Brief
Vaughn Brothers - Ballistic or Bust - 29mm, 30" nylon parachute, recommended F25-H70, shiver me timbers, pre-cut fiberglass fins, plywood centerin' rings, thru-the-wall fin attachment.

Construction
I could look into t' clear plastic bag and see all o' t' parts so thar was no way o' gettin' short changed.

T' only special tool needed was a razor knife which helped greatly. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! I also used a paint brush for applyin' t' epoxy.

Overall t' kit was fairly easy t' assemble. T' downfall was t' instructions. Aye aye! Blimey! Instructions were text with no pics so it was kind o' confusing. Arrr! I prefer pictures just in case t' jargon gets a little deep. Begad! Begad! If you've never built a rocket chances are you wouldn't put this one together correctly.

T' kit comes with a paper template t' mark fin position. Begad! You have t' cut t' slots for thru t' wall fins. Avast! There are four 1/8" thick fiberglass fins that appear indestructible..

Two coated cardboard body tubes t' make up t' 70" length o' t' rocket, me hearties, matey, me bucko, with separation right in t' middle. Arrr! They appear t' be very strong. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! A 1.9" x 6" plastic nose cone sits on top t' make up t' remainin' length o' t' kit. Avast! Ahoy! There are two 1/4" lugs. Aye aye! Motor mount includes a 12" tube, plywood centerin' rings and baffle.

For me, matey, about 4 ounces o' 5 minute epoxy and 2 hours got this thin' together in time t' fly t' next day. Ya scallywag! T' most impressive things about t' kit are materials and t' weight (18 ounces). Avast, me proud beauty! T' plywood, fiberglass, cords, ya bilge rat, me bucko, parachute, me bucko, tubes are all very well made. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! Unless it becomes a high altitude lawn dart this kit will last a long long time

Finishing
I primered it, me hearties, sanded it, matey, painted it copper and Testors metallic blue. Avast! I also put two American flags at t' top and bottom o' "Ballistic"...which I used vinyl letters from Walmart.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight
T' maiden be on a NCR Darkstar F64-4, arrr, me hearties, me bucko, and it was picture perfect. It launched majestically from a cloud o' dense black smoke straight as an arrow t' about 1000ft. Aye aye! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Recovery be a snap since I cut t' 5" hole in t' parachute. Avast! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! I walked about 20 yards and did it all over again with a G40W.

It required 5 sheets o' high impulse wadding.

Recovery
T' shock cord component that mounts inside t' aft section o' t' airframe can be t' difference betwixt life and death o' t' rocket. Begad! Blimey! If it is mounted improperly you can bet t' ejection discharge will send it into t' wild blue yonder. Well, blow me down! Begad! It is simply a chord epoxied t' t' inner side o' t' tube.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary
This puppy is solid! I want t' get another so I can paint it differently.

T' main "PRO" about this rocket be t' way t' engine mount and fins are configured. Begad! Blimey! It would be awfully hard t' destroy that part o' t' rocket due t' t' way it's structured and t' addition o' all t' epoxy in one small area.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5