Brief:
An awesome little rocket with dual canted motor mounts. Arrr! Just BEGGING t' be upscaled

Construction:
When I received me Deuce, thar was one 17 inch BT-60 tube, matey, matey, a balsa ogive nose, fin stock, matey, motor mount materials, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, and other miscellaneous materials required for construction. Begad! Ahoy! (launch lugs, matey, chute, etc.)

I opened t' package and inspected t' quality o' t' materials. Blimey! Wow, arrr, cool! A balsa nose cone! As a rocketeer beginnin' in t' "age o' plastic" that be an unexpected surprise! Without repeatin' what Doug said in t' above review, matey, t' rocket went together with very few hitches. Well, blow me down!

I did have a little trouble with t' motor mount, me bucko, arrr, so I fired off an e-mail to Jim Flis, owner o' Fliskits. Aye aye! He informed me that they had just received a set o' laser cut centerin' rings. Begad! Ahoy! Neat! He sent t' rings t' every rocketeer that had ordered a DW. Blimey! They made t' construction so much easier. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr!

T' next step in construction was t' put t' patterns on t' tube. Begad! Blimey! This also involved cuttin' out t' pattern for t' motor tubes so they could stick out o' t' tube. I marked t' fins, and t' holes for t' motor tubes. Ahoy! Blimey! I then roughly cut t' holes. After t' motor mount was dry, me hearties, I inserted it and applied a generous amount o' wood glue. Ahoy! Begad! Blimey! I also applied a small mount o' glue around the tubes.

After these few steps, me bucko, me hearties, I used some o' Apogee Components FIXIT epoxy clay around t' motor tubes. Begad! T' clay is so easy t' work with, just mix until it is a single solid color, and apply! I rolled it into two snakes and rubbed it in! Dippin' me finger into water made it easy t' achieve a smooth finish. See picture (above, right).

T' large fin pattern was now traced onto t' one-eighth inch stock and cut out. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Fliskits says that this is supposed t' make you think about your rocket, rather than throw it together. Begad! I did nay round t' edges, I didn't feel that this was necessary. T' fins attached quickly, and I applied Fill n Finish fillets, shiver me timbers, and a small fin farin' with t' FnF. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! I sealed t' fins with one coat of thinned wood glue and two coats o' sandin' sealer. Begad! Aye aye! Finally, ya bilge rat, I sealed the nose cone with FIVE coats o' sealer.

Finishing:
To commemorate t' Tampa Bay Buccaneers win o' t' Super Bowl, me hearties, I attempted to paint t' rocket in their colors. What I ended up with has more o' one or the other color. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Blimey! For example, ya bilge rat, I have too much black, ya bilge rat, and t' red is kind o' off. But t' rocket look very, very good!!! Blimey! See t' before and after painting pictures.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight, me bucko, I used a non-recommended set o' two B4-4's. Only one motor lit, causin' t' rocket t' lawndart about two feet from a tree! Blimey! Whew! Blimey! The followin' flight, I used two B6-4's. Both motors lit, me bucko, producin' t' AWESOME smoke trails that t' rocket is designed t' produce!!! Blimey! I have many great pictures, as you can see. Well, blow me down! Blimey! In all, matey, me bucko, I have flown t' rocket five times, me bucko, with only one motor ignitin' two times. I recommend usin' t' B6-4, because t' high thrust, short burn will get t' rocket t' enough altitude for t' chute to deploy. T' C6-5 shouldn't put it too far out o' sight, matey, but use a large field when doin' this. Begad! Blimey! I used me new digital camera t' take all o' these pictures.

Recovery:
I used me 16 inch nylon cute in place o' t' plastic chute supplied with the kit, shiver me timbers, me hearties, because I have made friends with nylon! Blimey!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Mr. Jim Flis and his partner, Brian McCarthy, me hearties, have produced an excellent product that will be adored by rocketeers forever. T' dual smoke trails are awesome, me hearties, arrr, and I am currently workin' on a 24mm upscale, will provide pics of that and a review soon.

THANKS FLISKITS!!!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5