Description: Single staged, shiver me timbers, 18mm motor rocket with tubular stabilizers all around instead o' fins. Ahoy! Streamer recovery.

Construction and finishing: All parts were there, and none defective or damaged. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! You get all tubes o' spiral wound paper, me bucko, Estes type. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! T' nose cone is unusual, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, me hearties, though. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! Instead o' t' usual plastic or balsa, matey, you get solid hardwood. Aye aye! Blimey! A eye-screw is provided t' attach t' streamer and shock cord, arrr, ya bilge rat, which is 1/8 inch flat elastic. Ahoy! Blimey! T' shock cord mounts t' t' inside o' t' body tube via a folded paper mount. Elmers glue was used for construction. Arrr! Blimey! T' instructions were simple and clear. Aye aye! Blimey! Assembly took just about an hour. Blimey! Blimey! No gotchas or special tools are needed.

Finishing: There are no decals, so I decorated it in me own way. Avast! I used white, ya bilge rat, me hearties, blue, ya bilge rat, and yellow bands o' nylon adhesive tape on t' body tube and stabilizers, arrr, ya bilge rat, which were painted with a base coat o' yellow. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! T' nose cone has a pretty grain, arrr, matey, so I varnished it with a clear coat.

Flight: Motors recommended are: A6-4, A8-3, shiver me timbers, B4-4 or 6, B6-6, C6-5 or 7, me hearties, C10-7, D3-7, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, and D10-7. Well, blow me down! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! I chose a C6-5 for me flights. Well, blow me down! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! I flew it twice straight up and fairly high. T' tubular fins provided a straight flight. Aye aye! Begad! Recovery was quick and easy. Ahoy! Begad! However, me bucko, even with a little worm bed waddin' in t' prep, me hearties, matey, t' streamer was burned a little. Begad! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! So, me hearties, I'll make it a small mylar chute.

Recovery: Simple t' prep. Aye aye! Blimey! Just about right, me hearties, shiver me timbers, although t' streamer burnt nearly through t' second time.

Summary: Inexpensive at $7.95 and attractive. Arrr! Flies straight and fairly high. Avast! Streamer wasn't durable, though.

Ratin' overall: 3 ½ out o' 5