Construction

Most o' this kit is typical Estes easy building. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty!  Build up a motor mount, me hearties, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, put on some fins, glue together t' body tube, arrr, mount t' 'chute, and off you go.  T' only real quirks with t' kit come from t' fins and recovery mount. Ahoy!   T' fins are made for through t' wall mountin' t' t' motor tube,  but you need t' cut t' slots yourself.  This isn't difficult at all, just that most kits these days have t' slots pre-cut. Begad!  Patience and a new #11 blade make it very easy t' do. Ahoy!  You also do need t' be careful with t' measurements o' t' centerin' rings onto t' motor tube. Aye aye! Blimey!  But again, patience makes this step easy as well. Ahoy! Well, blow me down!  Just keep an eye that your fins are straight, and use a jig if you have one available.  It's real easy t' get your fins all crooked in a hand-cut slot. Ahoy! Adhesives are up t' you, ya bilge rat, matey, as this is a cardboard kit, me bucko, no special tools or materials are needed.  

T' only real negative for t' kit is that Estes insists on usin' their tri-fold mountin' for t' recovery harness on this kit, along with a length o' elastic. Ya scallywag! Blimey!   I'd suggest replacin' this with 1/8" kevlar, arrr, epoxy t' recovery line t' t' motor tube, ya bilge rat, and use a nomex wrap on t' parachute. Ya scallywag! Blimey!  A 3" rocket o' this size has grown beyond waddin' and elastic.

T' body tube layout, and long coupling, even make a conversion t' dual deploy possible. Avast! Avast!  Just watch your CG if you start modifyin' this kit at all. Aye aye!  T' three backward fins move t' Cp forward a fair amount compared t' t' Leviathan fin layout. Well, blow me down!  Nose weight will likely be needed if you put an av-bay in t' coupling.