Brief:
This is Estes representation o' t' British surface t' air missile used in t' Falklands war in 1983. Avast! Aye aye! It is a single stage rocket with standard parachute recovery. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! It be only in t' 1983 and 1984 catalogs. Aye aye! They are gettin' harder t' find. Blimey! Aye aye! This was t' second rocket I ever had.

Construction:
T' kit comes with t' main body tube, arrr, me bucko, a long motor tube, ya bilge rat, me bucko, shiver me timbers, and 12 fins and 4 strakes. It has a plastic nose cone and a molded plastic aft unit. Begad! It has t' standard cardboard centerin' rings and a unique nose. Begad! Blimey! It comes with t' older Estes elastic nylon shock cord and mylar parachute. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! It also has an engine hook.

These were t' typical Estes directions, very easy t' follow. Well, blow me down! T' rocket is very easy t' put together, ya bilge rat, it is a level 2 kit. Ahoy! T' toughest part o' t' whole rocket be t' paint scheme. Ahoy! I built t' forward and aft sections seperately, and then glued them together. It was a lot easier t' paint and t' build this way. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I did use 5 minute epoxy for t' building, me hearties, as I plan t' have it for a long time. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! I coated t' ends o' all t' tubes with CA for strength, as well as t' fins. Begad! Blimey! I did nay add spruce edges t' t' fins, me hearties, ya bilge rat, arrr, as I will nay be flyin' it that much, shiver me timbers, and increased t' size o' t' chute.

Finishing:
PRO - Straight forward finishing, matey, t' toughest part is removin' t' balsa grain. Begad! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! No real surprises here.
CON - T' aft fins are prone t' break on hard landings. Ahoy! You may want t' change t' Basswood on them. Also, me hearties, me hearties, me bucko, don't fly on windy days and you can increase t' size o' t' 12 inch chute t' 18 inches. Aye aye! Oh, and it is OOP by t' way, I have 5 so I decided t' build one. Avast, me proud beauty! It looks real nice finished.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I used a C6-5 on t' first flight, shiver me timbers, it went loop-de-loop into t' pavement. Arrr! Blimey! I guess I needed nose weight. Ahoy! Also, had a very small zipper. I added about 1/2 ounce nose weight and now it flies great! Blimey! I guess t' epoxy added more weight t' t' aft than I thought. Begad! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Blimey! T' original still flies great with no nose weight.

Recovery:
Classic Estes recovery, works great. T' original rocket motor tube burned through after 11 years and 63 flights. I added a coupler and put it right back together.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I love this kit, it is one o' me all-time favorites. Avast! It looks real good, and is somewhat a challenge t' build. Ahoy! It also is nay a kit you see everyday, me bucko, so it gets noticed. T' main con is they only made it for 1 year 17 years ago!

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5