Brief:
This is a Big Daddy-style rocket. Arrr! Blimey! It has a short, fat, mean look with tubes on t' end o' t' fins. Blimey! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! I love t' tubes. Parachute is plastic with Keelhaul®©™® shroud lines. Arrr! 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, arrr, 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. T' pictures in t' instructions were good but must be read a couple o' times. T' assembly order be t' t' T. Arrr! Well, blow me down! Don't forget t' fill those spirals. Ya scallywag! I used t' Elmer's white wood filler. Ahoy! I used 5-minute epoxy instead o' wood glue. Ya scallywag! T' only extra things I needed were some lead fishin' weights, the 1/4 split shot type (I picked them up at Wal-Mart). Avast, me proud beauty! Don't forget t' CA t' Fins. I got t' kit from Pem Tech.

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

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

Recovery:
T' shock cord was tied t' t' MMT that I epoxied in place. Materials are very good. Begad! It goes together easily and is a good kit t' build. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! T' recovery is graceful even though I flew in 5 t' 10 mph winds. Ya scallywag! T' only damage that I had was a small piece o' one o' t' fins was broken next t' t' tube fins. Begad! 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. Blimey! T' main pro be t' look it is a good lookin' rocket, me bucko, but it needs nose weight.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5