Brief:
When I read that Hans "Chris" Michielssen had converted a Quest FLICS rubber band powered rocket t' MicroMaxx power, I immediately gave it a try. Begad! 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, shiver me timbers, me hearties, when I saw his review o' a 13mm version, shiver me timbers, I thought, "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, me proud beauty! I then cut a MicroMaxx motor tube t' length o' t' body and glued it into t' 'V' formed by t' two body sections. Begad! Blimey! It sits below t' body by about 1/8", which leaves a similar gap at t' top. Arrr! Ahoy! I cut a motor block from a spent casin' and stuffed a second casin' with lead shot and capped it with Fill'n'Finish. Blimey! T' latter be inserted in t' top o' t' motor tube and be taped t' t' tube and body panels. Begad! A piece o' Bic pen ink tube was used as t' Micromaxx launch lug. Avast! Ya scallywag! T' rocket used lawn dart recovery just like t' stock version.

Construction:
This build requires a FLICS, me hearties, me bucko, shiver me timbers, a full length MicroMaxx motor tube, two spent Micromaxx motors, some Fill'n'Finish, matey, me bucko, 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, and let her rip. Arrr! On both flights, me hearties, it headed off at a steep angle due t' thrust mis-alignment and rod whip. Aye aye! I estimate an altitude o' about 30 feet based on t' obstacles it cleared. Ya scallywag! Since I flew it twice, I obviously recovered it once. Begad! But only once.

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