Brief:
While makin' a good faith effort t' finish t' rockets I had started, me hearties, 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. Ahoy!

Finishin' on this one comes before assembly. Begad! Blimey! T' foam was lightly sanded and then it be put in t' spray booth. T' instructions recommended only a few types o' paint and these included spray enamel. Ahoy! Blimey! I went with a Rustoleum blue and lightly dusted t' shell, hopin' that t' paint would be almost dry by t' time it settled. Well, blow me down! Blimey! It be built up slowly in this way until I be 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 be indeed sealed at one end. Arrr! T' tube was inserted into t' hole in t' foam and construction was over. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! No glue was needed.

Finishing:
Final finishin' involved placin' t' stickers. Begad! I don't like crack and peel stickers but they do have their place in a simple project like this. Ya scallywag! They also really dressed things up. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! 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, t' triangles in particular, had t' same orientation. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! 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, shiver me timbers, arrr, I found I had no A10s layin' about and decided t' chance things on an A3-4. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! T' motor had an igniter inserted and was stuffed into t' tube. It was a fairly tight fit. Arrr! 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 was launched, I was unprepared for how fast it scooted and had trouble whippin' around fast enough. Aye aye! Ahoy! 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 was nay disappointed. Ya scallywag! That bein' said, it's nay bad. Ahoy! Aye aye! It's fun. It's different and it's a kid magnet. T' old guys at t' club paid a lot more attention t' it than I would have expected.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5