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

Construction:
T' kit comes with t' main body tube, a long motor tube, and 12 fins and 4 strakes. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It has a plastic nose cone and a molded plastic aft unit. Ahoy! It has t' standard cardboard centerin' rings and a unique nose. It comes with t' older Estes elastic nylon shock cord and mylar parachute. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Blimey! It also has an engine hook.

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

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

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I used a C6-5 on t' first flight, ya bilge rat, it went loop-de-loop into t' pavement. Aye aye! I guess I needed nose weight. Ahoy! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Blimey! Also, had a very small zipper. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Blimey! 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! Blimey! T' original still flies great with no nose weight.

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

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5