Brief:
Finally back out on t' market as a standalone kit, ya bilge rat, you can now own a basic aerial photography rocket for under $20.

Construction:
Parts were packed in a plastic bag and in good shape. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! T' main parts include:

• Plastic fin can (black)
• BT-56 body tube (pre-finished gloss black)
• Plastic nose/camera cone unit
• 12" plastic chute/rubber shock cord
• 18mm motor tube with cardboard centerin' rings
• peel 'n' stick color decals
• 1 roll 110 film

As you'd expect from an E2X, this kit is very quick and easy t' build. Aye aye! Aye aye! I had mine wrapped up in under 20 minutes and with t' pre-finished tubes thar's no need for paint.

T' motor mount construction be t' standard BT-20, ya bilge rat, me bucko, motor block, motor clip, and pair o' centerin' rings. T' hook is held in place with maskin' tape (an old-fashioned technique that seems t' be makin' a comeback).

Next up comes bondin' o' t' launch lugs t' t' body tube. Begad! Arrr! I was quite impressed that t' E2X directions included a tip t' scrape off t' color from t' body tube where t' lugs are bonded. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' glossy finish makes for a lousy bondin' surface and most E2X builders would probably nay have thought o' this. Begad! After t' lugs are on, you can bond t' motor mount inside t' body tube.

Shock cord be t' typical Estes tri-fold paper anchor. Well, blow me down! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Given that t' shock cord is basically just a long rubber band, I decided t' upgrade this with Keelhaul®©™® anchored t' t' motor mount, me hearties, arrr, supplemented with 1/8" elastic. Begad! I figured t' stock rubber band might nay last t' 12 flights it takes t' kill a roll o' film.

A little plastic cement t' attach t' fin can and construction is done. Avast! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! It probably takes almost as long t' read this review as get this thin' ready for flying.

Finishing:
With E2X kits, thar's nothin' t' finish other than applyin' t' decals. Avast, me proud beauty! T' decals for this are a nice design and definitely add t' t' appearance. Well, blow me down! This is definitely a good one for kids who might nay have t' patience for a good multi-color paint job, me hearties, complete with maskin' and priming.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' weight on t' camera makes this a bit overstable, so it is prone t' weathercocking. Well, blow me down! Also, arrr, for any shot o' t' ground, matey, you'll want t' make sure t' deployment is late, ya bilge rat, arrr, which tends t' strain t' shroud lines and shock cord. Arrr! Mine lasted only 2 flights before needin' repairs.

I've flown 3 times now on C6-7s t' roughly 300 feet altitude, and unless you really want a close up, shiver me timbers, me hearties, I'd stick with that over t' B6s.

All flights were slightly weathercocked in winds rangin' from 5 t' 8 mph, deployment at least 3-4 seconds late (5 might work fine). Aye aye! T' 12" chute is undersized for this and I'd consider upgradin' t' a 15" if you have a spare one handy.

Advancin' t' film betwixt flights was pretty tricky as t' mechanism is flimsy plastic gears. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! T' gears on mine had a tendency t' slip. Aye aye! Blimey! I am sure at least one exposure was toasted when I had t' open t' canister t' force t' advance, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, and this might have trashed t' whole roll. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Since it might take a couple o' years before I log a full 24 flights on this, I decided t' send t' roll for development after 3 shots. Avast, me proud beauty! T' photo lab be unsure what t' do with 110 film and wound up takin' 3 weeks and $7 t' develop t' 3 pictures I had submitted. Aye aye! Blimey! I might have been better off with t' Estes Oracle, ya bilge rat, matey, which has digital video and instant availability.

Recovery:
PROs: reasonable flight

CONs: flimsy/undersized chute, me bucko, poor picture quality, outdated film type.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
I like t' idea o' old-fashioned film in rocketry, arrr, although I would have preferred 35mm instead o' 110. Blimey! Blimey! I'm sure most people who buy one o' these will have better luck with t' camera, but me 3-flight/picture experience was poor. Hard t' work t' manual advance, inconvenient film size and pricing, ya bilge rat, and t' images were either ruined or too poor t' see anything.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5