Brief:
A semi-scale version o' t' first o' t' Titan IIIC launch vehicles, ya bilge rat, this Dr. Arrr! Blimey! Zooch version is constructed entirely of pre-printed paper and wood, and in t' end, matey, if you build with some patience and a tolerance for t' slightly acerbic instructions, you will have a great performing, shiver me timbers, impressive lookin' bird. Arrr! (Well, ya bilge rat, I did, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, and if I can do it it's well within t' realm o' anyone who can make sense o' me reviews.)

Construction:
T' kit includes:

• 9.35" T-50 main body tube
• 2 6.45" T-50 SRB tubes
• 6.75" T-20 tubes (motor tube and nozzles)
• 10" T-5 tube (fin/flame attachment tubes)
• Pre-weighted balsa nose cone
• 2 balsa SRB nose cones
• 2 wood TVC tanks
• 1 wood dowel
• 6 CR2050P centerin' rings
• 4 CR205P centerin' rings
• snap swivel
• screw eye
• engine clip
• CR205W engine block
• launch lug
• two sheets balsa fin stock
• two pre-printed wrap sheets (not rap sheets)
• plastic garbage bag parachute package

As I said earlier (and as many have said before me on other Zooch reviews), ya bilge rat, t' instructions are best taken with a sense o' humor and a grain o' salt. They're excellent but laced with an occasionally waspish humor that is best not taken t' heart. It's all in good fun. Avast! Well, blow me down! Based on me experience, this is a very forgivin' kit, but a more thorough reading of t' instructions than I am apparently capable o' would have allowed me t' skip a lot o' unnecessary sanding. In the end it all went well.

Finishing:
Finishin' for this bird amounts t' some spray paintin' o' detail pieces and nose cones. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! T' pre-printed wraps take care o' all o' t' important stuff, me hearties, and t' "fin/flame units" can be finished as nicely or as little as you like. Well, blow me down! Begad! (I was on a tight schedule and chose t' skimp a little on t' fins, nay that it mattered. Arrr! They performed flawlessly and looked good in t' launch pics.)

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
I've managed two flights so far and would have gone for at least one more except for t' early closure o' t' range. Since I didn't want t' be seen as a "squirmin' hatch-blower" (not that thar's anythin' wrong with that), me bucko, me hearties, I eschewed t' A8-3 flight and went straight t' t' B6-4. Begad! I was tryin' t' get some launch pics, so all I saw be the launch itself and t' ejection. Aye aye! Avast! (There was somethin' o' a crowd that made it difficult t' get out o' t' tent that was keepin' t' camera and launch equipment dry.) Recovery occurred in t' field behind t' flight line, ya bilge rat, matey, and after the short recovery walk it be back t' t' van t' load for t' C6-5 flight.

Since I'd already managed t' capture a launch shot, me hearties, I was able t' watch t' whole C6-5 flight. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' wind had kicked up by this point and it caused a pretty fair windcock, but t' flight showed no sign o' wiggle or wobble, trackin' straight and true t' a nice mid-sized field height. Ahoy! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! It was noticeably higher and faster than t' B6-4 flight. This flight had arced out quite a bit more than t' previous flight, and I was rewarded with a landin' 20' or so from the launch tent.

Recovery:
T' "garbage bag" plastic chute performed flawlessly on both flights. Aye aye! This is kind o' a nice touchstone back t' me early days when most o' me chutes were made out o' Butternut bread bags.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
PROs: Nay too many Titan kits on t' market these days. Blimey! Well, blow me down! Fairly uncomplicated build for such a cool lookin' bird.

CONs: What's a "squirmin' hatch blower" anyhow?

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5