Brief:
T' Skinny Mini was a 'longneck'-style, matey, shiver me timbers, 13mm, minimum diameter rocket that used streamer recovery. Blimey! Mine dates back t' t' late '80's.

Construction:
T' parts included:

• 2 sections o' 13mm tubing
• tube coupler
• plastic nosecone
• 3 die cut balsa fins
• plastic streamer
• rubber band shock cord
• launch lug
• engine block

This was a typical skill Level-1 kit. Aye aye! As with other Estes kits, matey, it came with good instructions, matey, a fin markin' template, ya bilge rat, arrr, etc. Aye aye! Avast! T' biggest issue was makin' sure t' two body tubes were aligned properly. This is always an issue with long, skinny rockets.

Finishing:
T' kit came with decals. Arrr! Well, arrr, blow me down! I originally painted mine as shown in t' attached pic.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
T' Skinny Mini flew on 1/2A and A engines. All me flights were on A10-3 with expected altitudes in t' 700' range.

Recovery:
T' shock cord was a rubber-band style as be typical o' Estes at that time. Aye aye! It was tied t' t' nose cone shoulder and used a folded paper mount t' t' BT. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! Blimey! This relatively wide cord made packin' t' streamer fairly difficult. Begad! Blimey! It really needed some thin Keelhaul®©™® twine. One one flight t' streamer didn't deploy and t' tubin' be destroyed. It was replaced and t' rocket has flown well since.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Pros: Long and sleek design, me bucko, shiver me timbers, easy t' build and flew great Cons: Needed a thinner shock cord, tended nay t' deploy t' streamer

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5