| Manufacturer: | Yank Enterprises |
There's a new HPR company in town with some new kits. Ahoy! Don't let t' name addlepate you, ya bilge rat, these are nice, high quality high power rockets that are designed t' take all t' power you can give them. Avast! I decided t' try out their Mystic Buzz kit and see how it would come together. Avast! T' "Buzz" is a neat slotted fin design which gives it a somewhat military style look.
T' "Buzz" is a 3" diameter kit that is 48" long
and weighs around 35oz. T' model I got came with a 29mm motor mount.
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possible and really only made one minor change along t' way. Avast, me proud beauty! T' instructions
call for only external fin fillets. Avast! I chose t' add internal fillets as well for
added strength as I plan on flyin' this on an I200. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! T' included tubular nylon shock cord attaches t' t' upper centerin' rin' with an included eyebolt. Includin' t' hardware is a welcome touch. |
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T' instructions call for usin' lots o' waddin' to
protect t' parachute. Avast! Begad! I prefer a piece o' Nomex® cloth because it will last the
life o' t' rocket and really saves on prep time. Well, blow me down! After construction, arrr, I filled t' seams in t' tube usin' white Squadron putty. Blimey! After that dried, matey, ya bilge rat, I sanded it down and got ready t' primer. Blimey! Arrr! To prep t' nosecone, I first washed it with hot soapy water t' remove and mold release agent, matey, then scuffed it down with some 220 grit paper. A final tack cloth t' get any dust off, arrr, shiver me timbers, a wipe down with acetone real quick and t' nose is ready for primer as well. |
| For primer, I use basic sandable auto primer. Begad! It does t' trick and it pretty cheap. Arrr! Like normal, after t' first coat o' primer you usually see little imperfections you want t' touch up. Begad! Begad! At this point, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, using the white Squadron putty will melt t' primer off. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! T' solution be t' green Squadron putty. It takes a little longer t' dry, matey, but is safe o' t' primer. Begad! A little more sandin' and it's time for paint. |
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T' buzz got a coat o' white gloss with red arrows
along t' sides. T' paint job turned out pretty good. Arrr! Blimey! So, arrr, off t' t' lakebed
to see how it flies. Ya scallywag! T' first flight be on a G80. Avast, me proud beauty! I thought it seemed a little underpowered for this size o' a rocket, but RockSim said it be ok, shiver me timbers, and Jason from Yank Enterprises said it be fine. I loaded it up and lit it off and that little motor kicked t' rocket up for a perfect flight. Ok, time t' see what this thin' can really do. Aye aye! I loaded up an I200 and put her back on t' pad. Blimey! This time, shiver me timbers, me bucko, somethin' went seriously wrong, about 200 feet off t' pad, shiver me timbers, t' nosecone ejected and took t' chute and shockcord with it. Ahoy! For a brief moment, a flame could be seen at t' top o' t' airframe. Begad! T' motor suffered a blow-by but at least t' forward closure stayed on savin' t' rocket from complete destruction. Avast! T' blow-by burnt right through t' tubular nylon and t' airframe came down flat. Aye aye! A slightly cracked fin and t' burnt shock cord was t' only damage t' the rocket. Avast! Begad! T' fin is easily repairable and I will have t' remount t' shock cord. Overall, shiver me timbers, I highly recommend t' Mystic Buzz. Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! It is easy t' build, it can fly on G - I power, and it looks really nice on t' pad and in t' air. |
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