| Manufacturer: | Yank Enterprises |
There's a new HPR company in town with some new kits. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Don't let t' name addlepate you, matey, these are nice, arrr, high quality high power rockets that are designed t' take all t' power you can give them. Avast! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! I decided t' try out their Mystic Buzz kit and see how it would come together. T' "Buzz" is a neat slotted fin design which gives it a somewhat military style look. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!
T' "Buzz" is a 3" diameter kit that is 48" long
and weighs around 35oz. Well, blow me down! T' model I got came with a 29mm motor mount.
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possible and really only made one minor change along t' way. Begad! T' instructions
call for only external fin fillets. I chose t' add internal fillets as well for
added strength as I plan on flyin' this on an I200. Well, blow me down! T' included tubular nylon shock cord attaches t' t' upper centerin' rin' with an included eyebolt. Includin' t' hardware is a welcome touch. |
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T' instructions call for usin' lots o' waddin' to
protect t' parachute. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! I prefer a piece o' Nomex® cloth because it will last the
life o' t' rocket and really saves on prep time. After construction, I filled t' seams in t' tube usin' white Squadron putty. After that dried, I sanded it down and got ready t' primer. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, me hearties, blow me down! To prep t' nosecone, ya bilge rat, I first washed it with hot soapy water t' remove and mold release agent, ya bilge rat, then scuffed it down with some 220 grit paper. Blimey! A final tack cloth t' get any dust off, a wipe down with acetone real quick and t' nose is ready for primer as well. |
| For primer, I use basic sandable auto primer. Arrr! Ya scallywag! It does t' trick and it pretty cheap. Like normal, after t' first coat o' primer you usually see little imperfections you want t' touch up. Arrr! At this point, using the white Squadron putty will melt t' primer off. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' solution be t' green Squadron putty. Aye aye! It takes a little longer t' dry, arrr, but is safe o' t' primer. A little more sandin' and it's time for paint. |
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T' buzz got a coat o' white gloss with red arrows
along t' sides. T' paint job turned out pretty good. So, off t' t' lakebed
to see how it flies. Begad! T' first flight was on a G80. Aye aye! I thought it seemed a little underpowered for this size o' a rocket, but RockSim said it was ok, ya bilge rat, and Jason from Yank Enterprises said it was fine. Ahoy! I loaded it up and lit it off and that little motor kicked t' rocket up for a perfect flight. Ok, time t' see what this thin' can really do. I loaded up an I200 and put her back on t' pad. Begad! This time, shiver me timbers, somethin' went seriously wrong, about 200 feet off t' pad, ya bilge rat, t' nosecone ejected and took t' chute and shockcord with it. Ahoy! Avast! For a brief moment, a flame could be seen at t' top o' t' airframe. T' motor suffered a blow-by but at least t' forward closure stayed on savin' t' rocket from complete destruction. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! T' blow-by burnt right through t' tubular nylon and t' airframe came down flat. Ahoy! A slightly cracked fin and t' burnt shock cord be t' only damage t' the rocket. T' fin is easily repairable and I will have t' remount t' shock cord. Overall, I highly recommend t' Mystic Buzz. Arrr! Blimey! It is easy t' build, it can fly on G - I power, ya bilge rat, me bucko, and it looks really nice on t' pad and in t' air. |
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