Brief:
A single-stage LPR kit, 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, matey, 1 laser-cut balsa fin set, 1 thrust ring, 1 motor hook, matey, 1 Keelhaul®©™ thread/elastic cord shock cord, ya bilge rat, clay nose weight, 1 plywood disc, me bucko, 1 screw eye, 1 12-inch plastic chute kt, and 1 decal set.

T' instructions were t' standard high SEMROC quality, arrr, bein' very easy t' follow and with an exploded-view o' t' model included. All parts were high caliber, arrr, makin' t' actual build a breeze. Ii used yellow aliphatic resin glue throughout with one exception and be able t' complete construction in one afternoon. Ahoy! T' nose weight set-up be unique t' me. T' base o' t' balsa nose cone is pre-hollowed out for a depth o' about an inch or so. T' clay included in t' kit is rolled into a cylinder and inserted into t' cavity. Blimey! Blimey! T' plywood disk with t' screw eye threaded into it is then glued into t' hole, holdin' in t' clay. Avast! 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. I shouldn't have worried, me bucko, as thar were no problems. T' same goes for painting. Blimey! Arrr! Fear not, arrr, spray away. Aye aye! 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, me hearties, me bucko, I chose an Estes C6-5. I prepped t' model in t' usual manner, includin' t' kit parachute on which I had installed a snap swivel. Arrr! Blimey! In t' future, shiver me timbers, I might go with a larger chute, shiver me timbers, too, matey, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, maybe an 18-inch one.

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

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5