Brief:
This is a Big Daddy-style rocket. Begad! It has a short, fat, mean look with tubes on t' end o' t' fins. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! I love t' tubes. Parachute is plastic with Keelhaul®©™® shroud lines. Avast, me proud beauty! Laser cut tubes and fins that made this a very easy kit t' build

Construction:
Parts list:

• 1 Plastic nose cone BT-80 Ogive
• 1 24mm motor mount tubin' (BT-50)
• 1 BT-80 (the instructions say BT-60 so I'll get a message t' Layne about this)
• 3 1" BT-80 tube fins
• 60 inches o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord
• 1 Parachute
• 1 Nose ballast, a block o' clay
• 3 Laser cut 1/8" balsa Fins
• 1 1/4" launch lug
• Wraparound fin allignment guide
• 2 centerin' rings, BT-80 t' BT-50

PROs: Kit instruction good and easy t' follow. Ahoy! Begad! Blimey! T' pictures in t' instructions were good but must be read a couple o' times. Avast! T' assembly order be t' t' T. Ahoy! Blimey! Don't forget t' fill those spirals. Ya scallywag! Arrr! Blimey! I used t' Elmer's white wood filler. I used 5-minute epoxy instead o' wood glue. Well, blow me down! Arrr! Blimey! T' only extra things I needed were some lead fishin' weights, the 1/4 split shot type (I picked them up at Wal-Mart). Arrr! Don't forget t' CA t' Fins. Aye aye! I got t' kit from Pem Tech.

Finishing:
I started with primer, sanded it smooth as silk, and let it dry for a complete day. Went t' Wal-Mart, matey, matey, got me some emerald green, arrr, gold, me hearties, black, and yellow paint. Ahoy! I started with t' gold. Avast, me proud beauty! [Hint: use t' gold last as it absorbs t' gloss out o' t' other paints.] I finished with several coats o' clear. Came out beautiful.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
C11, D12, E9, E15, ya bilge rat, and E18 are t' recommended motors. Arrr! Blimey! I used a D12-5 for t' first flight. Begad! Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' chute's shroud lines got ripped out but all was well. Begad! Begad! Blimey! I added nose weight, matey, put a trash bag chute in, and put it up on another D12-5. Ya scallywag! Blimey! That was a much straighter flight. Aye aye! Blimey! Next, arrr, I used E9-6s twice. Arrr! Ahoy! Blimey! They were both beautiful straight, glorious flights. Aye aye! Blimey! Then I put together a F24-4 reload, me bucko, which be a tremendous flight. Begad! Blimey!

Recovery:
T' shock cord was tied t' t' MMT that I epoxied in place. Aye aye! Materials are very good. It goes together easily and is a good kit t' build. Ya scallywag! T' recovery is graceful even though I flew in 5 t' 10 mph winds. T' only damage that I had was a small piece o' one o' t' fins was broken next t' t' tube fins. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! One minute epoxy took care o' it though.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This rocket is a hit in me book. Ahoy! It flies great. Avast! T' main pro be t' look it is a good lookin' rocket, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, but it needs nose weight.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5