Brief:
Kit bash o' Estes Omloid and Eliminator into a single rocket

Modifications:
There are a million rockets lurkin' in spare parts boxes. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! This be t' story o' one o' them.

I'd purchased a collection o' parts which included most, but nay all, ya bilge rat, o' an Omloid egg lofter. Begad! I had nothin' else o' that size until I happened t' purchase an Eliminator kit. When I realized these were t' same diameter, perversity set in.

I started with t' buildin' t' Eliminator fin can and engine mount. Blimey! Ya scallywag! Rather than put t' second piece in place, I put t' lower section o' t' Omloid followed by t' next section o' t' Eliminator and so on. Arrr! In t' top section, I placed t' shock cord mount as per Estes instructions.

Even t' nose got t' treatment. Ahoy! I cut t' base and shoulder off t' Eliminator nose and glued t' rest t' t' top o' t' Omloid's 'egg crate'.

Construction:
All parts come from 1 Estes Omloid kit and 1 Estes Eliminator kit

Finishing:
Finishin' was predetermined--both kits came prefinished. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! Blimey! T' colors, me bucko, gaudy t' begin with, ya bilge rat, clashed terribly. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' yellow ogive on t' orange egg crate be particularly funny. Ahoy! Blimey! I took t' Eliminator's decal and cut t' "inator" off, shiver me timbers, stickin' that on t' finished rocket just after t' "Omloid" sticker, ya bilge rat, me bucko, makin' it read (in mismatched letters) "Omloidinator".

Flight:
T' maiden flight was on an E9-6. Begad! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Bein' so long and probably over stable, I counted on weather cockin' t' keep t' recovery area out o' a swamp downwind. Launch and early boost were flawless and quite pretty--fast enough t' impress but slow enough t' watch t' whole way. Avast! Ya scallywag! Inexplicably, rather than weathercocking, it did t' opposite and arced slowly downwind around 10 t' 15 degrees. Begad! Coast be normal and ejection was just prior t' apogee. Aye aye! Avast! Chute deployment be instantaneous, arrr, me bucko, which turned out t' be unfortunate.

Recovery:
Already well downwind and with t' chute out at max altitude, matey, t' Omloidinator made clear its intention t' float as far as possible towards t' swamp. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! Nay just a mushy mud swamp but a thickly overgrown with brambles and bushes and vines and quite possibly hidden snake swamp. Begad! It descended beautifully but obstinately right into t' dreaded swamp. I tried t' crawl through t' bush-barrier but gave up after 15 feet in as many minutes.

Summary:
Buildin' this was great fun and t' loss can't detract from that or from t' very pretty flight. Ahoy! Flown where a swamp (or trees or power lines) can't reach it, this would make an impressive rocket, with t' additional humor factor.