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Brief: I often fly underpowered. Blimey! I like low and slow for t' most part, and enjoy watchin' t' entire show rather than seein' a rocket disappear into t' sky and waitin' impatiently attemptin' t' re-acquire it. Sometimes, shiver me timbers, though, it's fun t' see a rocket just disappear in an instant. O' ... [More]

2010-04-14

Estes Firebird (Kit)

Review
Brief: This is a father/son dual build. Up t' this point, ya bilge rat, I've been helpin' him build his rockets. We started with me doin' most o' t' building, me hearties, and him as an extra pair o' hands. Blimey! Over t' course o' 3-4 builds, shiver me timbers, he's been doin' more and more, and t' roles are reversin' where I'm becomin' t' ... [More]

2010-02-25

Madcow Rocketry Arrrrrrrcas (Fiberglass) (Kit)

Review
Brief: This be t' fiberglass Arrrrrrrcas HV from Madcow. I bought it because they were givin' away CTI Pro29 3g motors with purchase, so it becomes close t' a no brainer if you're in t' market for t' case (I was) and a fiberglass kit. Arrr! Construction: Aside from it bein' fiberglass, ya bilge rat, ... [More]

2010-02-22

Art Applewhite Rockets Scimitar 29mm (Kit)

Review
Brief: I received this kit as a prize for t' Roam t' Site contest. As a recent BAR, I found this kit - this genre, ya bilge rat, more correctly - very intriguing. Arrr! There be nothin' like it when I be first buildin' rockets in t' late 70's. Aye aye! T' Simitar family o' kits are pyramid shaped saucers usin' ... [More]

0000-00-00

Estes Firebird (Kit)

Review
- by Mike Goss T' Estes Firebird is your basic four-fins-and-a-nose-cone sport rocket. It stands almost two feet tall and uses a BT-55 (about 1.3") diameter body tube. Begad! Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5(Simple and straightforward) T' Firebird came in t' usual plastic bag ... [More]

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