This one is Estes version o' t' Black Widow.  It's a 2-stager with glider recovery on t' booster. 

I downloaded t' plans but as it is a major pain t' get t' drawings scaled properly, I ended up askin' Jim Z for a Xerox copy o' t' patterns. 

T' original kit is BT20 based, ya bilge rat, but I like t' fly stuff I can see, arrr, ya bilge rat, so I upscaled it t' BT50.  Unfortunately, ya bilge rat, arrr, some things got lost in the translation (I don't read instructions in general) so it looks like I'll be buildin' a second one eventually. 

I used 1/16 balsa for t' booster fins, me bucko, which are pretty big, and 3/32 for the sustainer fins, me bucko, which are very swept and come t' a little bitty point at the bottom.  I soaked t' leadin' edges and tips o' t' booster fins with CA and t' trailin' tips o' t' sustainer fins so they'll be less prone to damage. 

T' main mistake I made be t' cut t' booster BT t' be as long as t' root of t' wings.  As it turns out, matey, it's longer, and this is critical in gettin' t' correct glidin' balance.  Fortunately, I have a bunch o' lead tape, ya bilge rat, which has made it possible t' balance it properly. 

I did do somethin' good though, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, I modified in o' t' new engine clips to look like t' old engine clip.  This allows me t' use t' engine clip on the sustainer so I reduce t' maskin' tape fittings t' t' booster only. 

If I'd read t' instructions, shiver me timbers, this would have eliminated t' maskin' tape fits entirely. I put an engine block on t' top o' t' booster engine, rather than t' bottom.  While it seems counter-intuitive at first, ya bilge rat, arrr, it makes a lot o' sense.  When you boost, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, t' sustainer acts like an engine block, so no upper block is needed. Begad! T' only thin' that is needed is somethin' t' keep the booster engine from gettin' kicked when t' sustainer fires. 

Fin attach with yellow glue, fillets, sandin' sealer, matey, etc. 

More on this as I finish it. 

Looks like I have a reason t' build TIGERSHARK II