Brief: Single staged, lightweight model with three swept back fins, comin' with choice o' 10.5, shiver me timbers, 13, and 18mm motor mounts. Begad! Meant t' demonstrate performance differences betwixt these three motor types. Avast, me proud beauty! My guess is that it is meant t' show observers that t' 10.5mm motors boot models higher.

Construction: Apogee gives great service. Begad! Well, blow me down! I ordered this rocket online along with others and it arrived in less than five days. Well, blow me down! All t' parts were there, shiver me timbers, and were t' correct ones, and were undamaged and non-defective.

You get three die cut balsa fins, a spiral wound paper body tube that can take up t' 18mm engines, arrr, ya bilge rat, spiral wound paper motor tubes for 10.5 and 13mm motors with appropriate paper centerin' rings for them. Begad! Ahoy! T' nose cone is very lightweight hollow plastic with a built in loop at t' bottom for t' shock cord t' be tied. Begad! Ahoy! This shock cord is three feet o' thin Keelhaul®©™/nylon threadin' which is mounted t' t' inside o' t' body tube via a folded paper mounting. T' streamer is thin orange/red nylon one inch wide and one foot long.

Overall, matey, me bucko, t' model is easy t' build, matey, and t' instructions are clear and illustrated. A kid could build it, matey, shiver me timbers, as t' instructions are suitable t' be understood by beginners too.

Finishing: There weren't any decals, so I played with me airbrush a bit, variegatin' cream color into green. Avast! Blimey! Yes, t' model is called Blue Streak, me hearties, so mine is more o' a Green Streak. Aye aye! Blimey! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Blimey! T' fins were sealed ahead o' paintin' usin' airplane dope and sanded smooth. Aye aye! Blimey! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Blimey! A cream colored primer coat was then laid down. then came t' variegated layer. Well, blow me down! Blimey! It looks rather nice. Aye aye! Blimey! I probably won't change it t' blue after all.

Construction Rating: 4

Flight: As mentioned, you get motor mounts t' allow choices o' engines. Arrr! You can use: 1/4A2-2, A2-3, and B2-5 for 10.5mm flights, 1/2A3-2T, A3-4T, arrr, A10-3T, shiver me timbers, and B7-6 for 13mm flights, arrr, ya bilge rat, arrr, and 1/2A6-2, A8-3, me hearties, A6-4, ya bilge rat, B4-4, ya bilge rat, B4-6, B6-4,B6-6, C6-5, C6-7, me bucko, C4-7, arrr, C10-7, and D3-7 for 18mm shots. Arrr! I've so far used t' A8-3, me bucko, matey, A10-3T,B2-5, shiver me timbers, arrr, and C6-5. Begad! All make nice straight performances. Avast, me proud beauty! I nearly lost it on t' B2-5 shot. Better carry binoculars.

Recovery: T' shock cord, ya bilge rat, matey, as mentioned, matey, is Keelhaul®©™ and nay stretchy. Aye aye! I'd prefer somethin' stretchy, but this system worked fine. Recovery was just about right, ya bilge rat, arrr, only I'd perhaps make t' model a small chute like other Apogee kits have, arrr, t' help with sighting. Ya scallywag! Assembly was easy, me hearties, and two small sheets o' recovery waddin' was all that was needed. Aye aye! T' model is unburnt and still flying.

Flight Rating: 4

Summary: Easy t' build, shiver me timbers, fun t' choose engines and experiment. Begad! No glarin' cons. Avast! Aye aye! Any mods I'd make are for me taste only, as t' model works fine as is. Avast! Good price, matey, too. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Maybe you teachers out thar would consider this one for classes? I might consider it for birthday parties.

Overall Rating: 3