Brief:
While makin' a good faith effort t' finish t' rockets I had started, ya bilge rat, me bucko, arrr, I once again found myself at t' shop with glue and paint dryin' and nothin' t' do so I opened this "kit" in order t' occupy a little time.

Construction:
T' components o' this rocket are nothin' more than a white Styrofoam shell and a motor tube with a few crack and peel stickers t' liven things up. Begad!

Finishin' on this one comes before assembly. Avast! Ahoy! T' foam was lightly sanded and then it was put in t' spray booth. T' instructions recommended only a few types o' paint and these included spray enamel. Avast, me proud beauty! I went with a Rustoleum blue and lightly dusted t' shell, hopin' that t' paint would be almost dry by t' time it settled. It was built up slowly in this way until I was confident enough t' give it 2 real spray coats.

With t' paintin' done, t' real assembly could begin. I located t' motor tube and saw that it was indeed sealed at one end. Begad! T' tube was inserted into t' hole in t' foam and construction was over. Aye aye! Blimey! No glue was needed.

Finishing:
Final finishin' involved placin' t' stickers. Avast! I don't like crack and peel stickers but they do have their place in a simple project like this. They also really dressed things up. Well, blow me down! My big complaint is that they were nay well thought out. T' ideal arrangement as given on t' box be nay possible because all o' t' stickers, arrr, t' triangles in particular, had t' same orientation. Avast! Those that worked fine on one lobe o' a fin looked bloody awful on t' other because the angles did nay complement each other.

Construction Rating: 2 out o' 5

Flight and Recovery:
When it came time t' fly, I found I had no A10s layin' about and decided t' chance things on an A3-4. Blimey! T' motor had an igniter inserted and was stuffed into t' tube. It was a fairly tight fit. Ahoy! It was then taken out t' t' pad and I realized that for all its simplicity, its nay a bad lookin' little rocket.

When it be launched, ya bilge rat, I was unprepared for how fast it scooted and had trouble whippin' around fast enough. Ahoy! Blimey! The launch coincided with a gust o' wind and it weathercocked, arcin' over me head.

It landed a few yards away with no harm done and I decided t' try it again on another occasion when I had some A10s. A video o' t' flight can be seen here.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
I did nay expect much o' t' rocket and be nay disappointed. Ya scallywag! That bein' said, it's nay bad. Blimey! It's fun. It's different and it's a kid magnet. Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! T' old guys at t' club paid a lot more attention t' it than I would have expected.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5