factory holes for t' ejection gasses were used and lined up with t' small gas tubes before gluing. Another hole was cut into t' tube for t' ejection gasses just forward o' t' factory gas ports, shiver me timbers, t' provide additional ventin' o' t' ejection gas.

This be t' final assembly. Blimey! Blimey! T' parachute is an 18" Estes with a standard underwear elastic shock cord. Begad! Aye aye! Blimey! A small amount of weight be need in t' forward nosecone for stability. Well, blow me down! Avast! Blimey! After t' primer went on, I decided t' make a last minuet change and used a piece o' t' cardboard  stock t' make a fake nozzle on t' end center portion. 

OK, she be naked for her first flight.  I wanted t' see her go before I spent t' time finishin' her. Aye aye! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! At this point she is weighing in at 2.2 oz. Arrr! First flight be on a pair o' A8-3's. Aye aye! She darted off the pad and went straight as an arrow. Ahoy! T' A8-3's took her t' about 720 feet. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Her next flight will be on two C's.

Here be t' finished version. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! There was quite a stir on RMR about what be legal t' use for finishin' it. Blimey! I did use t' stickers. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! T' paint be what I had left over from buildin' me Aerotech Arrow. T' chrome be some Testors chrome me son had.

OK, ya bilge rat, it's nay t' most creative rocket I've ever built but it's simple, matey, matey, sturdy and flies straight as an arrow. Ahoy! I be goin' for somethin' simple that anyone could build and fly. Arrr! Arrr! I should be able t' fly this at many launches for years t' come. Begad! BTW, shiver me timbers, Yes, That's a real 120mm mortar in t' corner!

7  flights t' date!

First flight after paint on two B6-4's

There she goes on C6-5's!

...And a great shot on 2 C6-7's