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2008-11-05Madcow Rocketry Cowabunga (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a nice entry level mid/high power kit. Aye aye! Large tube, lots o' room for recovery gear, me hearties, simple build, arrr, and a great
flier.
Construction:
T' main components consist o' high quality parts and is a very complete kit!
4" nose cone
4" body tube
3 ... [More]
2008-09-01Scratch Hawkeye (BT-50) (Upscale)  Review
This Hawkeye is a 1.79x upscale o' t' Estes original which was based on a BT-5 tube. It is a single stage larger version o' t' "mini" rocket that used a 13mm engine. Due t' t' size, a parachute is used for recovery. Ya scallywag!
T' components used were:
Estes instructions for t' original ... [More]
2008-04-12Estes- Trident Flight Good straight boost even in t' wind. Ahoy! Good drift but damage free landing. Long walk. - C6-3 - SSS [More]
2008-03-10Excelsior Rocketry Honest Goon (Plan) (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Honest Goon is another great idea from Fred at Excelsior rockets. Ahoy! It is a modest downscale o' t' larger kits
that are out thar and comes with an outstandin' set o' decals. Remember though, they are GOONY! If you have never done
an Excelsior goony, you really need t' get ... [More]
2008-01-12Kerbco Rockets- Global Flyer II Flight Nice small motor flight. Avast! Straight boost with ejection just slightly past apogee. Ahoy! No shock cord snag this time and nice full chute. Avast! Damage free landin' nay 200' away from pad. - G80-4 - SSS [More]
Estes-Maxi Alpha Flight First flight with new type o' baffle. Begad! Everythin' worked perfect! NO waddin' needed at all. Real nice flight! - D12-5 - SSS [More]
2007-11-23Estes Skywinder Flight This seems t' be t' best engine for this rocket. Aye aye! Good height but nay enough t' overfly a small park and ejection right at t' top. - C6-3 - SSS [More]
Estes- Trident Flight Still a great flight on a B. Well, blow me down! Just right for this small park.Sure draws a crowd t' see it. - B6-4 - SSS [More]
2007-10-28Scratch 2.5x upscale Nike X Flight Ejection was late enough t' pull locator rin' apart and snag chute line. Aye aye! Came down mostly horizontal with chute streaming. Arrr! Landed with no damage. WHEW!! - I211-M - SSS [More]
2007-08-11Estes Mars Lander Flight Nice straight up flight with good chute. Ya scallywag! Damage free landin' on its legs again! Great flight. - C5-3 - SSS [More]
Estes Andromeda Flight Good flight but chute took a long time t' open. Rocket came tumblin' down until it did and it landed just fine. Whew. - C6-3 - SSS [More]
Ugly Wart Flight Push button, blink, you missed it!! Nice flight but slight angle out at launch. Arrr! Good chute but very long walk (1/4m). Blimey! Great, matey, late in t' morning, tired, hot, just what I needed for t' last $#%^&^% flight!! - G64-10 [More]
Ugly Wart Flight Nice smokey launch. Straight up and good chute. Short walk, no damage. Begad! Blimey! Love those Black Jack motors! Blimey! - G33-M [More]
2007-04-30Excelsior Rocketry Honest Goon (Plan) (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' HONEST GOON is another Goony retro-bash decal/plan set that is available from Excelsior Rocketry. This is nay a
kit but rather a set o' instructions, shiver me timbers, fin patterns, and most importantly decals t' kit bash an Estes Baby Bertha (plus
a few extra parts) into some rocketry fun. If ... [More]
2006-12-12Aerotech 29mm RMS Motor (Kit)  Review
(by Geoffrey Kerbel - 12/12/06)
Brief:
T' AeroTech 29MM RMS is a reloadable motor casin' for mid-power flights with
"E" through "G" power reloads. Blimey! This is a system that allows
the flier t' put their own motors together with t' power requirements t' suit
their rockets ... [More]
2006-12-10Plastic Model Conversion Convair ISX-SSC (Plastic Model Conversion)  Review
This is a plastic model conversion o' t' Revell Authentic Kit o' t' Convair ISX-SSC model. This be an eBay buy from earlier in t' year and be t' 1996 issue o' t' kit. This comes up on eBay quite often and can usually be won for a small, reasonable price. Begad! T' original came out in 1959. ... [More]
Quest Nike-K (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a skill level 2 kit from Quest with pseudo-military looks usin' the
Nike name and lower fin shape. Aye aye! Blimey! It is a single stage rocket with mid-body
separation. T' upper section could be used for payload. Well, blow me down! Blimey!
Construction:
T' basic components consist o' t' following:
Main ... [More]
2006-09-24Scratch Federated Transport and Delivery (Scratch)  Review
( Design this
Spaceship Submission - by Geoffrey Kerbel - 09/24/06) Federated Transport and Delivery
Click on ANY picture t' enlarge!
This rocket be conceived from a picture that was part o' a contest that
Nick o' EMRR came up with in mid 2006. Begad! There was a group o' six pictures ... [More]
2006-07-02Estes Cedimin' Raider (Kit)  Review
(by Geoffrey Kerbel - 07/02/06)
Brief:
"After numerous suspicious reports from t' outer Alpha
quadrant, we can now positively state that t' Cedimin' have been usin' a new
style Raider in their attacks at t' Outer Rim Space Yard. Begad! Blimey! There have been
additional reports o' attacks ... [More]
2005-11-25Scratch Upscale Blue Bird Zero (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by Geoffrey Kerbel - 11/25/05)
Brief:
This Blue Bird Zero is a 125% upscale o' t' original which makes t' main body
tube a BT-60. Begad! I have wanted this rocket since I became a BAR but t' Ebay
prices were too high. Avast! I then found Fred at Excelsior and while orderin' s ... [More]
2005-11-23Scratch Der Mega Red Max (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by Geoffrey Kerbel - 11/23/05)
Brief:
Der Mega Max is a BT-80 upscale (158%) o' t' big Red Max. It is me flyin' test
bed for me new interchangeable motor mount system for BT-80 tube rockets. This
will allow single engine or cluster flights with t' same rocket. With ... [More]
Scratch Monolith (Scratch)  Review
(by Geoffrey Kerbel - 11/23/05)
Brief:
T' Monolith is a single stage, mini motor all paper rocket.T' Monolith
started out as one o' those "lets see if this works" projects. After
many starts and stops, matey, I was about t' give up on t' project when I found out
about t' EMRR ... [More]
2005-09-18Quest Nike-K (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a very easy t' build "quick kit" that lives up t' t' promise
of ready t' launch in 15-45 minutes. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It's a decent lookin' design with fin can
and transition t' a payload bay and even comes with a plastic display stand.
This particular kit was given t' me as a prize ... [More]
2005-08-28Quest Flics (Kit)  Review
Brief:
I just want everyone t' know that t' only reason I am doin' this review is not
because I am desperate t' get one in or because I need t' points for t' on
goin' contest! Maybe! It just so happens that I received this kit with a Quest
QEZ at t' same time. These were graciously ... [More]
2005-07-10Scratch This End Up (Scratch)  Review
(by Geoffrey Kerbel - 07/10/05)
Brief:
This End Up turned out t' be a fairly high performance 24mm bird. Well, blow me down! With an Estes
E9-6 engine, it has gone out o' sight on t' two launches with this engine.
Rocksim shows 1600' or more at me Phoenix, AZ launch site on a 90 degree day
with ~10% ... [More]
2005-06-03Quest Nike-K (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Nike-K is a sport scale rocket based on t' Nike booster. Well, blow me down! This is a review
of t' older, out-of-production version that uses t' one piece fin can.
Construction/Finishing:
T' Nike-K was packaged in t' usual clear plastic bag with a full color
picture o' t' completed ... [More]
0000-00-00Quest Nike-K (Kit)  Review
Construction:
My Nike-K is actually very old, havin' been built in 1992, but I feel this
reflects t' the overall quality o' t' design. I have bought a new kit to
compare t' two, and it is pretty much identical t' t' early one. Quest
packages their parts separately so it is easy t' find ... [More]
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