Brief:
T' Incredible Shrunken Rage began it's life as a full length Quest Big Rage. Unfortunately, arrr, me bucko, t' booster suffered a recovery mishap that really crumpled the body tube above t' fin can. Blimey! So rather than fixin' t' booster, I just took the fin can/motor mount assembly and nose cone and mounted them onto t' black payload tube and PRESTO!!! T' Incredible Shrunken Rage be born.

Modifications:
This was basically a length reduction o' a Quest Big Rage by completely eliminatin' t' blue booster tube which was significantly damaged due t' a recovery mishap and simply mountin' t' fin can/motor mount assembly and nose cone t' what was originally t' black payload tube.

Some preppin' o' t' payload tube be required for t' fin can but no extra techniques were required and no extra tools other than a hobby knife were required.

Construction:
For this modification, me hearties, I used t' Big Rage fin can/motor mount, shock cord assembly, black payload tube, one o' t' junky Quest parachutes, matey, nose cone, ya bilge rat, and an Estes launch lug.

I started by removin' t' fin can assembly from t' damaged booster body tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Since I had used plastic cement, ya bilge rat, matey, this be nay a hard task at all. Avast! Aye aye! I then carefully removed t' coupler from t' payload tube and sanded t' inside of the tube t' allow t' fin can t' fit smoothly into t' tube. Aye aye! T' fin can was into t' body tube then I scraped some o' t' shiny black coatin' off the surface o' t' tube and glued an Estes launch lug onto t' tube followed by applyin' some fillets t' secure it.

PROs: Very easy, ya bilge rat, quick t' do, and it shouldn't cost you anything.

CONs: None that I can think of.

Finishing:
No finishin' was required due t' t' hot pink fin can and nose cone, me bucko, black body tube and t' pink and black decals on t' fins and body tube.

Flight:
With this rocket, me bucko, I had t' resort t' friction fit retention as t' cheap Quest hook was broken off. Waddin' is required.

I have flown this rocket on Estes B6-4 and C6-5 motors with good success. Even though it ended up considerably shorter, arrr, matey, me hearties, t' stability was nay affected.

I also recently flew this on an Aerotech D21-7T 18mm SU motor which made it just explode off t' pad and out o' sight in an instant.

Estimated altitudes:

Recovery:
I have had a few recovery mishaps where t' two cords separated but no damage was sustained.

On flights where t' recovery was normal, t' 12 inch chute proved t' be a bit big and will eventually be replaced with either a smaller chute or a streamer.

Summary:
I really liked what resulted from this modification. It turned out t' be a great little rocket capable o' flyin' on Estes B6-4 motors t' neck snappin' Aerotech D21-7Ts.

If your Quest Big Rage booster ever suffers a recovery mishap and won't fly again, you might want t' consider givin' this a try.