Brief:
This is a review o' Gordon's Dyna-Soar nosecone kit. Arrr! Blimey! He describes it as 'goof' scale. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Nevertheless, t' cone looks awesome and I don't worry about scale points. Although he provides some application ideas, usin' this is on a stable model is up t' t' builder.

Construction:
This is a simple kit as you'd expect. Ya scallywag! Blimey! It consists o' t' Dyna-Soar body, 2 wings, ya bilge rat, 2 stabilizers, a transition from t' body t' a BT-60 tube, me bucko, me hearties, ya bilge rat, a screw eye, ya bilge rat, and a decal sheet.

T' parts come packaged with instructions (9 steps) and two sheets which provide drawings t' show t' placement o' t' decals, me bucko, arrr, an outline and color scheme for t' X-20/Titan-II, and some other concept drawings. T' latter are merely simple views with no detail.

I found t' transition didn't seem t' mate all that well with t' body, me hearties, but t' pre-formed angles made it easy t' sand t' fit. Avast, me proud beauty! Gordon provides contact info if you have questions, matey, but I just proceeded on me own. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! In a move that is certainly nay t' norm for me, me bucko, arrr, I attached t' parts before fillin' (built upstairs in front o' t' tube where sandin' is taboo). Ahoy! As I be sanding, me bucko, I got t' feelin' that t' wings might be a bit flimsy t' be on t' tip o' a cone that might end up bein' quite heavy t' ensure a stable flight, ya bilge rat, so I added some extra fillets on t' top and laminated t' base with cardstock.

T' last step recommends usin' this kit atop o' a FlisKits Deuces Wild, ya bilge rat, matey, an Estes Big Bertha, matey, or an OOP Titan III. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' final photos are atop o' a in-process rocket that I'll eventually review. Well, arrr, blow me down! Blimey! It's kind o' a Titan variant.

Finishing:
I used PlastiKote primer and Rustoleum flat black paint. I was excited t' get t' decals on, ya bilge rat, then...you should imagine t' sound o' a record player scratchin' t' a halt (younger readers may have t' search this on Google). Blimey! T' quality o' t' decals are poor. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! Maybe people used t' home made decals won't have a problem but, betwixt foldin' over on themselves and breakin' durin' alignment, shiver me timbers, I scrapped half o' them. Avast! After I recovered emotionally, me bucko, me hearties, I scrounged some replacements (see detail above).

Summary:
PROs: T' curved balsa surfaces o' this kit are cool and would be hard t' make yourself. Blimey! Construction was straightforward.

CONs: T' decals.

Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5