Brief:
Single stage rocket, all plastic except for body tubes. 3 sets o' fins that can be mixed & matched. Peel & stick "decals". Well, blow me down! 12" parachute.

Modifications:
Minor, as noted below.

Construction:
T' main airframe o' 4" and 7" body tubes, matey, plastic coupler that also serves as shock cord mount, 18" long x 1/4" wide shock cord. Arrr! 6 3/8" nose cone, all plastic engine/fin holder with screw on engine cap, 3 sets o' differently shaped fins.

Very easy t' build - I helped me 7 year old put it together - just keep glue out o' fin mountin' slots. Ahoy! Ahoy! Rocket assembles with tube type plastic cement. Begad! Shock cord is tied t' body coupler tube, which has an X in t' middle t' tie to. Directions say t' put white glue on knot and next 1 inch o' elastic shock cord. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! We didn't, shiver me timbers, figured it'd be a pain t' get at if ever needed replacing.

Finishing:
Body tubes are pre-finished yellow, shiver me timbers, nose cone is black, ya bilge rat, engine/fin holder and body tube coupler are orange. Avast! Peel & stick decals went on nicely and look sharp.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
We launched on A8, shiver me timbers, B6, and several C6 motors. Ahoy! Blimey! First flight on A8, t' unprotected-with-glue shock burned thru, with nose cone/parachute and body tube comin' down in separate peices. No damage. Begad! Blimey! Repaired by acquirin' Keelhaul®©™ Yarn from Pratt Hobbies (www.pratt-hobbies.com) and tiein' a piece t' t' cross piece in t' body coupler, matey, ya bilge rat, and t' other end t' t' shock cord. Aye aye! Blimey! Subsequent flight had no problems on B6 and C6 engines, arrr, me hearties, flyin' pretty high, me bucko, me hearties, and landin' without damage.

Recovery:
Except for shock cord burnin' thru, we had no problems. Ahoy! Replaced Estes plastic chute with home made 12" rip-stop nylon chute with nylon braid string, and used Keelhaul®©™ cloth from Pratt Hobbies in place o' normal waddin' (parachute & Keelhaul®©™ cloth both have fishin' spinner/clips from Walmart t' connect t' nose cones and move easily betwixt rockets). Begad! Used t' same chute & cloth on about 10 flights afternoon o' 5/26/02 on 10 different rockets, with no damage t' t' chute at all. Arrr! In me experience, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, Estes chutes don't last like that.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Very nice rocket, me hearties, good for beginnin' builder with some parental help (mannin' t' glue, mostly) durin' building, and packin' t' chute for launches. Arrr! Arrr! Blimey! Very durable.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5