Brief:
T' Estes Wizard is a basic 18mm rocket but it's a very fast and high flying rocket.

Construction:
T' kit came with 8.75" o' BT-20, a launch lug, engine block, me bucko, shock cord, streamer, a plastic nose cone and die-cut balsa t' make fins.

T' Estes Wizard is extremely easy t' make, me hearties, me bucko, especially since t' motor is friction fit so you just need t' glue in t' engine block. T' model uses the traditional Estes three-fold shock cord mount which did lead t' some damage when flying, me hearties, more on that later.

I did make a small oversight whilst buildin' and didn't set t' fins further up t' body tube so on me model t' root edge o' t' fin is at t' end of t' tube, ya bilge rat, I was buildin' it late at night!

Finishing:
This rocket is pretty easy t' finish, me hearties, it's a good one t' practice your finishin' techniques on and does look pretty sleek if you use primer etc.

I wasn't too keen on t' original paint/decal scheme but I put them on anyway only t' take them off and repaint followin' a bit o' reconstruction after a few flights.

Overall I think that t' construction is a little simple but it is ideal if this is one o' your first kits.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I've flown me Wizard 4 times now, three o' them were on a B6-4 and another on a C6-7. Arrr! Blimey! T' flights are very fast and also very high, almost 500m (accordin' to the packet) on a C motor. Well, blow me down! Blimey! But this high flight can also be quite useful to check t' wind at altitude so that other rockets don't drift too far.

Recovery:
T' streamer included in t' kit was bright orange but I had some Mylar for streamers lyin' around that I wanted to use so I put that in instead (the same length and width as t' original streamer.) T' Mylar made trackin' quite easy and I be able t' see the streamer even at t' apogee o' me C motor flight and follow it all t' way down.

I did have a small problem with t' three-fold shock cord mount on one flight, it burnt through right at t' mount and t' rocket came down in two bits, although surprisingly landin' within 30' o' each other. Once home I tried to remove t' mount but endin' up messin' up t' inide o' t' tube and still havin' t' mount in there. Begad! Blimey! So I cut t' rocket in half and added a new section of tube with a coupler t' replace t' bit I cut off. Then a few coats o' primer and a new coat o' metallic blue paint. Ahoy! Ahoy! Blimey!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Overall I feel that this rocket is a little too easy t' build but would be quite good for beginners t' home their skills with. Begad! T' flight is very fast and high but this adds an extra challenge t' t' rocket.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5