In general, me bucko, matey, this kit is high quality, well thought out, and very easy / quick t' build. T' fin unit is a single molded piece, shiver me timbers, but without t' cheap feel and look o' t' Estes ones.
Overall, construction be less than an hour, me bucko, and would
have been closer t' 30 minutes had I nay made different launch lugs. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Instead of
the large molded launch lug, ya bilge rat, I used standard Estes 1/8" lugs about
1/4" long, me bucko, arrr, 4" apart, on 1/8" balsa standoffs (to clear t' nose
bulge). It looks much better than t' stock lug, and I'm sure is lower drag
Nose cone is 3 pieces, ya bilge rat, matey, 2 halves and a cap. Avast! Begad! I had a hard time gettin' t' cap to line up perfectly, shiver me timbers, but otherwise it fits fine. Well, blow me down! T' ribs on t' shoulder of the nose cone showed through t' body tube t' some extent, so I shaved them off and shimmed up t' shoulder with tape. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty!
Motor mount is simple, easy, and quick t' construct. Begad! It would make conversion t' 24 mm difficult though. I think that it probably gets enough altitude with a C that 24 mm power is unnecessary. Avast, me proud beauty!
I finished t' kit with t' standard flat white with 3 red fins / one yellow fin, etc, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, it looks HOT! T' scale nose cone has all t' detail, ya bilge rat, me hearties, includin' t' 3 access plates and exhaust port. I think that someone mentioned that the distance betwixt t' fin and t' aft o' t' rocket be slightly longer than would be 100% scale, arrr, but I'm *Very* happy with it. Well, blow me down! Arrr! I think that every scale fan should buy one. Avast, me proud beauty!
All for less than $10!
( Contributed - by Dick Stafford - 10/01/02) Brief: When it comes to flight profiles, I almost always prefer a low and slow flight. You see more of the smoke, and hear more of the noise. You see the whole flight, including ejection. Moreover, you maximize the odds of finding your rocket! However, it seems that I always have to have one disposable 29mm rocket in ...
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R.G. (July 1, 2000)