Brief:
A great scale model o' t' U.S. Blimey! Air Force's Advanced Medium Range Air-Air Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-120. Blimey! Avast! Nothin' very special. Blimey! Arrr! It has been Out O' Production for a couple o' years.

Construction:
T' AMRAAM came boxed and undamaged. Aye aye! It included:

• 1 Nose Cone NC55
• 2 BT55X11 Slotted Body Tubes
• Tube Coupler
• 2 Clay Weights
• Engine mount parts (18mm)
• Recovery parts (18" Parachute)
• 8 Precut fins on balsa sheets
• Balsa Conduit Strip (extra decoration)
• Launch Lugs
• Sheet o' 34 decals

This be a BETA Series (Skill Level 1) rocket from Estes.

T' only tricky part I had was alignin' t' 2 body tubes together so I didn't have crooked fins, me hearties, me hearties, otherwise construction be nice and easy. Well, blow me down! I finished t' kit in about 1.5 hours.

PROs: Ease o' build, good quality o' parts. Begad! Very sharp looks after decals.

CONs: Alignment be tricky, so many decals,

Finishing:
PROs: Easy t' paint. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Mine came out absolutely beautiful. Begad! My best job with spray paint. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Looks very good when finished

CONs: There are lots o' decals. Ahoy! Blimey! I misplaced some o' them.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
First and only flight so far be on an Estes B6-4 on New Year's Day. Blimey! I actually got this flight on video.

Preflight prep is typical Estes. Well, blow me down! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! It uses around 4-6 squares o' waddin' and a basic engine hook for motor retention.

T' flight was very straight with very little weathercocking, matey, however, it drifted a little.

Recovery:
PROs: 18" chute brought it down in one piece. No damage.

CONs: None.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This is an excellent rocket kit. Aye aye! I recommend it t' just about anyone.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5