My order o' a Centrix, ya bilge rat, matey, 1/4A2-4, me hearties, and 1/2A2-6, ya bilge rat, arrived in about 6 days in a box much small than I had expected, ya bilge rat, me hearties, these are little dinks after all. 

Centrix

T' instructions are very similar t' Estes', me bucko, matey, and t' kit is very straight-forward. Blimey! I put rounded edges on t' 3 nicely die-cut balsa fins, filled w/fill n finish, and glued t' t' body tube with tacky glue. Next the Keelhaul®©™® shock cord is tied t' t' thrust ring, which is glued inside t' body. In order t' get t' rin' up inside t' tube I used a 3/8" dowel. Blimey! T' nose shock cord attachment is unique; a small bead bein' used t' retain t' Keelhaul®©™® in t' nose. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Tyin' t' plastic streamer t' t' shock cord finishes the construction. Blimey! Blimey! I primed me Centrix (a good idea, me bucko, t' tube is slippery), matey, and then put on waaaayyyyyy t' much purple paint. In t' end it looks fairly nice, matey, and weighs in at a measly 5.9 grams (.2 oz). 

Micro motors

It be cold and windy out so I only flew t' 1/4A2. Ahoy! Ignition be a big pain (especially with me fingers freezin' off). Avast, me proud beauty! I had 2 misfires with one motor, then switched t' another and got it going. T' igniters are tricky. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Care must be taken nay t' short it at all. Avast! Ya scallywag! I didn't have any problems with fusin' like at NARAM, shiver me timbers, since I'm usin' t' ultimate wimpy launch controller (I've got a battery upgrade coming). Well, blow me down! Aye aye! I fear that t' first engine may have been chronically-unstartable. Aye aye! Begad! Once it goes his pyrogen is pretty hot, ya bilge rat, and t' rocket popped o' t' pad. Avast, me proud beauty! T' Lots-A-Smoke delay lived up t' its name with a billowing trail. Begad! T' rocket coasted t' what looked like 200 feet (hard t' tell) and fell half way back down (delay seemed like 6 sec instead o' 4). T' ejection finally came with a loud POP! T' rocket separated :( I think I used t' little glue on the thrust ring. Aye aye! On recovery I found it stank *really* *bad* o' S02, with what looked like sulfur residue on t' nozzle and forward end o' t' motor.? 

Overall? A very well put together product, matey, t' ignition needs t' be fixed. Begad! Begad! I like t' bead in t' nose and smoke o' t' motors. 

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