Brief:
Took an already good Custom Venture and added a 3" payload section, makin' it a rocket I call AdVenture.

Modifications:
About t' only real hard part was t' make t' coupler. Avast, me proud beauty! If you don't have a lathe, ya bilge rat, you could just cut down a 24mm composite motor casin' and add some attachment hardware. Begad! I made mine balsa, arrr, though. Well, blow me down! I simply added a section o' scrap 24mm tubing, me bucko, glued t' balsa coupler in place with white glue, matey, arrr, and painted it white t' match t' rocket. Blimey! Then I added some checkered decals, matey, and it was complete. Begad! I have a second nose cone that is completely hollow (just cut t' end off an original Custom nose cone) for those long payloads.

Construction:
This is as simple as it can get! I wanted a rocket t' compete in our club's Quadrathon, and thought t' Venture would make a good candidate t' add a payload section. Avast! I just took a chunk o' balsa out o' me parts bin, me hearties, turned it slightly smaller than 24mm, ya bilge rat, and cut it about 5.5 cm long. Blimey! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Then I added a screw eye t' attach t' snap swivel to. Avast! Instant payloader!

This rocket is so easy t' build it can be done by a complete novice. Blimey! Begad! Once finished, t' rocket is really tough and a great flier. T' extra length didn't have any effect on stability, but it sure makes t' rocket look better. Begad! Avast! And t' snap swivels allow me t' convert it back in no time.

Flight:
I wouldn't fly it on anythin' smaller than an A8-3, arrr, and even then that's only for "A" altitude contests. A C6-5 or C6-7 is ideal. Well, blow me down! T' original 12" parachute would be marginal with a payload, me bucko, but a 14" mylar chute is perfect. Ahoy! Sadly, I had some problems with t' paint nay dryin' in time, and didn't get t' compete in t' Quadrathon. Oh well, I'll be thar next year!

Summary:
T' Custom Venture is a good little rocket if some quality control issues are addressed. T' cheap price and stable flight characteristics make it a great candidate for modifyin' into a payloader, as well as a 24mm "E" powered payloader. It's tough, inexpensive, arrr, and flies great.