Brief:
This is a Big Daddy-style rocket. Ya scallywag! It has a short, fat, matey, mean look with tubes on t' end o' t' fins. Arrr! I love t' tubes. Parachute is plastic with Keelhaul®©™® shroud lines. Ya scallywag! 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. Well, blow me down! T' pictures in t' instructions were good but must be read a couple o' times. Blimey! Arrr! T' assembly order be t' t' T. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! Don't forget t' fill those spirals. Begad! Well, blow me down! I used t' Elmer's white wood filler. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! I used 5-minute epoxy instead o' wood glue. Avast, me proud beauty! T' only extra things I needed were some lead fishin' weights, ya bilge rat, the 1/4 split shot type (I picked them up at Wal-Mart). Aye aye! Well, blow me down! Don't forget t' CA t' Fins. Ya scallywag! 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. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Went t' Wal-Mart, got me some emerald green, shiver me timbers, gold, matey, black, and yellow paint. Avast! I started with t' gold. Begad! Blimey! [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, me bucko, me hearties, E9, ya bilge rat, me bucko, me bucko, E15, and E18 are t' recommended motors. Blimey! I used a D12-5 for t' first flight. T' chute's shroud lines got ripped out but all be well. Begad! Ya scallywag! I added nose weight, me bucko, put a trash bag chute in, and put it up on another D12-5. Avast, me proud beauty! That was a much straighter flight. Next, me hearties, I used E9-6s twice. Well, blow me down! Arrr! They were both beautiful straight, shiver me timbers, arrr, glorious flights. Then I put together a F24-4 reload, which be a tremendous flight.

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

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This rocket is a hit in me book. It flies great. Begad! Begad! T' main pro be t' look it is a good lookin' rocket, matey, but it needs nose weight.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5