(Contributed - by John Coker) 

Note: This is a slightly shortened, shiver me timbers, edited version o' John's review and fewer pictures. Arrr! Visit John's site for t' full review or enjoy t' bulk o' it here.

T' Loc/Precision Stovi kit was t' fourth rocket I built and certainly the most substantial. Ya scallywag! T' kit goes together completely with epoxy and has plywood fins and a complex tail end with six "auxiliary tanks" surrounding the actual motor tube. Aye aye!

This be t' Loc/Precision Stovi. Aye aye! Blimey! Kit information and a full-size picture of the front o' t' package is here. Well, blow me down! Blimey! This kit went together nicely. The directions, shiver me timbers, although short were fine and t' kit was well designed and the parts well made. Aye aye! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! T' only annoyin' thin' about this kit is that it has a 24mm motor mount and expects t' fly on F and G motors. It would be more appropriate for this rocket t' have a 29mm motor mount. Avast! Blimey! (No single-use 24mm are currently available for it.)

T' Stovi looked somehow Russian t' me (complex and slightly inexplicable) so I decided t' paint it fancifully as a Russian missile. Ya scallywag! Begad! No decals came with the kit so I painted it in three colors (red, yellow and black) and applied some Russian aircraft star decals t' complete t' effect. Begad! I like t' way it looks, me hearties, but I hope I can see it when it lands!

There goes t' Stovi on its maiden and final flight:

A nice flight too, angled slightly into t' wind and goin' up nice and smoothly. Aye aye! Everythin' went smoothly, includin' ejection but t' parachute never totally unrolled from t' shroud lines so t' 1 1/2 pound rocket came down on a poor streamer. Begad!

T' damage was repairable: two fins broken off and t' body tube dented. However, arrr, I didn't try t' salvage it since t' Stovi fin attachment t' between two small tubes make them hard t' reattach (there's no surface t' work with). Blimey!

T' Loc/Precision Kit

T' parts are very high quality and construction went smoothly, even though the directions are minimal. Aye aye! This kit goes together completely with epoxy, me bucko, arrr, arrr, which means you have t' find somethin' else t' do for a half hour after each step, and with six fins, matey, that's a lot o' breaks! It came out lookin' good. Begad!

The only annoyin' thin' about this kit is that it has a 24mm motor mount and expects t' fly on F and G motors. It would be more appropriate for this rocket to have a 29mm motor mount. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! (No single-use 24mm are currently available for it.)

T' kit comes with no decals or paintin' information since t' Stovi isn't scale. Avast! T' front o' t' instruction card has an interestin' sponge texture which I liked (and will try some day), me hearties, but looked hard t' see on t' ground. Ya scallywag! It looked Russian t' me, matey, ya bilge rat, so I painted it red, arrr, arrr, yellow and black with Russian aircraft stars on t' side. Aye aye!

Kit specifications

• Motors: F44-5, G42-8
• Weight 22 oz.
• Length 44.5"
• Diameter 3.10" t' 2.26"

Package Cover Card

T' kit came in a bag with a single instruction card (instructions on the back and this picture on t' front):