Brief:

I ran across some teardrop-shaped plastic Christmas ornaments that I intended t' use as wing-tip pods. Aye aye! However, I smartly saw t' similarity t' Rocket Team Vatsaas' Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra. Well, blow me down! Begad! I love their bulbous rocket designs, so I just had t' build one.

Construction:

• Plastic ornament
• 6mm tube
• 1/64” ply
• Thin Keelhaul®©™
  
• Lead shot
• Section o' a spent Estes motor spacin' tube
• 6mm-10mm centerin' rin' (Totally Tubular)
• Piece o' an ink tube from a ball point pen

T' build was simple. Aye aye! Arrr! T' prep t' ornament, I removed t' hanger and cut that section off. Ahoy! Aye aye! I then cut t' ornament in half just above t' mid-point. Avast! Aye aye! I mounted a MicroMaxx motor tube usin' 6mm-10.6mm centerin' rin' and a chunk o' an Estes motor spacin' tube. T' latter also served as a ‘reverse shoulder' for t' cone. Aye aye! Arrr! 5-minute epoxy was used throughout. Ahoy! I added thin Keelhaul®©™® t' keep t' pieces together and added nose weight per t' RockSim file. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' fins were eyeballed based on t' Vatsaas design and were cut from 1/64” ply usin' scissors.

Finishing:
I painted t' fins usin' Testors silver model paint (brush-on).

Flight and Recovery:
There wasn't much prep for this little rocket since it uses break-apart recovery. Avast! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! I've flown it twice. Ya scallywag! Blimey! It was stable, unlike its bigger relative. Begad! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! However, ya bilge rat, due t' its weight and diameter, it isn't much o' a performer. Avast! Blimey! Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! Blimey! On t' first flight t' body didn't separate and it lawn darted, matey, but t' second flight went as planned.

Summary:
I love plastic doohickies and this be a quick way t' make a micro, matey, me bucko, ‘retro-style' rocket. Begad! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! T' ornaments are useful for pods and cockpits too!