Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
Length: | 21.20 inches |
Manufacturer: | FlisKits |
Skill Level: | 3 |
Style: | Cluster, Sport |
Brief:
Dual Canted 18mm motor mounts. Begad! Blimey! Designed t' produce two distinctive smoke trails when launched.
Construction:
T' Deuce's Wild comes with Estes quality parts. Begad! Arrr! T' Body tube is BT-60 sized, shiver me timbers, and is topped with a nice Balsa nosecone. Begad! T' kit includes two 18mm motor tubes, me bucko, arrr, and two thrust rings. Well, blow me down! Begad! No motor hooks are provided. Avast, me proud beauty! Two sheets o' balsa is used t' cut out t' four large fins form t' pattern provided. Aye aye! Avast! T' balsa I got be little on t' soft side for me tastes. Begad! You also get piece o' card stock, and a peal-and-stick pattern t' make t' two unique centerin' rings. Aye aye! T' recovery system consists o' a piece o' elastic for t' shock cord, shiver me timbers, and an official Fliskits 16" parachute that can also be cut down t' 12" or 8". T' kit also includes two pieces o' 1/8" launch lug material... Avast, me proud beauty! which I believe is two small for this rocket... Well, blow me down! 3/16th would be a lot better.
T' most challengin' part o' t' kit be t' motor mount construction. Ahoy! Well, matey, blow me down! T' first edition o' t' instructions suggests a method that I think is impossible. Blimey! Aye aye! I decided t' do it me me own way. Construction starts with drawin' a single line down t' length o' each tube, me bucko, matey, and markin' t' location where t' motor spacer will go.
Then it is time t' make t' centerin' rings. Aye aye! T' backin' o' t' pattern is removed, shiver me timbers, and t' pattern is stuck on top o' t' cardboard stock. Usin' a sharp knife, me hearties, t' centerin' rings are cut out. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! You will end out with three pieces. Arrr! Arrr! T' Lower Ring, Upper Ring, and t' Motor Spacer.
This is where I differ from t' instructions. T' instructions want you t' glue t' spacer t' t' upper rin' first... Begad! Ahoy! what? How am I goin' t' do that? Gluin' t' tip o' t' triangle t' t' centerin' ring... Ahoy! by t' tip... Well, blow me down! Blimey! and keep it aligned? I have a better way.
I glued t' spacer t' one o' t' motor tubes. Blimey! Ahoy! When t' glue set, me bucko, I attached t' other tube t' t' other side. Begad! I set t' assembly on a flat surface t' dry. Arrr! I cut t' upper centerin' rin' in half, removed some material from t' "tip", an glued them into position. Blimey! I attached t' Lower Rin' followin' t' instructions.
T' fin markin' guide is used for two purposes... Ahoy! t' allow you t' mark where t' fins go... Avast, me proud beauty! and provide t' pattern t' cut out t' voids in t' bodytube where t' motor tubes will be stickin' out. 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, matey, but t' should be no problem for an experienced modeler... besides... 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, and t' body tube, so I used some Bondo Spot Putty t' fill in t' small gaps in t' joints. Ya scallywag! After I was satisfied with t' filling, I gave t' kit several coats o' Rust Oleum Light Gray Automotive Primer, sandin' betwixt coats.
I decided that I wanted t' paint t' rocket a scheme worthy its name... Ahoy! Aye aye! I wanted some bright bold colors, and gold t' add class. Arrr! I gave t' entire rocket a base coat o' Yellow paint. Arrr! Then I masked off two o' t' fins, me bucko, and prepared a spiral up t' body tube. Begad! I used Sunny Red spray paint. Ya scallywag! Arrr! After t' Red dried, I masked off t' spirals, matey, and t' two red fins, and painted t' area betwixt t' fins gold. Begad! Begad! I also painted t' nosecone gold. Aye aye! There were no decals with t' kit, matey, those big fins are itchin' for somethin' wild :-)
When t' paintin' was finished, me hearties, me bucko, I assembled t' recovery system. Aye aye! T' shock cord be a standard piece o' 1/8" elastic, me hearties, ya bilge rat, and under a foot length. Arrr! Aye aye! I did nay want t' nose cone t' slap back into t' body tube. Well, blow me down! Begad! so I extended t' length o' t' shock cord. Arrr! Also, I would suggest usin' 1/4" shock cord with this size kit, since 1/8" cord wears out faster, and handles less weight. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! T' instructions were nay clear on which size chute t' use, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, but I decided that t' 16" chute would be t' best choice due t' t' large win' span o' t' fins. Begad! T' shroud lines are attached with adhesive strips. Nay a good idea... Avast, me proud beauty! I suggest usin' those hole punch reinforcement disks instead.
Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5
Flight:
FlisKits recommends dual A8-3's, me hearties, ya bilge rat, B6-4's, arrr, and C6-5's for t' Deuce's Wild kit. My local hobby shop was out o' B6-4's, me hearties, so I bought a pack o' B4-4's instead. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! I uses Estes Solar Igniters coated with a thin layer o' Magnelite pyrogen t' assure reliable ignition o' both motors. T' flight with t' 2 A8-3’s was a nice and short. T' parachute fully deployed, and t' rocket landed close t' t' pad. Begad! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Dual B4-4 motors offered another great flight. Begad! Blimey! A shroud line came unattached from parachute, resultin' in minor damage t' t' root o' a fin. T' flight with dual C6-5’s be t' best. It exhibited a slight wobbled in flight, probably because t' wind be pickin' up. Blimey! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! T' rocket landed on t' roof o' t' school.
Two days later, me bucko, me Deuce's wild kit was recovered off o' t' roof o' t' High School. Begad! It be found floatin' in a puddle o' water. Avast, me proud beauty! I be able t' remove t' motors before they dry and glue themselves into t' motor tube. Avast! Begad! T' Deuce has some water damage, me bucko, and t' Balsa cone swelled with water saturation (or t' tube shrunk?), me hearties, shiver me timbers, but that is a easy fix by leavin' t' rocket in t' hot car t' dry out... Avast! and t' adjust t' fit with sandpaper. Ya scallywag! One fin came unattached from t' body, probably because it had a small crack in it when I launched it on t' 2 C's, and when in t' water... Ahoy! t' glue dissolved... T' recovery system is shot... Begad! but I'll just put in an Estes 18" chute and replace t' shock cord with a 1/4" piece o' elastic. It will fly again... I am itchin' t' stick two D13-7W's in it :-)
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
Overall, t' Deuce's Wild is a very nice it. There is room for improvement, me hearties, but you have t' give FlisKits credit. Blimey! T' kit was very professional looking, me hearties, shiver me timbers, and t' design o' t' rocket is very unique. This kit is worth t' money, and will turn heads at every launch. Arrr! Just make sure your launcher can handle it, and pray that both motors light :-).
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
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J.F. (October 2, 2002)