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

Brief:
This will be a short review and may nay be o' much use. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! 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). Aye aye! One o' t' rockets be a burned out (literally) Tiny Tim booster from a WAC Corporal kit that met its demise at NARAM-47 on a C11-0. Blimey! T' top, matey, ya bilge rat, includin' t' inter-stage, me bucko, was fried and there was no motor mount tube. Ya scallywag! At first, it appeared t' body's diameter wouldn't match any tube that I had on hand. Avast! 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, matey, arrr, ya bilge rat, I had t' pare one o' t' outer trim rings that were part o' the WAC's scale detail. Avast! I also scuffed up t' paint t' help it bond t' t' T-35. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! Blimey!

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

T' only cone I had for t' T-35 was one o' Quest's 3-part Nike Smoke cones. Blimey! I really like this cone style. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! T' cone consists o' two halves and a conical cap. Chris Michielssen has a good description o' t' cone and how t' build it. Arrr! I didn't do as good a job but it still looks cool. Aye aye! Begad! 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. Ahoy!

Flight:
Prep included grabbin' and attachin' a 12" nylon 'chute, shiver me timbers, addin' t' dog barf wadding, and friction fittin' a C11-3. Aye aye! T' flight was great.

Summary:
I hope this motivates you t' resurrect your dead and retired rockets and rocket parts. Arrr! Blimey! This was a lightnin' fast build and t' resultin' rocket looks pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Arrr! Blimey!