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

Construction:
This is a simple kit as you'd expect. Avast, me proud beauty! It consists o' t' Dyna-Soar body, 2 wings, 2 stabilizers, shiver me timbers, a transition from t' body t' a BT-60 tube, 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, shiver me timbers, an outline and color scheme for t' X-20/Titan-II, and some other concept drawings. Avast! Arrr! T' latter are merely simple views with no detail.

I found t' transition didn't seem t' mate all that well with t' body, shiver me timbers, me hearties, but t' pre-formed angles made it easy t' sand t' fit. Begad! Blimey! Gordon provides contact info if you have questions, but I just proceeded on me own. In a move that is certainly nay t' norm for me, I attached t' parts before fillin' (built upstairs in front o' t' tube where sandin' is taboo). Aye aye! Blimey! As I be sanding, 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, arrr, matey, an Estes Big Bertha, matey, shiver me timbers, or an OOP Titan III. Aye aye! T' final photos are atop o' a in-process rocket that I'll eventually review. Avast! It's kind o' a Titan variant.

Finishing:
I used PlastiKote primer and Rustoleum flat black paint. Begad! I was excited t' get t' decals on, shiver me timbers, 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. 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, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, I scrapped half o' them. Begad! After I recovered emotionally, 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. Construction be straightforward.

CONs: T' decals.

Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5