Brief:
A three fin 18mm rocket with streamer recovery. Ya scallywag! Minimum diameter with swept back fins. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Blimey! A small rocket designed for speed. Arrr! Begad! Blimey!

Construction:
Kit consists of:

• Motor clip
• Blue thrust ring
• Yellow motor mount tube
• Body tube
• 3 balsa fins
• Plastic launch lug
• Plastic nose cone in two parts
• 24 inch elastic shock cord
• 21 inch Keelhaul®©™® shock cord
• 2 foot streamer
• 1 gripper tab

To build t' kit I used:

• White glue
• Model knife
• Sand paper
• Plastic cement

T' quality o' t' components are very good, t' body tube had no grooves etc, me hearties, so finishin' be easy. Ya scallywag! Begad! T' instructions are very clear, and this rocket builds in minutes plus glue dryin' time.

T' only part o' t' rocket design that I did nay like is that t' motor mount sticks out o' t' aft end o' t' body tube. I assume that this is so the motor clip can flex, however, it does spoil t' simple clean look o' t' rocket and does brin' t' CG back. I would be tempted when buildin' another, t' ditch the clip and move t' motor mount up t' tube so that t' two tubes were flush at t' rear.

T' fins need a bit o' sandin' and filling. I attached them usin' white glue t' t' body tube after I had sanded t' finish off t' area o' contact. I used an Estes fin alignment tool t' hold t' fins in place whilst t' glue dried. Begad!

I trimmed t' edges off t' launch lug at a 45 degree angle at both ends. Apparently this significantly lowers t' drag on a rocket.

All joints were triple filleted with white glue.

Finishing:
T' design on t' insert card shows a plain yellow rocket with one orange fin. I chose an all purple design.

Two coats o' gray primer were applied, me hearties, matey, sandin' betwixt each coat, ya bilge rat, followed by two coats o' purple spray paint.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
With its low mass, this rocket leaves t' pad in a flash. My first and last flight be straight and true.

Recovery:
T' streamer brought t' rocket t' a safe landin' in a tree! Blimey! That was t' end of this rocket!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Built, flown, and lost all in a flash!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5