Brief:
This is a Big Daddy-style rocket. Ahoy! Begad! It has a short, arrr, fat, matey, mean look with tubes on t' end o' t' fins. Arrr! I love t' tubes. Parachute is plastic with Keelhaul®©™® shroud lines. Avast! Well, blow me down! Laser cut tubes and fins that made this a very easy kit t' build

Construction:
Parts list:

• 1 Plastic nose cone BT-80 Ogive
• 1 24mm motor mount tubin' (BT-50)
• 1 BT-80 (the instructions say BT-60 so I'll get a message t' Layne about this)
• 3 1" BT-80 tube fins
• 60 inches o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord
• 1 Parachute
• 1 Nose ballast, ya bilge rat, a block o' clay
• 3 Laser cut 1/8" balsa Fins
• 1 1/4" launch lug
• Wraparound fin allignment guide
• 2 centerin' rings, me bucko, arrr, BT-80 t' BT-50

PROs: Kit instruction good and easy t' follow. Well, blow me down! T' pictures in t' instructions were good but must be read a couple o' times. Begad! Begad! T' assembly order was t' t' T. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! Don't forget t' fill those spirals. Blimey! I used t' Elmer's white wood filler. I used 5-minute epoxy instead o' wood glue. Arrr! Ahoy! T' only extra things I needed were some lead fishin' weights, shiver me timbers, me hearties, the 1/4 split shot type (I picked them up at Wal-Mart). Avast! Don't forget t' CA t' Fins. Begad! Ya scallywag! I got t' kit from Pem Tech.

Finishing:
I started with primer, shiver me timbers, me hearties, sanded it smooth as silk, me hearties, and let it dry for a complete day. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Went t' Wal-Mart, shiver me timbers, got me some emerald green, arrr, gold, black, and yellow paint. I started with t' gold. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! [Hint: use t' gold last as it absorbs t' gloss out o' t' other paints.] I finished with several coats o' clear. Aye aye! Came out beautiful.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
C11, D12, me bucko, E9, E15, and E18 are t' recommended motors. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! I used a D12-5 for t' first flight. Avast! Blimey! T' chute's shroud lines got ripped out but all was well. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! I added nose weight, shiver me timbers, put a trash bag chute in, shiver me timbers, and put it up on another D12-5. Ahoy! That was a much straighter flight. Ya scallywag! Next, I used E9-6s twice. Aye aye! They were both beautiful straight, glorious flights. Ya scallywag! Then I put together a F24-4 reload, matey, arrr, which be a tremendous flight. Begad! Blimey!

Recovery:
T' shock cord was tied t' t' MMT that I epoxied in place. Avast! Materials are very good. Blimey! It goes together easily and is a good kit t' build. Well, blow me down! Begad! T' recovery is graceful even though I flew in 5 t' 10 mph winds. Well, arrr, blow me down! T' only damage that I had was a small piece o' one o' t' fins was broken next t' t' tube fins. Begad! One minute epoxy took care o' it though.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This rocket is a hit in me book. Well, blow me down! It flies great. Blimey! T' main pro be t' look it is a good lookin' rocket, me bucko, me bucko, me bucko, but it needs nose weight.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5