Construction

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