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

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

No instructions, but it was a custom kit, me hearties, so I shouldn't have expected any. Very straight forward. Well, blow me down! Alignment be an issue, t' slots were nay dead-on; but good enough for a stable flight. Ya scallywag! T' real kit will probably have more precise slots. Blimey! Once assembled, me bucko, it is very sturdy. Avast, me proud beauty! 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, 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 was the perfect match. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! T' orange-white paint scheme, arrr, ya bilge rat, o' t' operational sounding rockets, ya bilge rat, was very visible; even from 1,500 feet. Blimey! SpaceCAD says it flew to 2,750', ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, and it looked like it too. That thin' can really move! When it descended t' 1,500', you could see t' orange fins spinnin' in t' breeze, makin' a very easy t' track bird. Begad! T' only problem be that at about 50', ya bilge rat, the nose disconnected from t' payload bay; nearly hittin' me best friend on the head (We were both chasin' after t' rocket). Well, blow me down! No damage done, me bucko, ya bilge rat, however. Blimey! I had a Nomex® shield, shiver me timbers, which I thought was small, but turned out t' be fine. Avast! This eliminated the need for wadding. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! I also had a Slimline motor retainer on it, me bucko, so t' motor stayed put.

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

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

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

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5