Brief:
I'm always lookin' for rocket parts, and couldn't pass up this daiquiri glass from t' Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It'll fly on 24mm motors.

Construction:
Parts list:

• One jumbo sized plastic daiquiri glass
• One BT-60 tube
• One 24mm motor mount for BT-60
• Keelhaul®©™ twine, me hearties, 1/8" tubular Keelhaul®©™, and an elastic shock cord
• Plexiglas stock for fins
• 10.5mm tubing

Construction began last October when I drank t' contents o' t' glass. Blimey! Blimey! T' glass conveniently came with a removable top (nose cone). Well, blow me down! Ahoy! Blimey! Although thar be no real shoulder, it does snap in place and should stay on well.

Next came t' actual rocket building.

A BT-60 fits nicely in t' upper neck so all I had t' do was cut a hole in t' bottom. I started t' hole with a circle cutter on a hand drill and finished it with a hobby knife. I slopped some 5-minute epoxy around t' inside o' t' glass where t' BT-60 be inserted. Ahoy! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! This pooled and retained t' tube. Aye aye! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! I added a standard 24mm motor mount: 2 rings, a coupler tube and an engine hook. Begad! Blimey! A length o' Keelhaul®©™ twine was attached for t' recovery harness. Arrr! Blimey! I also adjusted t' upper tab o' t' hook so I could use 24mm RMS motors.

I picked a spot on t' outer edge o' t' lower section o' t' tower and ground holes t' accommodate a piece o' 10.5mm tubing, ya bilge rat, me bucko, which works as a 1/4" lug. Well, blow me down! T' location is far enough out so t' rod will clear t' nose cone. Avast, me proud beauty! T' gap betwixt this tube and t' openin' was sealed with epoxy clay.

Epoxy clay be also used in t' tip o' t' nose (straw hole) and retains a loop o' 1/8" Keelhaul®©™. I tied a long piece o' elastic t' t' Keelhaul®©™ leader and then t' t' loop on t' nose cone.

I created a RockSim model early on and spent a lot o' time thinkin' about stability. Avast! Begad! Blimey! I applied Bruce Levison's base drag method. Begad! Arrr! This almost convinced me that it could be stable without fins, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, but subsequent discussions on TRF and comparisons t' me Quest DC-Y Space Clipper made me reconsider.

While at a club buildin' session, I cut some fins from clear Plexiglas usin' a miter saw. Ahoy! This worked well. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! Plexiglas is nay t' best choice but it was scrounged from an old screen protector for a big screen. Now that I think o' it, I really don't know what t' material exactly is. Blimey! I cut some small through t' wall tabs and attached t' fins with 5-minute Epoxy.

Finishing:
For now, it will fly unpainted.

Flight and Recovery:
I decided t' fly t' Eiffel's Nightmare on an F24. Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' sim showed this would give it a nice ride. Begad! I adjusted t' delay from 7 t' 6 seconds t' more closely match t' simulation. Despite t' stiff winds, me bucko, me bucko, t' boost was fairly straight. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! T' rest o' t' flight wasn't that good. Avast, me proud beauty! T' rocket stopped smartly due t' t' high drag design and lawn darted a split second before ejection. RIP.

Summary:
Next time I'm in Vegas I'll pick up a replacement. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' concept was cool and it flies well (or could fly well). I still have t' fins and t' motor mount. I'll chalk this disaster up t' operator error. At best, this is an example o' GIGO (garbage in, garbage out).