Brief:
This is a clone o' t' Cannonball Works Atmospheric Soundin' Projectile, shiver me timbers, it has a 38mm outer tube. Well, me bucko, blow me down! I got all t' parts as a custom kit from LOC, but they say they may make a real kit out o' it soon! It is about a 1/4 scale (.252) version of t' rocket used t' probe mushroom clouds, shiver me timbers, and t' sky durin' a solar eclipse in t' IGY.

Construction:
It has one very small (4 inch) payload section, a very long motor tube, me bucko, and really big slots. Ya scallywag! T' slots go almost t' entire length o' t' fin! Way too long in me opinion .... Well, blow me down! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! but hey, it worked! I also got a very nice red parachute from LOC.

No instructions, but it was a custom kit, shiver me timbers, so I shouldn't have expected any. Very straight forward. Alignment was an issue, t' slots were nay dead-on; but good enough for a stable flight. T' real kit will probably have more precise slots. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! Once assembled, ya bilge rat, it is very sturdy. Avast! Well, me bucko, blow me down! It makes an excellent addition t' my rocket fleet; me new second-favorite (First is a tie betwixt me Mach Buster 1 and me first mid power IQSY Thomahawk).

Finishing:
No big issues with finishing. I used t' Bikini-Atoll paint scheme, matey, arrr, and it looks really good!

Construction Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5

Flight:
This model was terrific! I flew it with an EconoJet G35-7W, and it be the perfect match. T' orange-white paint scheme, ya bilge rat, o' t' operational sounding rockets, was very visible; even from 1,500 feet. Avast! SpaceCAD says it flew to 2,750', shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, and it looked like it too. Blimey! Begad! That thin' can really move! When it descended t' 1,500', matey, ya bilge rat, you could see t' orange fins spinnin' in t' breeze, makin' a very easy t' track bird. Ahoy! Ahoy! T' only problem was that at about 50', the nose disconnected from t' payload bay; nearly hittin' me best friend on the head (We were both chasin' after t' rocket). Ahoy! No damage done, however. Avast! Arrr! I had a Nomex® shield, me bucko, matey, which I thought was small, me bucko, me bucko, but turned out t' be fine. Begad! This eliminated the need for wadding. Aye aye! I also had a Slimline motor retainer on it, so t' motor stayed put.

Recovery:
T' shock cord was attached with t' standard loop technique used in all LOC kits. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Recovery was picture perfect - a little bit o' black on t' parachute, but no biggie.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a great rocket. Well, me bucko, blow me down! fairly easy t' paint, only one difficult spot on the nose cone; otherwise it is easy as pie. Simple construction, matey, simple every thing. Well, me bucko, blow me down! preps in under 5 minutes. Arrr! I like it!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5