Brief:
This is a low power, arrr, single stage military style rocket. It flies on B and C power and uses a 1/8 inch lug. Begad! It includes a tail cone and uses a 12 inch chute for recovery. Aye aye!

Construction:
I received t' kit as a gift when I was first gettin' into rocketry, me hearties, so it probably wasn't a great second or third kit for me. Avast, me proud beauty! It came in a "Launchable" box and included many components. They were all o' high quality and were all easily accounted for. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! T' parts were:

• 1 forward BT-55 tube
• 1 aft BT-55 tube
• 2 BT-55-20 centerin' rings
• 1 very long motor tube
• 1 tube coupler
• 1 round nose cone
• 1 tail cone
• 1 mylar retainin' ring
• 1 engine block ring
• 1 engine hook
• shock cord
• 12" parachute
• 1 1" x 1/8" lug
• 12 fins

Since this be t' third kit I had ever built, I didn't know anythin' other than plastic cement. Now I realize that buildin' t' entire model with plastic cement was a bad idea. Somehow though, it still flies and is in good condition. Anyway, arrr, this kit is a skill level two kit because it has numerous fins that have t' be glued on.

Construction begins with assemblin' t' motor mount typical Estes style. Make a slot for t' hook, me bucko, slide t' mylar rin' down, me bucko, glue, and then put on the centerin' rings. Aye aye! Once dry, me bucko, matey, t' tail cone assembly needs t' be cut off a reducer piece and t' slots need t' be opened up t' allow t' fins t' pass through. Ya scallywag! It is recommended t' use a razor saw, me hearties, shiver me timbers, but I did it with scissors. T' motor mount is installed into t' lower body tube and then t' tail cone goes over it so the engine tube is lined up with t' base o' t' tail cone. Avast! Begad! A template is used to mark t' rest o' t' tube for t' middle fins and t' upper tube for the canards. Begad! While t' bottom section is drying, me hearties, t' upper part can be assembled. This requires gluin' in t' tube coupler and t' nose. Aye aye! Blimey! T' upper section can be used as a payload bay. Ahoy! Aye aye! Just don't glue in t' nose and make a bulkhead out of two sheets o' balsa with a screw eye. Avast, me proud beauty! T' four canard fins are glued on directly beneath t' nosecone. Avast, me proud beauty! Puttin' t' fins on with plastic cement was not fun. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! I set this assembly t' dry then went back t' work on t' bottom section. Ahoy! I glued t' four bottom fins on. Arrr! They go through t' tail cone t' t' motor tube. And o' course t' fillets were made with yes, plastic cement. Ahoy! Blimey! Then pieces of cardstock were glued t' t' sides for a more scale look and long thin pieces of balsa were glued t' these. Begad! Finally t' launch lug was cut in half and glued to the side. Begad! Arrr! T' shock cord is mounted t' t' top and bottom airframe, me bucko, me bucko, and the chute is tied t' t' top part o' t' shock cord. Begad! Ya scallywag!

Finishing:
At t' time, t' only colors I had were black, me bucko, matey, white, and brown. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! So I primed it once and painted it black and white (with many many runs).

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
First flight was on a B4-2. It lifted off t' pad very slowly t' maybe a little more than 100 feet. Blimey! This rocket needs a bigger kick from an engine so I tried a B6-4 next. This engine lifts it off slowly t' around 150 feet. Avast! Ya scallywag! T' rocket's third and final flight was on a C6-5 and it lifted off at a faster but still very slow speed t' around 300 feet. About a few months later I began reading reviews on EMRR and realized that me construction techniques were completely wrong. I decided nay t' fly this rocket as well as t' two I built before it anymore.

Recovery:
T' delays were perfect but t' chute never came out. Arrr! This was because I tied it t' t' bottom o' t' shock cord and nay t' t' top. Blimey! I'm sure it would work if it was right though. Blimey! Ahoy! Even when built with plastic cement, ya bilge rat, arrr, it held up from tumble recovery three times.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I know me review may make this rocket look like a terrible product, shiver me timbers, but it really isn't. Begad! I plan on buyin' another one t' build with CA clue and maybe epoxy.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5