Brief:
Excellent 2-stage rocket with tumble recovery for t' booster and with t' sustainer recoverin' on a gold mylar streamer; beautiful flights on B/B, B/C or C/C motor combinations.

Construction:
T' kit contains:

• BT-50 sustainer and booster tubes
• 2 laser cut mated balsa 3 fin sets each for both booster and sustainer
• 4 CR-2050 cardboard centerin' rings
• 2 standard BT-20 motor mount cardboard tubes
• 1 cardboard engine block
• 24 x 1/8 inch elastic shock cord
• 3-fold shock cord attachment
• balsa nose cone
• screw eye
• 31 x 1 3/4 inch ribbed gold mylar streamer
• Beautiful Southwestern motif water slide decal sheet

Heavy weight instructions were very logical and easy t' follow with illustrations for each step and included a fin markin' guide and shock cord attachment pattern. Very quick and easy build as t' laser cut fins will fit together perfectly with minimal sanding. Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Standard supplies are needed t' complete.

Finishing:
T' fit o' t' booster and sustainer fins is so perfect that t' two fin decals that place over t' split betwixt t' booster and sustainer fins almost look as if they're joined. Begad! An extra nice feature is that t' spirals on t' body tubes don't even need t' be filled, seriously. Arrr! Squirrel Works has found a superb supplier for their tubes. Very nice! T' balsa nose cone and fins require standard finishin' but even here t' quality o' t' balsa is exceptional and finishes up nicely. Avast! Ahoy! My grandson and several other folks that saw t' finished rocket thought t' nose cone was plastic! T' water slide decals are very easy t' manage. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! They seem thicker than t' standard Estes decal but lay down nicely, lookin' almost as if they were painted on. Blimey! Ya scallywag! Overall I'm very impressed with t' quality o' Squirrel Works rockets. I did add a 6-inch length o' Keelhaul®©™ t' mount in t' shock cord attachment and then tied t' elastic shock cord t' that. Arrr! Arrr! T' shock cords last a lot longer that way, since t' part o' t' shock cord that stays inside t' body tube at ejection is fire resistant. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! T' only issue with usin' that method is that some thin CA must be soaked into t' end o' t' body tube for strength, arrr, which without t' strengthenin' will result in little dings at t' forward end o' t' tube where t' thinner more abrasive Keelhaul®©™ pulls into t' body tube. Blimey! I also tie a loop at t' end o' t' Keelhaul®©™ and structure t' fit so that t' knot joinin' t' Keelhaul®©™ t' t' elastic meets t' forward end o' t' body tube.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
Standard A-C motors are used for t' sustainer and B-C motors for t' booster. Begad! Well, blow me down! Blimey! Standard recovery waddin' is required in t' sustainer. Begad! Blimey! I flew t' rocket twice, me hearties, once on a B/B combo and again on a C/C combo. Well, blow me down! T' B/B combo flew really high and t' C/C combo went almost out o' sight! Blimey! Both flights were beautiful. Winds were about 10 mph, resultin' in slight weather-cocking. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Motors were joined with cellophane tape and friction fit into t' motor mount with maskin' tape. Arrr! Avast! Blimey! Don't use a parachute on this rocket, me bucko, unless you enjoy long walks. Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! T' long mylar streamer provides plenty o' protection if t' rocket is built properly.

Recovery:
T' long mylar streamer rolls up nicely, with plenty o' room in t' BT-50 sustainer for t' streamer and shock cord. Avast! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! I place t' shock cord in first and then put t' streamer on top o' that.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
An exceptional lookin' rocket that builds easily and smartly due t' t' quality o' parts provided in t' kits. Ahoy! T' graphics for t' kit packagin' is just outstanding, too! T' face card in t' kit will look very nice prominently displayed in your hobby room.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5