Brief:
A totally unique lookin' skill level 3 rocket designed by Shrox and sold by FlisKits. Begad! Aye aye! It even includes pin' pong balls as a design feature! It's a great flyer and a rocket that people will take notice o' at any launch.

Construction:
T' kit includes:

• 2 NCB-50AB nose cone, balsa
• 2 BT-50-18 body tube, me bucko, 18"
• 1 BT-50-04 body tube, 4"
• 1 BT-20-0275 body tube, shiver me timbers, me bucko, 2.75"
• 1 CPL-50-01 stage coupler
• 2 FSB-3-4-9 fin stock, shiver me timbers, 3/32" balsa
• 2 FSW-SHX01 laser cut fins, 3/32" balsa
• 1 PCP-16 16" parachute
• 3 PPB-01 pin' pong ball
• 1 SE-M screw eye, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, medium
• 1 SLK-90-36 Keelhaul®©™® shock line
• 1 SC-2-24 elastic shock cord
• 1 SLCA-96 shroud line
• 1 TD-1-6 tape disk
• 1 LL-1-2 2" launch lug
• 1 LL-1-1 1" launch lug
• 1 EH-0275 engine hook
• 2 CRP-20-50 centerin' ring
• 1 EB-20 engine block
• 1 DCW-SHX01 decal sheet
• 1 FPS-SHX01 fin pattern sheet
• 1 INS-SHX01 instruction sheet

Typically fantastic instructions from FlisKits makes this Level 3 rocket and interestin' build. Blimey! Begad! Although FlisKits has taken t' unusual step o' providing laser cut fins for t' curved upper fins, they still leave t' builder with plenty t' do.

You first assemble t' 18mm motor mount and thar are no surprises here. Next, you are told t' cut holes in t' 3 pin' pong balls. Aye aye! Begad! T' instructions have you use t' 4" BT-50 body tube t' trace t' outline o' t' first cut. You then cut out t' circle very carefully with a sharp hobby knife. After a light sandin' o' t' hole t' deburr it, matey, you then push t' BT all t' way into the ball which will give you a faint outline with which t' make t' second cut. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! You have t' option t' keep t' 6 cut pieces t' use in t' design, me bucko, I chose to discard mine.

T' 2 long body tubes are then joined together with t' coupler. Well, blow me down! The Keelhaul®©™® shock cord is mounted with t' coupler for a strong connection. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! You then cut out 9 fins and a jig brace from t' balsa stock.

FlisKits has included a fin alignment jig that you must assemble yourself from included parts. Well, blow me down! T' jig ensures that both o' t' large fins are at a 15 degree angle. Aye aye! Begad! I found t' jig very useful and it worked perfectly. Avast! I even saved it since I have three other Alien8s t' build.

At step 17, me hearties, matey, matey, thar be a typo that you need t' be aware of. T' instructions tell you put glue on root edge #1 and glue that t' t' 4" warp pod tube. However, t' template clearly shows that root edge #1 should be attached t' the body tube instead. T' template is actually correct, if you only follow the instructions, t' warp pod assembly will be swept back instead o' forward. I informed Jim Flis about t' typo and I am sure that future kits will have this corrected.

T' rest o' t' assembly is quite straightforward. You mount t' fins and the pin' pong balls accordin' t' t' directions. I added fillets t' all the fins and even around t' pin' pong balls t' give a smoother finish. Well, blow me down! Begad! I am really glad that FlisKits decided t' include t' laser cut fins for t' large, curved fins. Aye aye! They are what appears t' be birch plywood and that would have been very difficult t' do with me little hobby knife.

Finishing:
I used two coats o' Krylon dark gray primer with a 320 grit sandin' in between. There are lots o' little nooks and crannies on this rocket, shiver me timbers, matey, so sandin' took longer than normal. Ya scallywag! I then applied 2 coats o' Audi Dragon Green Metallic spray paint. I really like t' auto spray paints, arrr, they go on smooth, do nay run, shiver me timbers, and dry so fast that you can put a second coat on 15 minutes after t' first and then top coat it in one hour! T' face card shows a two tone paint job using black and green, me bucko, but me aliens prefer all green t' match their skin. Ahoy!

There are decals included, 4 o' which that are somewhat large - they are for t' curved fins. Ya scallywag! T' instructions mention that you may want t' cut the large decals in half, but I had no problems applyin' them whole. Ya scallywag! Just take your time as they are very thin and can easily break. After t' decals dried, I applied one coat o' clear coat t' seal everythin' up.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
First flight was with a B4-2, t' smallest motor recommended. Arrr! Aye aye! Thank goodness for t' short delay, because she did nay fly very high. Blimey! Arrr! Parachute popped open just after apogee and she came down in t' grass with no damage. Avast! Begad! For t' second flight, I used a C6-5. Much better! Perfect flight with some weathercockin' but nothin' serious. Parachute arrived just after apogee again and I had another perfect landing. Avast! I had other rockets t' launch so I did nay get in more flights, but I am impressed with how she flies and she will definitely be spendin' more time in t' air.

Recovery:
T' 16" parachute be a perfect size for this rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Although I was flyin' on a fairly calm day, matey, t' rocket came down with nay too much drift and neither too fast nor too slow. Avast! Blimey! I like t' Keelhaul®©™®/elastic combination, arrr, it always seems t' hold up well.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Aside from t' little typo, matey, this is a great kit. Avast! Take your time, build it right, and you will have yet another FlisKit that will be t' center of attention. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! I hope that this is nay t' last collaboration betwixt FlisKits and Shrox. If this first kit is any indication as t' what we can expect in the future, me hearties, I have me credit card ready and waiting!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5