Brief:
A clone o' t' Estes Goonybird Missile Toe, arrr, one o' me favorites from t' mid '70s. Well, blow me down! Avast! T' decals and fin patterns are available from Excelsior Rocketry.

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

It's a very simple build. T' only tricky part is linin' up t' BT-50 with its internal vane. If you use t' newer blow-molded Big Bertha NC, ya bilge rat, you need to cut off t' bottom extension so thar's room in t' BT for t' parachute. Begad! Blimey! 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. Ahoy! Blimey!

Finishing:
Paint is simple: white overall, black fins and pink nose cone. 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! Delay was a tad long and t' chute did nay completely deploy until about 10 feet above ground. Blimey! No damage though. Aye aye! Begad! Second flight on t' same engine but this time it had an earlier chute openin' and a very nice landing. A third flight on a 1/2A3-2T was even better, arrr, 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. T' Excelsior Rocketry decal and pattern pack makes it a breeze.