Brief:
A single-stage LPR kit, shiver me timbers, one o' t' "Groonie" line from SEMROC. Aye aye! Designed t' bear a resemblance t' t' WWII Japanese "Ohka" kamikaze plane.

Construction:
1 Balsa nose cone, 2 body tubes [one bein' t' motor mount tube], 1 centerin' rin' set, me bucko, 1 laser-cut balsa fin set, 1 thrust ring, 1 motor hook, me bucko, 1 Keelhaul®©™ thread/elastic cord shock cord, matey, clay nose weight, me hearties, 1 plywood disc, 1 screw eye, matey, 1 12-inch plastic chute kt, me hearties, shiver me timbers, and 1 decal set.

T' instructions were t' standard high SEMROC quality, me hearties, bein' very easy t' follow and with an exploded-view o' t' model included. Well, blow me down! All parts were high caliber, makin' t' actual build a breeze. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Ii used yellow aliphatic resin glue throughout with one exception and was able t' complete construction in one afternoon. T' nose weight set-up be unique t' me. Well, blow me down! Begad! T' base o' t' balsa nose cone is pre-hollowed out for a depth o' about an inch or so. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! T' clay included in t' kit is rolled into a cylinder and inserted into t' cavity. T' plywood disk with t' screw eye threaded into it is then glued into t' hole, holdin' in t' clay. Begad! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! This was t' one area where I used epoxy.

Finishing:
There are some odd body tube/balsa attachment point angles on t' Saki, which led me t' fear some balsa fillin' problems. Ahoy! I shouldn't have worried, shiver me timbers, matey, as thar were no problems. T' same goes for painting. Begad! Ahoy! Fear not, spray away. Begad! I was tempted t' use a dark green over sea grey color scheme like many Japanese aircraft o' t' Pacific War were painted, but in t' end I stuck with t' kit color (yellow).

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight o' t' Saki, arrr, I chose an Estes C6-5. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! I prepped t' model in t' usual manner, ya bilge rat, includin' t' kit parachute on which I had installed a snap swivel. Begad! Ya scallywag! In t' future, I might go with a larger chute, too, arrr, maybe an 18-inch one.

Recovery:
T' boost be very fast and surprisingly straight, considerin' all o' t' balsa hangin' off o' t' Saki at weird angles. Avast! At apogee, shiver me timbers, arrr, me hearties, she just arced over and...what? No chute? Well, thar had been one, me hearties, but t' added weight o' t' nose cone caused t' swivel t' open up. Well, arrr, blow me down! T' chute went one way, me bucko, arrr, t' model another. No problem though as t' Saki tumbled in and landed in some high grass. T' model suffered no damage whatsoever. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! I wish I could say t' same for me pride! Lesson learned. Blimey! Lose t' swivel next time and attach t' shroud lines right t' t' model.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
T' Saki was me first venture into Groonie-land (or is it Groonie-ism?), me hearties, and it was a fun, easy build.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5