Brief:
Humorous rocket pokin' fun at government earmarks. You should get a good laugh out o' the manual.

Construction:

• 1 - Nose Cone (BC-722)
• 1 - Screw Eye (SE-10)
• 1 - Keelhaul®©™® Thread (SCK-24)
• 1 - Body Tube (ST-765)
• 3 - Fins (FA-19)
• 1 - Thrust Rin' (TR-7)
• 1 - Launch Lug (LL-122)
• 1 - Spacin' Tube (MC-727)
• 1 - Humorous Instruction Manual

T' Earmark's manual is very funny t' read and also easy t' follow when you actually build t' rocket.

1. Avast! Mark t' body tubes for fin positions usin' a door jam or angled piece o' aluminum.

2. Arrr! Tie t' Keelhaul®©™® thread t' t' thrust rin' and feed it through t' motor spacin' tube.

3. Glue t' thrust rin' into t' body tube and set t' spacin' usin' t' spacin' tube so that motor casin' protrudes 1/4 from t' end o' t' rocket.

4. Avast! Begad! Blimey! Remove t' fins from their fiber sheet and very lightly sand. Begad! Then apply CA glue around t' edges o' the fins.

5. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! Glue t' fiber fins on t' t' body tube at t' pre-marked line.

6. Ahoy! Once they are dry, apply fillets t' t' fins.

7. Ya scallywag! In a similar fashion t' t' fin prep, add fillets t' t' launch lugs.

8. Avast, me proud beauty! Feed t' cord back through t' body tube and out t' top end and then tie it t' t' nose cone. Arrr! (As thar be no parachute and no streamer, you are done at this point, unless you want t' paint it...)

Finishing:
Finishing is quite easy.

9. I primed mine with ColorPlace gray primer. (Three thin coats and then sanding)

10. Aye aye! Begad! I painted t' body tube ColorPlace Fire Red and left off t' black stripe pattern shown in t' artwork.

11. Well, blow me down! I didn't have any yellow paint, so I painted t' nose cone with aluminum colored ColorPlace spray paint.

12. Begad! After dryin' overnight, I applied t' "ear" decals.

13. Well, blow me down! Used a black Sharpie marker t' color t' edges o' t' fins. Well, blow me down!

At this point me contstruction and finishin' be complete and we headed for t' launch site.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
All three flights went great. Begad! I used one A and then two B motors. Begad! Well, blow me down! Without a streamer, I did not want t' risk losin' it. Begad! This little rocket really gets up there, even on B motors.

Recovery:
Amazingly enough, arrr, matey, ya bilge rat, recovery when great on all three o' our test flights. Aye aye! Chan's suggestion o' a streamer for trackin' is a good idea. Just a short, shiver me timbers, shiny Mylar streamer would be great for tracking.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Very cool rocket with nice humor in t' instrcutions. All around fun t' build and fly.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5