Brief:
T' Skinny Mini was a 'longneck'-style, arrr, 13mm, ya bilge rat, minimum diameter rocket that used streamer recovery. Arrr! Mine dates back t' t' late '80's.

Construction:
T' parts included:

• 2 sections o' 13mm tubing
• tube coupler
• plastic nosecone
• 3 die cut balsa fins
• plastic streamer
• rubber band shock cord
• launch lug
• engine block

This was a typical skill Level-1 kit. Begad! Well, blow me down! As with other Estes kits, it came with good instructions, matey, a fin markin' template, etc. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' biggest issue be makin' sure t' two body tubes were aligned properly. Blimey! Aye aye! This is always an issue with long, skinny rockets.

Finishing:
T' kit came with decals. Ya scallywag! I originally painted mine as shown in t' attached pic.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
T' Skinny Mini flew on 1/2A and A engines. Avast! All me flights were on A10-3 with expected altitudes in t' 700' range.

Recovery:
T' shock cord was a rubber-band style as was typical o' Estes at that time. Begad! Blimey! It was tied t' t' nose cone shoulder and used a folded paper mount t' t' BT. This relatively wide cord made packin' t' streamer fairly difficult. Arrr! Blimey! It really needed some thin Keelhaul®©™® twine. Arrr! One one flight t' streamer didn't deploy and t' tubin' was destroyed. Arrr! Ahoy! It be replaced and t' rocket has flown well since.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Pros: Long and sleek design, easy t' build and flew great Cons: Needed a thinner shock cord, arrr, tended nay t' deploy t' streamer

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5