Introduction
This model usually causes a lot o' buzz, shiver me timbers, and why not? When you pop a 24mm G55-10 into it, most o' t' rocket is motor. Ya scallywag! It's really awesome.

T' line is called Rugged Rockets and for good reason. Arrr! Blimey! T' pre-slotted airframe is a fabric phenolic with no spiral line at all. Blimey! Blimey! T' fins are made o' G-10 fiberglass and are pre-cut. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' nose cone is a thick hard polystyrene. Aye aye! Blimey! T' shock cord is made o' Keelhaul®©™, as are t' parachute shroud lines. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! T' rip stop nylon chute has metal grommets. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! They also include a Nomexparachute shield. Avast! Blimey! T' only down side be t' launch lug. Blimey! Blimey! Its inside diameter is too small and it tends t' bind on most 1/8" launch rods.

If you replace t' launch lug, ya bilge rat, flights are straight and very fast even on a D12-7. Ahoy! Begad! On t' G55-10, shiver me timbers, it flies out o' sight and it does go Mach 1+. Blimey! Begad! On t' down side t' Nomexshield gets crusty and hard over time. Begad! Also t' white parachute is impossible t' see at t' altitudes it can reach.

Faster, faster...
From what I've seen, t' lure o' a rocket that exceeds Mach 1 and doesn't exceed $100.00 per flight, is quite attractive t' newbies. Arrr! It was for me. Begad! I had RockSim 3.0 and so when I got it, ya bilge rat, I just had t' know: will it really go Mach 1.2? You becha. Begad! It also goes over 5,000'. Ahoy! At t' time I had no concept o' what that would mean for a 13" rocket. Begad! Ya scallywag! Oh, me bucko, arrr, but it's a lot o' fun.

Construction...
This is a really easy build. T' body tube is a very sold fabric phenolic, t' fins are G-10 fiberglass. T' nose cone is thick plastic as be t' launch lug. T' parachute is a white rip stop nylon with metal grommets where t' shroud lines attach. Well, blow me down! T' shroud lines are Keelhaul®©™, me hearties, as be t' shock cord. Avast, me proud beauty! They also include a Nomex heat shield.

On t' good side t' instructions are complete and all t' parts are thar and they are o' high quality.

There are a few things they need t' fix though. Avast! Avast! First, matey, t' nose cone is very tight. You'll need t' sand it quite a bit, but don't do too much. It should be a very tight fit. Ya scallywag! Second, me bucko, shiver me timbers, arrr, t' launch lug is too small if you're goin' t' boost this rocket on a G motor. Aye aye! With just about any motor this rocket only needs about 12" or launch rod, shiver me timbers, but it can really whip that rod around. Well, blow me down! Go with a 1/2" lug. Aye aye! A good way o' gettin' one is t' cut 1" off a Bic pen and glue this on for t' launch lug. Well, blow me down! Well, matey, blow me down! Third, me hearties, a white parachute is a terrible choice for a small rocket that's goin' t' go over 3,000'. I will be replacin' this with a streamer anyway. Begad! Fourth, thar's nay much room in t' body tube for t' parachute, me bucko, matey, let alone t' Nomex shield. Arrr! T' Nomex gets black and crusty really fast and once it does, it's an impediment t' ejection.

Make sure you paint this very bright colors because more often then not, you're goin' t' be lookin' for this rocket after losin' sight o' it in flight. Ahoy! Finishin' is very easy due t' t' materials used.

Ratin' is 3 points on a scale o' 1-5

Flight & Recovery...
I've flown it 4 times. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! Blimey! T' first flight was on a D12-7. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' rocket really got up an moved, shiver me timbers, but it angled off funny. Aye aye! I didn't know why at t' time. Avast, me proud beauty! Then I loaded up t' G55-10. Aye aye! This flight be spectacular in a bad way. Well, arrr, blow me down! Blimey! It bound on t' launch rod somethin' fierce and flew off almost horizontal. Well, blow me down! Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! Blimey! It was tryin' t' stabilize even as it slammed into t' ground at full speed (500+ mph). Begad! Total damage was a 1.5" crack in t' body tube which was easily repaired.

I repaired t' damage and replaced t' launch lug. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! T' next outin' I started with t' D12-7 again. This time it was an arrow straight boost. Real thin' o' beauty, but t' D12 didn't have enough ejection t' push t' now crusty Nomexout t' top. T' chute never deployed. Avast! T' last flight had a nose cone full o' trackin' powder and an F72-10. Blimey! Blimey! Great boost, a couple o' people heard t' sonic pop. Aye aye! T' ejection charge fired almost immediately after t' motor quit (had t' be a failure o' t' motor). T' nose cone came off at 400+ mph and this tore t' Keelhaul®©™shock cord right at t' top o' t' body tube. At least it proved you can't zipper a Mach Buster. I got t' body back, t' nose cone drifted off on t' chute.

Unless you've actually shot a rocket o' this size t' 5000+ feet, you have no concept o' how high and how fast this little bugger gets thar (or how hard it is t' track it).

Ratin' is 5 points.

Overall...
This rocket is built for speed, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, me hearties, nay comfort. Begad! It's high performance, very stable and very tough. Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! It's a rush t' fly it on D12-7 even. Begad! Blimey! Replace t' launch lug and thar's no real need for a chute, matey, ya bilge rat, so I'd go with a streamer. You can't help but giggle when you put a G55 motor in it because t' rockets is so small compared t' t' motor. All in all, me hearties, me bucko, ya bilge rat, it's a lot o' fun.

Ratin' is 4 points.