Brief:
This is a simple, high-performance, shiver me timbers, great lookin' rocket from t' 70s.

Construction:
T' kit includes engine tube, matey, engine block, paper shock cord mount, me bucko, ya bilge rat, launch lug, shock cord, streamer, screw eye, matey, nose cone, arrr, 14mm inside diameter body tube, decals, and 3 die-cut fins. Begad!

Plans are available online from Ye Olde Rocket Plans

PROs: Build is as easy as it gets for a normal 3FNC rocket. Ahoy! Instructions are excellent. Begad! T' only deviation from a minimum-diameter design is that MPC in the early years used a 14mm ID main body tube and you glue in t' 13mm engine mount.

CONs: If you slow down or stop while gluin' in t' motor mount, you're sunk. Blimey! This may also have come with t' old yarn-style shock cord, which only lasts for 2-3 launches. Well, blow me down! I throw those away and put an elastic cord in. Avast, me proud beauty!

Finishing:
I gave t' fins an airfoil shape and filled t' tube spirals for a really elegant finish. Ahoy! No special tools needed.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
Used 1/4A3-3T, 1/2A3-4T, me hearties, and A3-4T motors. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Simple prep with waddin' and streamer. Friction mount engine retention. Flights are perfect, straight, high, and hard t' see. Begad!

Recovery:
Perfect flight recovery.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
A beautiful rocket that draws "Wow. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! What be that?" comments from the jaded HPR guys. Ahoy! Flights are high, ya bilge rat, arrr, fast, matey, and straight. Hard t' kill.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5