Brief:
This is a single stage low power kit. Ahoy! It has a very unique appearance. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Some people like t' look while others think it's one o' t' ugliest rockets ever made.

Construction:
Parts List:

• Main body tube
• 8 Fuel tank tubes
• Nose cone
• Engine mount tube
• Launch lug
• Engine hook
• 2 Centerin' rings
• Die-cut balsa sheet
• Die-cut card (contains 16 round punch-outs for fuel tank ends)
• Decal sheet
• Clay weight
• Parachute
• Tape disks
• Rubber shock cord
• Shroud line
• Shock cord mount

This rocket has a very unique nosecone. It also has six lower fins and two mid fins (solar panels). T' build was very enjoyable. Ahoy! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! It's very different from any 3 or 4 fin rocket build and should be attempted by an experienced builder due t' all o' t' fins and tubes that need t' be applied t' t' main body tube. Begad! Everythin' be laid out very well in the instructions and I found no gotcha's at any point durint t' build process. Aye aye!

Finishing:
Finishin' was fairly straight forward. I used sandin' sealer on t' balsa areas and primed t' entire rocket with Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Gray Wet or Dry Sandable® primer.

T' body paintin' was fairly easy bein' silver and white. Ya scallywag! T' nosecone takes some additional care since it calls for white, gold, me bucko, ya bilge rat, me hearties, silver and black t' be applied t' t' various sides o' this multi surfaced nose cone. Begad! Aye aye! It's hard to really call it a nose cone since it looks like none that I have seen before. In t' end I used Testors enamel for the gold and black sections and it came out very nicely.

I did have some problems with one o' t' solar panel decals. Ahoy! Blimey! I applied all o' t' decals without too much difficulty but went back t' try and fix t' position o' one o' t' solar panel decals and it promptly started t' fall apart. I was able t' fix things for t' most part but if you look close you can see that a few bits and pieces are missing.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
I've flown this rocket four times on Estes C6-3 engines. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I didn't want t' go with t' B6-4 since I have heard that it can be a nail bitin' flight if this rocket doesn't grab enough altitude.

Each flight was made in perfect t' near perfect conditions i.e. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! no wind. Well, blow me down! Avast! It flew well on three o' t' four flights. One one flight t' chute tangled and it came down quickly. It be close enough t' t' pad that I snatched it before it hit t' ground so no damange ensued. Ahoy! Ahoy! I'm bad at estimatin' altitude but I would guess that each flight the rocket was in t' 200-300 foot range.

Recovery:
T' flights were great and t' rocket is a big hit with spectators due t' it's unique appearance.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a great OOP Estes kit. Arrr! Begad! I really wish that Estes would brin' this one back. Begad! I know some think it's ugly but I think it's a beautiful old classic and I would really like t' build another.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5

Other:
One tip I would empart t' anyone wantin' t' build this old kit. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Rember that t' waterslide decals are old and probably nay as durable as they once were. Treat them with care and don't manipulate them any more than you have to. They can and do start t' come apart after too much handling.