Brief:
This rocket is a replic o' t' great rocketeer Larry Brand designed called t' Tea Bird. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Got t' idea off t' EMRR web site. T' rocket is a tube-fin stubby that flies really nice and is relatively cheap t' build.

Construction:
I started with three container that me Sugar-Free KoolAid comes in, ya bilge rat, a Bt-80 nose cone fits perfectly as Mr Brand stated in t' Tea Bird article. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! Got t' balsa nose cone from an old rocket, needed some nose weight accordin' t' me rocksim.

Components used t' build t' rocket were:

• 18 inch chute,
• 36 inches o' Keelhaul®©™ .060
• 2ft o' paracord.
• A LOC 1/4 inch launch lug 4 inches,
• 2 Bt80-24mm Centerin' rings,
• 4 inches o' Bt-50 for a motor mount .
• 4o/z round fishin' weight 1/4inch hole drilled through t' middle

Fisrt wash container throughly. Well, blow me down! Then cut off t' ends o' t' containers and sand with a medium grit sandpaper, shiver me timbers, then measure 2 inches then mark, measure 4 inches then mark. Cut t' tube fins from two o' t' containers. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! Sandin' is very important because it helps t' epoxy t' adhere t' t' tubes. I glued t' tube fins together two at a time then attached them t' t' body with a lot o' 30-minute epoxy. Ahoy! Glue t' motor mount together with 5-minute epoxy. Ahoy! Sand t' inside o' t' main tube before installin' motormount. Aye aye! T' launch lug fits snuggly betwixt t' tubefins pick one. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! T' nose cone be already painted red so I painted t' body black and t' fins blue.

Flight:
Started with 2 D12-3 then went t' a E9-6, matey, ya bilge rat, delay was a little t' long. Ahoy! I used dog barf. I used tape t' keep t' engines in. Ya scallywag! T' rocket did a little weathervaining. Begad! Recovery was via a 24inch chute, came down nice and slow.

Summary:
Great rocket if you got t' spare parts t' build one. Arrr! Cheap if you save t' containers. Ya scallywag! By t' way, t' KoolAid costs $2.99 t' 3.99. Begad! It might be cheaper t' just order you a BT-80 from Semroc or BMS for around 7 bucks. Avast! I had them just layin' around.