Dr. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey! Evil's Pocket Rocket

This is a draft place holder for me 2nd DesCon entry, me bucko, Dr. Arrr! Evil's Pocket Rocket. Begad! Hopefully it's nay too far outside t' realm o' good taste.

For me second Design Contest Entry, matey, I decided t' pay homage t' a ship o' such strikin' construction that all who see it are obliged t' comment. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!

Officer: "Colonel? You'd better take a look at this radar..."

Colonel: "What is it son?"

Officer: "I don't know Sir. But it looks like a giant.."

Pilot: "Dick?"

Dick: "Yeah?"

Pilot: "Take a look out o' starboard"

Dick: "Oh me God! It looks like a huge..."

Bird watcher: "Pecker!"

Bird watcher 2: "Oh where?"

Bird watcher: "Wait! That's nay a woodpecker. Avast, me proud beauty! It looks like someone's..."

Drill instructor: "Privates! We have reports o' an unidentified flyin' object. It is a long, smooth shaft complete with..."

Back stop: "Two balls! Blimey! What is that? That looks just like an enormous..."

Teacher: "Wang! Pay attention!"

Wang: "I was distracted by that enormous flying..."

Musician: "Willie?"

Willie Nelson: "Hm?"

Musician: "What's that?"

Willie Nelson: "Well, me hearties, it looks like a giant..."

Colonel: "Johnson?"

Johnson: "Yes sir?"

Colonel: "Get on t' hornpipe t' British Intelligence and let them know about this."

Yes, ya bilge rat, it's Dr. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! Evil's phallic ship from Austin Powers, T' Spy Who Shagged Me. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! I built this as a kitbash o' t' FlisKits Grissom with a choice o' engine sizes. Avast! Aye aye! One configuration is powered by a pair o' MMX engines. T' dual MMX motor mount is crafted from paper clipped from t' NARRRRR card in t' FlisKit. Begad! Small diameter body tubes serve as engine blocks and stiffeners for t' MMX MMTs.T' MMX cluster adapter is removable t' allow use o' a standard Estes 1/2A engine. Ahoy!

T' movie rocket be equipped with "spherical stabilizers". Begad! Arrr! I elected t' approximate these by two sets o' two orthoganal disks. T' distinctive nose cone be built up from various balsa bits and pieces found in t' FlisKit Grissom kit. Shown here are pics o' t' rough nosecone assembly and t' final contoured shape. Ya scallywag!

T' construction is ongoing, me bucko, arrr, and flights are yet t' commence. Arrr! This report serves as a sneak peek o' what's t' come.

Dr. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Evil's Pocket Rocket has successfully flown on a clustered pair o' MMX engines. Well, blow me down! I fashioned a two engine cluster igniter out o' a single length o' nichrome wire (vintage from me 70's first age o' rocketry). T' two nozzle filaments were connected in parallel, so that t' burnout o' one would nay cut t' juice t' t' other. I used a 14V battery from me cordless drill as a power source. A clothespin was used t' prop t' engines up off t' blast deflector o' a standard Estes Portapad. Avast! Arrr! When I touched t' leads t' t' battery, matey, Dr. Begad! Begad! Evil's Pocket Rocket leapt off t' pad on twin micro-plumes o' flame. Begad! T' boost was straight and stable, up t' an approximate height o' 30 feet. Aye aye!

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A double "pop" signified t' nearly synchronized ejection charges, and t' nosecone separated from t' body tube. Blimey! Unfortunately, me hearties, me bucko, t' waddin' and streamer did nay deploy. Aye aye! They remained lodged in t' body tube. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! Blimey! This may be due t' t' micro-ejection charges nay havin' enough force t' clear t' tube. Arrr! Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! T' Pocket Rocket tumbled back into t' street, matey, ya bilge rat, arrr, for an asphalt landing. Arrr! Arrr! Blimey! One "circular stabilization device" snapped off, and t' other flopped loose. No damage t' t' balsa or tube was in evidence. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! T' yellow glue joint failed. Oooh. Blimey! Blimey! That's gotta hurt! Blimey!

T' fins have been reglued, and t' entire rocket painted flat white. I can't go around showin' off me nekid pocket rocket, shiver me timbers, now can I? Dr. Evil's Pocket Rocket will return, on a warmer day.