Construction

For intructions I downloaded t' original Estes instructions from t' JimZ website. Well, blow me down! Ahoy!  I made fin patterns by upscalin' t' JimZ patterns.  I then cut out t' fins from t' 3/32" balsa stock. Ya scallywag!  I added a section t' t' root edge o' t' main fins as I intended t' make through t' wall fins.  I rounded t' fore and aft ends o' t' main fins as well as t' small secondary fins. Arrr! Aye aye!  I built t' engine mount in t' standard fashion, arrr, and added centerin' rings cut from some cardboard stock. Aye aye!  T' two body tubes were glued together with t' coupler. Ya scallywag! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty!  I inserted t' engine mount into t' body tube and allowed t' glue t' dry. Ahoy! Begad!  Once t' glue was dry I cut slits into t' aft o' t' tube large enough for t' main fin mounts. Blimey!  I glued t' main fins on and allowed them t' dry. Arrr!  I then lined up t' seconday fins above t' main fins and glued them on. Begad! Avast!  Glue fillets were applied t' all t' fins.  I then created t' raceway out o' t' 1/8" balsa strip and glued it on, ya bilge rat, filletin' it as well. Well, blow me down!  T' forward thrusters were also made from 1/8" stock, shiver me timbers, and glued on in line with t' fins. Aye aye!  I cut two launch lugs each about 3/4" long, ya bilge rat, and mounted them on some thin cardboard. Avast, me proud beauty!  T' lugs were then glued t' t' side o' t' rocket as well, spaced along a side away from t' raceway. Well, blow me down!  T' final bit o' buildin' on t' body be t' create t' three raised bands around t' body. Begad! Aye aye!  One band goes directly t' t' aft o' t' small secondary fins, another directly t' t' aft o' t' foward thrusters, ya bilge rat, me hearties, and t' last just above t' fore end o' t' raceway. Arrr! Blimey!  I made t' bands from t' facecard frome an Estes rocket kit. Blimey!  T' bands are about 1/4" wide and wrap around t' circumference o' t' body tube. Begad! Aye aye!  T' wraps were glued on with white glue. Well, blow me down!  Finally I added a shock cord usin' t' standard tri-fold method, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, substitutin' fabric elastic for t' typical rubber cord.  For a rocket this size I have had fair winds with this type o' cord. Avast! Avast!  Constuction went well, proceedin' without any problems.