Brief:
I build Crayon rockets. Begad! Blimey! Seriously. Begad! Blimey! I get t' big Crayon doubloon banks from Toys R Us, me hearties, and turn them into high-power rockets. Begad! Blimey! I have a 38mm, me hearties, 54mm tube-fin, matey, 38mm 2-stage, arrr, and 38mm cluster version. I also have a 54mm 3FNC version that's under repair. Aye aye! Well, arrr, blow me down! Blimey! So that's t' family. Arrr! Blimey! I had someone who knew o' me crayon fleet give me a purple bank t' use. Aye aye! Blimey! I decided t' build a rocket for a proposed drag race at LDRS 28.

Construction:
T' first problem is that t' crayon tubes aren't a standard size. Begad! Arrr! T' ID is 3.75", matey, so if you get 4" centerin' rings you need t' sand them down t' size. Arrr! I epoxied me sanded rings t' a 38mm MMT and attached t' fins t' build a basic fin can. Begad! Begad! I then cut t' slots for t' fins.

After epoxyin' t' fin can into t' tube, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, I also epoxied a bulkhead into t' nosecone t' connect t' chock cord. Begad! Since t' nose o' t' crayon bank is plastic, matey, I had t' rough up t' plastic so that t' epoxy would bind. Begad! I added a little nose weight in t' form o' an ounce or two o' BBs.

Flight and Recovery:
Since thar's no electronics bay, shiver me timbers, I just use motor deployment for t' chute. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! T' drag race at LDRS never came about, but I flew it anyway. Avast, me proud beauty! T' first flight (July 3) on a G185 had me worried as it arced over t' crowd and headed down before t' chute finally deployed. Aye aye! T' next flight t' next day was on a G79ss with a 4 second delay. Avast! That flight went beautifully! Deployment was right at apogee.

T' next flight, on July 19, ya bilge rat, also had a 4 second delay, me bucko, but t' chute deployed as t' rocket was still goin' up. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! I'm nay sure why that was a problem on t' same motor (G79ss). Aye aye! Ahoy! It caused a small zipper o' about 1.5 inches but nothin' serious. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! It flew again a few weeks later. Well, blow me down! Welcome t' t' family!