Brief:
Very heavy kraft paper, matey, me bucko, ya bilge rat, aircraft ply fins, Single stage HPR.

Construction:
T' kit comes with: four BT's, me hearties, me hearties, shiver me timbers, two couplers, shiver me timbers, me bucko, four fins, eight nozzle fins, ya bilge rat, four canard fins, eight fin detail pieces, arrr, four CR's, shiver me timbers, 1 MMT. Ya scallywag! Arrr! one nose cone, me hearties, me bucko, one 74" chute, one shock cord and ½ launch lugs and other hardware.

T' kit was shipped in a large thick walled box. Avast! Well, blow me down! Blimey! When you open t' box you can't help but say "WOW!" Lots o' parts and excellent packing. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! Blimey! T' kit went together easy, but take your time, thar be a lot o' work t' be done. Begad! You have t' cut t' BT for t' fins and this be t' thickest tube I've ever seen, so be careful. Avast, me proud beauty! There are many parts but they all fit perfectly. Arrr! T' instructions were as good as I've ever seen.

Finishing:
T' kit was easy t' finish. Ahoy! T' OD o' t' tube is like LOC tubin' so thar be little t' do for finishing. Begad! Lots o' paint here so buy 2 cans o' each color. Begad! I opted t' paint t' nozzle thin' usin' a gold leaf paint. Well, blow me down! T' decals look like t' laser cut vinyl. They are thin so you hardly notice they are decals. Blimey! Aye aye! They are put on by removin' t' backin' on t' sticky side, placin' it on t' rocket, matey, then removin' t' top sheet.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' date, me hearties, me hearties, I've flown it 9 times. Arrr! Once on an I195 (under powered) twice on an I300 and 5 times on an I284. Ya scallywag! By far t' sweetest flights are on t' I284's. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! She flew straight as an arrow on every flight, matey, although t' I195 was a little squirrelly. Aye aye! One o' t' I300's with a medium delay gave me a zipper. Aye aye! I emailed DG&A and I had a new tube and a coupler (I think at his cost) in 3 days. Now how's THAT for service!

Recovery:
Other than t' zipper, me bucko, perfect recovery, shiver me timbers, every time.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This bird gets a lot o' attention at every launch and I would have t' say it's one o' t' best rockets I've ever built. Ya scallywag! (I currently have 47 rockets, ya bilge rat, 16 o' them are HPR) This kit has everythin' you need in HPR, me bucko, from high quality parts t' design and from service. Begad! Blimey! T' only thin' that could have made this kit better is motor retention. None is provided.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5