Brief:
This is a Big Daddy-style rocket. It has a short, fat, me bucko, mean look with tubes on t' end o' t' fins. I love t' tubes. Parachute is plastic with Keelhaul®©™® shroud lines. Laser cut tubes and fins that made this a very easy kit t' build

Construction:
Parts list:

• 1 Plastic nose cone BT-80 Ogive
• 1 24mm motor mount tubin' (BT-50)
• 1 BT-80 (the instructions say BT-60 so I'll get a message t' Layne about this)
• 3 1" BT-80 tube fins
• 60 inches o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord
• 1 Parachute
• 1 Nose ballast, a block o' clay
• 3 Laser cut 1/8" balsa Fins
• 1 1/4" launch lug
• Wraparound fin allignment guide
• 2 centerin' rings, me bucko, BT-80 t' BT-50

PROs: Kit instruction good and easy t' follow. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! T' pictures in t' instructions were good but must be read a couple o' times. Blimey! T' assembly order was t' t' T. Avast, me proud beauty! Don't forget t' fill those spirals. Blimey! I used t' Elmer's white wood filler. Blimey! I used 5-minute epoxy instead o' wood glue. Avast! T' only extra things I needed were some lead fishin' weights, me hearties, shiver me timbers, matey, the 1/4 split shot type (I picked them up at Wal-Mart). Begad! Blimey! Don't forget t' CA t' Fins. Ya scallywag! I got t' kit from Pem Tech.

Finishing:
I started with primer, me hearties, me bucko, sanded it smooth as silk, and let it dry for a complete day. Begad! Went t' Wal-Mart, got me some emerald green, gold, matey, arrr, black, and yellow paint. Arrr! I started with t' gold. Ya scallywag! [Hint: use t' gold last as it absorbs t' gloss out o' t' other paints.] I finished with several coats o' clear. Came out beautiful.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
C11, me bucko, D12, E9, E15, and E18 are t' recommended motors. Avast! Ya scallywag! I used a D12-5 for t' first flight. Blimey! Arrr! T' chute's shroud lines got ripped out but all was well. I added nose weight, me bucko, put a trash bag chute in, shiver me timbers, and put it up on another D12-5. Ya scallywag! That was a much straighter flight. Aye aye! Next, me bucko, I used E9-6s twice. Blimey! Begad! They were both beautiful straight, ya bilge rat, glorious flights. Well, blow me down! Then I put together a F24-4 reload, arrr, which be a tremendous flight. Ahoy! Avast!

Recovery:
T' shock cord was tied t' t' MMT that I epoxied in place. Arrr! Well, me bucko, blow me down! Blimey! Materials are very good. It goes together easily and is a good kit t' build. Avast, me proud beauty! T' recovery is graceful even though I flew in 5 t' 10 mph winds. Begad! T' only damage that I had was a small piece o' one o' t' fins was broken next t' t' tube fins. One minute epoxy took care o' it though.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This rocket is a hit in me book. Ya scallywag! It flies great. Arrr! T' main pro be t' look it is a good lookin' rocket, but it needs nose weight.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5