Brief:
Scale model o' t' Terrier-Orion, a two-stage payload carryin' rocket. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! This kit features 8 fins, me hearties, BT-55 and BT-50 body tubes, plastic parachute, and adhesive decals. T' kit is flown as a single stage.

Construction:

• Die-cut balsa fins
• Keelhaul®©™® cord and shock cord materials
• 11” BT-55 body tube
• 16” BT-50 body tube
• PNC-50 nose cone
• 1.5 gram clay weight
• Plastic reduction transition
• Quest type engine hook
• 2 cardboard centerin' rings
• Engine block and engine tube for 18 mm motors
• Adhesive decals
• Plastic parachute with shroud lines

I found t' Quest instructions easy t' follow. Well, blow me down! I followed t' directions as outlined, me hearties, includin' attachin' the Keelhaul®©™®® cord t' t' engine mount. Arrr! Some o' t' components were a little beat up, arrr, such as t' engine mount and t' centering rings, but t' damage be slight.

T' balsa for t' fins was good quality. Begad! I removed them and sanded t' edges round. Ya scallywag! Even with eight fins it was a simple, shiver me timbers, straightforward build, which I enjoyed.

Finishing:
After construction, I primed t' rocket with Wal-Mart primer, sandin' and primin' several times. Begad! I painted t' body white and t' fins yellow and orange, per t' instructions.

After t' paint dried, I carefully cut out t' decals and applied them t' t' body tube and fins. Begad! Blimey! My primary concern with t' decals is that were a little small – they didn’t wrap all t' way around t' body tube.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I flew t' rocket twice, both on Estes C6-5. Begad! Well, blow me down! T' prep was quick and easy. Blimey! Avast! Sadly this rocket was nay stable enough, even with t' nose weight. Begad! Ahoy! It did some wide corkscrew turns on t' way up and was less than respectable. T' second flight be a rough one and it lost a fin.

Recovery:
T' recovery was nay an issue on t' first flight. Aye aye! T' second flight, however, it came down hard on a piece of asphalt because it flew so squirrelly.

Flight Rating: 2 out o' 5

Summary:
A nice lookin' rocket that didn’t fly well for me. Blimey! I will add more nose weight and repair t' fin before flying it again. Arrr! Hopefully it will perform a little better.

Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5