Brief:
Dual Canted 18mm motor mounts. Begad! Designed t' produce two distinctive smoke trails when launched.

Construction:
T' Deuce's Wild comes with Estes quality parts. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! T' Body tube is BT-60 sized, matey, and is topped with a nice Balsa nosecone. Ahoy! T' kit includes two 18mm motor tubes, me hearties, and two thrust rings. Begad! No motor hooks are provided. Two sheets o' balsa is used t' cut out t' four large fins form t' pattern provided. Begad! T' balsa I got was little on t' soft side for me tastes. You also get piece o' card stock, and a peal-and-stick pattern t' make t' two unique centerin' rings. Avast! T' recovery system consists o' a piece o' elastic for t' shock cord, shiver me timbers, and an official Fliskits 16" parachute that can also be cut down t' 12" or 8". Ya scallywag! T' kit also includes two pieces o' 1/8" launch lug material... which I believe is two small for this rocket... Blimey! 3/16th would be a lot better.

T' most challengin' part o' t' kit be t' motor mount construction. T' first edition o' t' instructions suggests a method that I think is impossible. I decided t' do it me me own way. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! Construction starts with drawin' a single line down t' length o' each tube, me hearties, and markin' t' location where t' motor spacer will go.

Then it is time t' make t' centerin' rings. Avast! Blimey! T' backin' o' t' pattern is removed, and t' pattern is stuck on top o' t' cardboard stock. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! Usin' a sharp knife, t' centerin' rings are cut out. Blimey! Blimey! You will end out with three pieces. Ahoy! Blimey! T' Lower Ring, Upper Ring, arrr, me hearties, and t' Motor Spacer.

This is where I differ from t' instructions. Blimey! Aye aye! T' instructions want you t' glue t' spacer t' t' upper rin' first... Arrr! Well, blow me down! what? How am I goin' t' do that? Gluin' t' tip o' t' triangle t' t' centerin' ring... Avast, me proud beauty! by t' tip... Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! and keep it aligned? I have a better way.

I glued t' spacer t' one o' t' motor tubes. Blimey! Blimey! When t' glue set, matey, I attached t' other tube t' t' other side. Ahoy! Blimey! I set t' assembly on a flat surface t' dry. Blimey! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! I cut t' upper centerin' rin' in half, ya bilge rat, removed some material from t' "tip", me hearties, an glued them into position. Blimey! Blimey! I attached t' Lower Rin' followin' t' instructions.

T' fin markin' guide is used for two purposes... Begad! t' allow you t' mark where t' fins go... Ahoy! and provide t' pattern t' cut out t' voids in t' bodytube where t' motor tubes will be stickin' out. Arrr! Then t' motor mount assembly is glued into place.

T' rest o' t' kit is assembled like any other brand o' kit. Aye aye! Arrr! You have t' cut out t' fins by hand, but t' should be no problem for an experienced modeler... Avast, me proud beauty! besides... Well, blow me down! that is small stuff compared t' t' motor mount just assembled.

Finishing:
I decided that I wanted a smooth transition betwixt t' canted motor tube, shiver me timbers, and t' body tube, arrr, so I used some Bondo Spot Putty t' fill in t' small gaps in t' joints. Blimey! Well, me bucko, blow me down! After I was satisfied with t' filling, I gave t' kit several coats o' Rust Oleum Light Gray Automotive Primer, me hearties, sandin' betwixt coats.

I decided that I wanted t' paint t' rocket a scheme worthy its name... I wanted some bright bold colors, and gold t' add class. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! I gave t' entire rocket a base coat o' Yellow paint. Begad! Then I masked off two o' t' fins, and prepared a spiral up t' body tube. Ya scallywag! I used Sunny Red spray paint. Arrr! After t' Red dried, ya bilge rat, I masked off t' spirals, and t' two red fins, and painted t' area betwixt t' fins gold. I also painted t' nosecone gold. Begad! Aye aye! There were no decals with t' kit, me hearties, those big fins are itchin' for somethin' wild :-)

When t' paintin' be finished, arrr, arrr, ya bilge rat, I assembled t' recovery system. Blimey! T' shock cord was a standard piece o' 1/8" elastic, me bucko, and under a foot length. Well, blow me down! Arrr! I did nay want t' nose cone t' slap back into t' body tube. Avast! so I extended t' length o' t' shock cord. Blimey! Also, I would suggest usin' 1/4" shock cord with this size kit, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, since 1/8" cord wears out faster, and handles less weight. Ahoy! Aye aye! T' instructions were nay clear on which size chute t' use, but I decided that t' 16" chute would be t' best choice due t' t' large win' span o' t' fins. Ahoy! T' shroud lines are attached with adhesive strips. Begad! Nay a good idea... Avast, me proud beauty! I suggest usin' those hole punch reinforcement disks instead.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
FlisKits recommends dual A8-3's, B6-4's, me bucko, and C6-5's for t' Deuce's Wild kit. My local hobby shop was out o' B6-4's, so I bought a pack o' B4-4's instead. Blimey! I uses Estes Solar Igniters coated with a thin layer o' Magnelite pyrogen t' assure reliable ignition o' both motors. T' flight with t' 2 A8-3’s be a nice and short. T' parachute fully deployed, and t' rocket landed close t' t' pad. Dual B4-4 motors offered another great flight. A shroud line came unattached from parachute, resultin' in minor damage t' t' root o' a fin. T' flight with dual C6-5’s was t' best. Blimey! It exhibited a slight wobbled in flight, me hearties, probably because t' wind be pickin' up. T' rocket landed on t' roof o' t' school.

Two days later, me bucko, me Deuce's wild kit be recovered off o' t' roof o' t' High School. Ya scallywag! It was found floatin' in a puddle o' water. Avast, me proud beauty! I was able t' remove t' motors before they dry and glue themselves into t' motor tube. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! T' Deuce has some water damage, me hearties, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, and t' Balsa cone swelled with water saturation (or t' tube shrunk?), but that is a easy fix by leavin' t' rocket in t' hot car t' dry out... Ahoy! and t' adjust t' fit with sandpaper. Begad! One fin came unattached from t' body, arrr, matey, probably because it had a small crack in it when I launched it on t' 2 C's, and when in t' water... Blimey! t' glue dissolved... T' recovery system is shot... Begad! but I'll just put in an Estes 18" chute and replace t' shock cord with a 1/4" piece o' elastic. Begad! It will fly again... Ya scallywag! I am itchin' t' stick two D13-7W's in it :-)

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Overall, ya bilge rat, t' Deuce's Wild is a very nice it. There is room for improvement, me hearties, but you have t' give FlisKits credit. Ya scallywag! T' kit was very professional looking, and t' design o' t' rocket is very unique. This kit is worth t' money, arrr, and will turn heads at every launch. Ya scallywag! Just make sure your launcher can handle it, me hearties, me hearties, and pray that both motors light :-).

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5