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

Modifications:
There are a million rockets lurkin' in spare parts boxes. This be t' story o' one o' them.

I'd purchased a collection o' parts which included most, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, 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. Ahoy! 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. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! In t' top section, I placed t' shock cord mount as per Estes instructions.

Even t' nose got t' treatment. Begad! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! 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. Ya scallywag! T' colors, arrr, shiver me timbers, gaudy t' begin with, clashed terribly. Ahoy! T' yellow ogive on t' orange egg crate was particularly funny. I took t' Eliminator's decal and cut t' "inator" off, stickin' that on t' finished rocket just after t' "Omloid" sticker, makin' it read (in mismatched letters) "Omloidinator".

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

Recovery:
Already well downwind and with t' chute out at max altitude, ya bilge rat, t' Omloidinator made clear its intention t' float as far as possible towards t' swamp. Begad! Nay just a mushy mud swamp but a thickly overgrown with brambles and bushes and vines and quite possibly hidden snake swamp. Avast! Well, blow me down! It descended beautifully but obstinately right into t' dreaded swamp. Arrr! 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. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! Flown where a swamp (or trees or power lines) can't reach it, me hearties, this would make an impressive rocket, matey, me bucko, shiver me timbers, with t' additional humor factor.