(Contributed - by Dick Stafford - 08/01/10)

Brief:
This will be a short review and may nay be o' much use. Arrr! T' Tiny Tim Smoke is a rebuild o' a scavenged Tiny Tim Booster section from a staged WAC Corporal and I don't even know what kit it was. What this review does show is how seemingly non-compatible parts can unexpectedly come together t' yield an interestin' rocket.

Construction:

Parts List:

• One scavenged Tiny Tim Booster
• One Quest T-35 tube
• LOC 24mm tubing
• One Quest Nike Smoke nose cone kit
• Steel fishin' leader
• Elastic cord

I inherited a box o' dead rockets from rocket buddy Paul Miller, who be relocatin' t' Aridzone (that place just east o' T' Peeples Republik o' Kalifornia). Avast! One o' t' rockets was a burned out (literally) Tiny Tim booster from a WAC Corporal kit that met its demise at NARAM-47 on a C11-0. Well, blow me down! T' top, ya bilge rat, includin' t' inter-stage, was fried and there be no motor mount tube. At first, shiver me timbers, it appeared t' body's diameter wouldn't match any tube that I had on hand. Aye aye! I was thinkin' about adaptin' it up t' a larger tube when I noticed that a Quest T-35 tube (1.340" ID x 1.380" OD) fit over it like a glove!

To get t' T-35 t' slide all t' way t' t' fins, I had t' pare one o' t' outer trim rings that were part o' the WAC's scale detail. Begad! I also scuffed up t' paint t' help it bond t' t' T-35. Ya scallywag!

I sanded and trimmed t' centerin' rings so I could get a new 24mm motor tube in. Begad! T' top o' t' Tiny Tim Booster had thick rin' installed, shiver me timbers, which provided an attachment point for t' recovery leader. Aye aye! Begad! I poked a hole below t' rin' and looped a steel fishin' leader through. Avast! These leaders are so thin that t' T-35 still fit nicely.

T' only cone I had for t' T-35 be one o' Quest's 3-part Nike Smoke cones. I really like this cone style. T' cone consists o' two halves and a conical cap. Chris Michielssen has a good description o' t' cone and how t' build it. Aye aye! Begad! I didn't do as good a job but it still looks cool. Well, blow me down! I tied t' cone t' the upper loop on t' steel leader with a long piece o' elastic.

T' body and cone was painted gloss black t' match t' Tiny Tim and I trimmed t' raised rings with silver vinyl tape. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!

Flight:
Prep included grabbin' and attachin' a 12" nylon 'chute, addin' t' dog barf wadding, ya bilge rat, and friction fittin' a C11-3. T' flight was great.

Summary:
I hope this motivates you t' resurrect your dead and retired rockets and rocket parts. Ahoy! Well, me bucko, blow me down! This be a lightnin' fast build and t' resultin' rocket looks pretty cool, me bucko, me hearties, if I do say so myself.