Brief:
Dual Canted 18mm motor mounts. Begad! Aye aye! Designed t' produce two distinctive smoke trails when launched.

Construction:
T' Deuce's Wild comes with Estes quality parts. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' Body tube is BT-60 sized, and is topped with a nice Balsa nosecone. Arrr! Blimey! T' kit includes two 18mm motor tubes, and two thrust rings. Begad! Blimey! No motor hooks are provided. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! Two sheets o' balsa is used t' cut out t' four large fins form t' pattern provided. Arrr! Blimey! T' balsa I got was little on t' soft side for me tastes. Ahoy! Blimey! You also get piece o' card stock, and a peal-and-stick pattern t' make t' two unique centerin' rings. Blimey! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! T' recovery system consists o' a piece o' elastic for t' shock cord, and an official Fliskits 16" parachute that can also be cut down t' 12" or 8". Ahoy! Blimey! T' kit also includes two pieces o' 1/8" launch lug material... Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Blimey! which I believe is two small for this rocket... Arrr! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! 3/16th would be a lot better.

T' most challengin' part o' t' kit be t' motor mount construction. Avast, me proud beauty! T' first edition o' t' instructions suggests a method that I think is impossible. Blimey! Ya scallywag! I decided t' do it me me own way. Construction starts with drawin' a single line down t' length o' each tube, matey, and markin' t' location where t' motor spacer will go.

Then it is time t' make t' centerin' rings. Ahoy! Well, matey, blow me down! T' backin' o' t' pattern is removed, shiver me timbers, and t' pattern is stuck on top o' t' cardboard stock. Avast, me proud beauty! Usin' a sharp knife, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, t' centerin' rings are cut out. You will end out with three pieces. Avast! Well, me bucko, blow me down! T' Lower Ring, matey, Upper Ring, me hearties, and t' Motor Spacer.

This is where I differ from t' instructions. Arrr! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' instructions want you t' glue t' spacer t' t' upper rin' first... what? How am I goin' t' do that? Gluin' t' tip o' t' triangle t' t' centerin' ring... Blimey! Blimey! by t' tip... Begad! Blimey! and keep it aligned? I have a better way.

I glued t' spacer t' one o' t' motor tubes. Well, blow me down! When t' glue set, me hearties, I attached t' other tube t' t' other side. Avast! I set t' assembly on a flat surface t' dry. I cut t' upper centerin' rin' in half, removed some material from t' "tip", me hearties, me hearties, matey, an glued them into position. Ahoy! I attached t' Lower Rin' followin' t' instructions.

T' fin markin' guide is used for two purposes... Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! t' allow you t' mark where t' fins go... and provide t' pattern t' cut out t' voids in t' bodytube where t' motor tubes will be stickin' out. Avast! Then t' motor mount assembly is glued into place.

T' rest o' t' kit is assembled like any other brand o' kit. Well, blow me down! Blimey! You have t' cut out t' fins by hand, me hearties, but t' should be no problem for an experienced modeler... besides... Blimey! that is small stuff compared t' t' motor mount just assembled.

Finishing:
I decided that I wanted a smooth transition betwixt t' canted motor tube, me hearties, and t' body tube, shiver me timbers, arrr, so I used some Bondo Spot Putty t' fill in t' small gaps in t' joints. After I was satisfied with t' filling, arrr, ya bilge rat, I gave t' kit several coats o' Rust Oleum Light Gray Automotive Primer, me hearties, ya bilge rat, sandin' betwixt coats.

I decided that I wanted t' paint t' rocket a scheme worthy its name... Arrr! Ya scallywag! I wanted some bright bold colors, me bucko, and gold t' add class. Avast! I gave t' entire rocket a base coat o' Yellow paint. Ya scallywag! Then I masked off two o' t' fins, matey, and prepared a spiral up t' body tube. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! I used Sunny Red spray paint. Ya scallywag! After t' Red dried, shiver me timbers, I masked off t' spirals, and t' two red fins, me bucko, arrr, and painted t' area betwixt t' fins gold. Avast, me proud beauty! I also painted t' nosecone gold. Blimey! Begad! There were no decals with t' kit, those big fins are itchin' for somethin' wild :-)

When t' paintin' was finished, I assembled t' recovery system. Well, blow me down! T' shock cord be a standard piece o' 1/8" elastic, and under a foot length. I did nay want t' nose cone t' slap back into t' body tube. Begad! so I extended t' length o' t' shock cord. Ya scallywag! Also, shiver me timbers, I would suggest usin' 1/4" shock cord with this size kit, arrr, since 1/8" cord wears out faster, shiver me timbers, and handles less weight. T' instructions were nay clear on which size chute t' use, me bucko, but I decided that t' 16" chute would be t' best choice due t' t' large win' span o' t' fins. Ahoy! Begad! T' shroud lines are attached with adhesive strips. Begad! Ahoy! Nay a good idea... Aye aye! I suggest usin' those hole punch reinforcement disks instead.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
FlisKits recommends dual A8-3's, B6-4's, ya bilge rat, and C6-5's for t' Deuce's Wild kit. My local hobby shop be out o' B6-4's, shiver me timbers, so I bought a pack o' B4-4's instead. Ya scallywag! I uses Estes Solar Igniters coated with a thin layer o' Magnelite pyrogen t' assure reliable ignition o' both motors. Blimey! Ya scallywag! T' flight with t' 2 A8-3’s be a nice and short. Blimey! T' parachute fully deployed, and t' rocket landed close t' t' pad. Well, blow me down! Dual B4-4 motors offered another great flight. Begad! Avast! A shroud line came unattached from parachute, me hearties, resultin' in minor damage t' t' root o' a fin. Avast, me proud beauty! T' flight with dual C6-5’s be t' best. Aye aye! Avast! It exhibited a slight wobbled in flight, probably because t' wind was pickin' up. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! T' rocket landed on t' roof o' t' school.

Two days later, me Deuce's wild kit was recovered off o' t' roof o' t' High School. Aye aye! It was found floatin' in a puddle o' water. Well, blow me down! I was able t' remove t' motors before they dry and glue themselves into t' motor tube. Arrr! Ahoy! T' Deuce has some water damage, matey, and t' Balsa cone swelled with water saturation (or t' tube shrunk?), but that is a easy fix by leavin' t' rocket in t' hot car t' dry out... Ahoy! and t' adjust t' fit with sandpaper. One fin came unattached from t' body, matey, probably because it had a small crack in it when I launched it on t' 2 C's, and when in t' water... Ya scallywag! t' glue dissolved... T' recovery system is shot... but I'll just put in an Estes 18" chute and replace t' shock cord with a 1/4" piece o' elastic. Avast! It will fly again... I am itchin' t' stick two D13-7W's in it :-)

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Overall, arrr, t' Deuce's Wild is a very nice it. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! There is room for improvement, arrr, ya bilge rat, but you have t' give FlisKits credit. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' kit was very professional looking, me bucko, and t' design o' t' rocket is very unique. Aye aye! This kit is worth t' money, and will turn heads at every launch. Just make sure your launcher can handle it, me bucko, and pray that both motors light :-).

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5