Brief:
When I read that Hans "Chris" Michielssen had converted a Quest FLICS rubber band powered rocket t' MicroMaxx power, matey, me hearties, I immediately gave it a try. Arrr! Blimey! I too have had a stash o' these freebies with no plans for what t' do with them.

I wasn't goin' t' review this...er...rocket but, when I saw his review o' a 13mm version, I thought, me bucko, "why not?" I've also built a 13mm version but haven't had a chance t' fly it yet.

Modifications:
I first bent t' FLICS body sections and glued them together as instructed. Avast! Blimey! I then cut a MicroMaxx motor tube t' length o' t' body and glued it into t' 'V' formed by t' two body sections. It sits below t' body by about 1/8", arrr, which leaves a similar gap at t' top. Aye aye! Blimey! I cut a motor block from a spent casin' and stuffed a second casin' with lead shot and capped it with Fill'n'Finish. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' latter be inserted in t' top o' t' motor tube and was taped t' t' tube and body panels. Aye aye! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! A piece o' Bic pen ink tube be used as t' Micromaxx launch lug. T' rocket used lawn dart recovery just like t' stock version.

Construction:
This build requires a FLICS, arrr, a full length MicroMaxx motor tube, ya bilge rat, matey, two spent Micromaxx motors, shiver me timbers, some Fill'n'Finish, a little lead shot, and a piece o' a Bic pen's ink tube.

No finishin' was required.

Flight:
I inserted a Micromaxx motor, ya bilge rat, slid it onto t' pad, arrr, and let her rip. On both flights, it headed off at a steep angle due t' thrust mis-alignment and rod whip. Avast! Avast! I estimate an altitude o' about 30 feet based on t' obstacles it cleared. Since I flew it twice, ya bilge rat, I obviously recovered it once. Begad! But only once.

Summary:
I agree with Chris that t' performance o' t' MicroMaxx FLICS stinks. Begad! But after saucer-like objects, matey, monocopters, me bucko, ya bilge rat, heavy PMC's and largish paper conversions, ya bilge rat, matey, this be at nay that bad. Avast! Blimey! T' main down side be t' 'boink' recovery. Ya scallywag! It won't do much damage, ya bilge rat, but you shouldn't fly it around unsuspectin' passers by.