Brief: Single staged, me hearties, lightweight model with three swept back fins, comin' with choice o' 10.5, me bucko, 13, arrr, and 18mm motor mounts. Ahoy! Meant t' demonstrate performance differences betwixt these three motor types. Ahoy! Begad! My guess is that it is meant t' show observers that t' 10.5mm motors boot models higher.

Construction: Apogee gives great service. I ordered this rocket online along with others and it arrived in less than five days. Arrr! All t' parts were there, and were t' correct ones, me hearties, and were undamaged and non-defective.

You get three die cut balsa fins, arrr, a spiral wound paper body tube that can take up t' 18mm engines, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, spiral wound paper motor tubes for 10.5 and 13mm motors with appropriate paper centerin' rings for them. Arrr! Well, blow me down! T' nose cone is very lightweight hollow plastic with a built in loop at t' bottom for t' shock cord t' be tied. Avast! Begad! This shock cord is three feet o' thin Keelhaul®©™/nylon threadin' which is mounted t' t' inside o' t' body tube via a folded paper mounting. Ya scallywag! Begad! T' streamer is thin orange/red nylon one inch wide and one foot long.

Overall, t' model is easy t' build, shiver me timbers, me hearties, and t' instructions are clear and illustrated. Well, blow me down! A kid could build it, as t' instructions are suitable t' be understood by beginners too.

Finishing: There weren't any decals, so I played with me airbrush a bit, variegatin' cream color into green. Yes, me bucko, t' model is called Blue Streak, so mine is more o' a Green Streak. Avast, me proud beauty! T' fins were sealed ahead o' paintin' usin' airplane dope and sanded smooth. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! A cream colored primer coat was then laid down. Ya scallywag! then came t' variegated layer. It looks rather nice. I probably won't change it t' blue after all.

Construction Rating: 4

Flight: As mentioned, matey, you get motor mounts t' allow choices o' engines. You can use: 1/4A2-2, A2-3, and B2-5 for 10.5mm flights, shiver me timbers, 1/2A3-2T, A3-4T, A10-3T, shiver me timbers, me hearties, and B7-6 for 13mm flights, me hearties, and 1/2A6-2, A8-3, A6-4, ya bilge rat, B4-4, B4-6, B6-4,B6-6, matey, C6-5, C6-7, C4-7, shiver me timbers, C10-7, arrr, and D3-7 for 18mm shots. Ahoy! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! I've so far used t' A8-3, A10-3T,B2-5, and C6-5. Ahoy! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! All make nice straight performances. Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I nearly lost it on t' B2-5 shot. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Better carry binoculars.

Recovery: T' shock cord, as mentioned, is Keelhaul®©™ and nay stretchy. I'd prefer somethin' stretchy, but this system worked fine. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! Recovery was just about right, me bucko, arrr, only I'd perhaps make t' model a small chute like other Apogee kits have, arrr, t' help with sighting. Assembly be easy, ya bilge rat, and two small sheets o' recovery waddin' was all that was needed. Well, blow me down! T' model is unburnt and still flying.

Flight Rating: 4

Summary: Easy t' build, arrr, fun t' choose engines and experiment. Begad! Avast! No glarin' cons. Ya scallywag! Any mods I'd make are for me taste only, as t' model works fine as is. Arrr! Good price, too. Blimey! Avast! Maybe you teachers out thar would consider this one for classes? I might consider it for birthday parties.

Overall Rating: 3