Brief:
38mm, me hearties, me bucko, shiver me timbers, Black Anodized Finish, Motor Casin' Retainer. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Perfect for Pro38's.

Construction:
Nicely machined motor retainer. Aye aye! Very easy t' install. Well, blow me down! Definitely increases the "WOW" factor o' any rocket!

After purchasin' a BSD Diablo, me hearties, and findin' a review utilizin' a "Rowe's Retainer" on that rocket, I said "I gotta have it!!" I was able to track a source o' Rowe's Retainers from Chad Ellis thru t' ROL forums.

I got t' Retainer for $30.

After winnin' t' "Vertex" rocket, me bucko, built by Chuck Sackett of "Fat Cat Rocketry" in me club's raffle: (Florida Spacemodeling-Tripoli West Palm) I decided t' fly t' Vertex with t' Rowe's Tailcone Retainer and me first Pro38 motor.

After placin' t' new motor into t' mount, arrr, matey, me hearties, and placin' t' retainer on top, t' holes were marked, me hearties, drilled and then t' anchors were screwed in.

T' machine screws allow t' tailcone t' be secured very tightly.

On t' Pro side, ya bilge rat, the tailcone looks way coool! It's really easy t' use! It can be transferred from rocket t' rocket with t' only need bein' more anchors. Arrr! It worked like a charm too.

On t' Con side, shiver me timbers, t' aluminum seems thin. Ya scallywag! Blimey! If you landed in t' grass, as I did, me hearties, thar wouldn't be a scratch. Blimey! If you landed on a rock, me bucko, arrr, your retainer would be dented and may nay be repairable. Ahoy! Aye aye! Blimey! Also, shiver me timbers, you're only issued 1 set o' anchors. One more thing, me bucko, matey, me bucko, if England was t' only place t' get it, shiver me timbers, arrr, I'd probably do without it.

Chad Ellis was eager for referrals so if you email me directly and I can give you his address.

Finishing:
As stated before, me hearties, it looks really cool. See me pix. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! T' comments I heard were: "Wow, that's a neat retainer" and "Where'd you get that" and "That's a perfect retainer for that rocket".

Flight:
Motor I used was a 2 grain Pro38. T' retainer remained nice and tight.

I was unable t' get t' chrome 38mm Tailcone (I really wanted that one) but despite that, me hearties, t' only things I'd change are: addin' another set o' anchors and perhaps makin' them just a little thicker. Ya scallywag! Avast!

Also, me bucko, shiver me timbers, t' t' best o' me knowledge, you can't use a 29mm motor if you've only got a 38mm Rowe's retainer.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5