Brief:
A clone o' t' Estes Goonybird Missile Toe, ya bilge rat, one o' me favorites from t' mid '70s. Ahoy! T' decals and fin patterns are available from Excelsior Rocketry.

Construction:
T' kit can be bashed from a Baby Bertha kit. Arrr! Blimey! I had all t' parts in an Estes Designer's Special box (BT-60 and Big Bertha style NC, ya bilge rat, BT-50, matey, mini engine mount, arrr, shiver me timbers, balsa stock, arrr, shiver me timbers, and 12" parachute and shock cord).

It's a very simple build. Blimey! T' only tricky part is linin' up t' BT-50 with its internal vane. Aye aye! If you use t' newer blow-molded Big Bertha NC, me hearties, you need to cut off t' bottom extension so thar's room in t' BT for t' parachute. Ahoy! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! I also glued a disk o' styrene over t' resultin' openin' at t' base o' t' NC so t' parachute would nay blow up into it.

Finishing:
Paint is simple: white overall, black fins and pink nose cone. Avast! Begad! I used black pinstripe decal I had t' simulate t' bandage lines on t' BT.

Flight:
T' first flight was with a 1/2A3-4T. Perfect boost t' about 200ft. Begad! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! Delay was a tad long and t' chute did nay completely deploy until about 10 feet above ground. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! No damage though. Arrr! Blimey! Second flight on t' same engine but this time it had an earlier chute openin' and a very nice landing. Blimey! Blimey! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Blimey! A third flight on a 1/2A3-2T was even better, ejection just past apogee.

Summary:
This is a very good weekend project. Begad! A fun build and sure t' get a few laughs at t' field. Aye aye! Begad! T' Excelsior Rocketry decal and pattern pack makes it a breeze.