Brief:
A great scale model o' t' U.S. Begad! Air Force's Advanced Medium Range Air-Air Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-120. Ya scallywag! Avast! Nothin' very special. Well, blow me down! It has been Out O' Production for a couple o' years.

Construction:
T' AMRAAM came boxed and undamaged. Begad! It included:

• 1 Nose Cone NC55
• 2 BT55X11 Slotted Body Tubes
• Tube Coupler
• 2 Clay Weights
• Engine mount parts (18mm)
• Recovery parts (18" Parachute)
• 8 Precut fins on balsa sheets
• Balsa Conduit Strip (extra decoration)
• Launch Lugs
• Sheet o' 34 decals

This was a BETA Series (Skill Level 1) rocket from Estes.

T' only tricky part I had was alignin' t' 2 body tubes together so I didn't have crooked fins, me hearties, otherwise construction was nice and easy. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! I finished t' kit in about 1.5 hours.

PROs: Ease o' build, good quality o' parts. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Well, arrr, blow me down! Blimey! Very sharp looks after decals.

CONs: Alignment was tricky, arrr, matey, so many decals,

Finishing:
PROs: Easy t' paint. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Mine came out absolutely beautiful. Arrr! Blimey! My best job with spray paint. Begad! Blimey! Looks very good when finished

CONs: There are lots o' decals. Aye aye! I misplaced some o' them.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
First and only flight so far was on an Estes B6-4 on New Year's Day. Begad! Begad! I actually got this flight on video.

Preflight prep is typical Estes. Well, blow me down! Blimey! It uses around 4-6 squares o' waddin' and a basic engine hook for motor retention.

T' flight was very straight with very little weathercocking, however, me bucko, it drifted a little.

Recovery:
PROs: 18" chute brought it down in one piece. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! Blimey! No damage.

CONs: None.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This is an excellent rocket kit. Blimey! Ya scallywag! I recommend it t' just about anyone.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5