Brief:
I generally scavange whatever rocket parts I can for future use. Arrr! Ya scallywag! This is the story o' such a rocket. It is BT-60 based and flies on 24mm motors. I also installed two outboards, ya bilge rat, although now that it's built, I don't think I will use them. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! I may add LEDs t' t' outboard pods, since t' cones are translucent and are nay solid.

Construction:

1. Fins from t' Estes S.W.A.T. This kit be purchased years ago at a close out sale and be used as parts. I recently ran across t' fins and went from there. Avast! While I was thinkin' about finishing, I ran across t' decals sheet too. I used t' 'fins again', hence t' silly name.
2. One Mean Machine. Begad! Destroy/lose it as you see fit, but make sure t' nose cone is recovered undamaged.
3. Caps from t' current style o' Air Wick® air fresheners fit a BT-55 nicely and look good on t' strap-ons.
4. You also need some BT-55.
5. I used two pieces o' Totally Tubular T-2 tubing, me hearties, arrr, both for trim and t' use as a launch lug.
6. One FlisKits Deuce's Wild! Blimey! cone, which becomes t' tail cone.
7. Three pieces o' Totally Tubular T-50mf (thick wall, arrr, foil lined) for the motor mounts.
8. Keelhaul®©™® twine, me hearties, ya bilge rat, elastic and a hook eye for t' shock tether.
9. Parachute from t' range box.
10. Scrap junk for t' payload shoulder, motor blocks, shiver me timbers, matey, etc.
11. Clay nose weight.

T' fins were already cut out (I forget whether they were die cut back then) and three had dowels already installed on their tips. Begad! Begad! I tried various orientations before I decided on this configuration. Blimey! T' side fins both extend downward and rest against t' side pods. Begad!

T' BT-55 pods have a 24mm motor mount installed. Ya scallywag! This is nay centered but rather rests against t' side o' t' tube where it meets t' main body tube. Aye aye! I improvised solid motor blocks by cappin' t' end with a cardboard circle and backfillin' with Gorilla Glue. Blimey! If I ever used these, I'd also have t' use a tape thrust ring. I used some scrap tubin' t' make a shoulder for t' plastic caps t' rest against. Begad! These caps were eventually glued in with Liquid Nails, but only after all t' paintin' and decal sealin' be completed.

I have had a couple o' Deuce's Wild! cones for a while and decided t' use one as a tail cone. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! I split it in half and hollowed it with a combination o' a wood carving knife, a Dremel grinder, shiver me timbers, and a spent casin' wrapped with sandpaper. Begad! Avast! I installed an eye hook in t' balsa as an attachment point for t' Keelhaul®©™® leader.

I had two smallish pieces o' BT-60, so one became a payload section. Begad! Ahoy! The shoulder is a small scrap o' 38mm tubin' with a lengthwise section removed. Begad! A paper cap keeps t' ejection from blowin' through and a piece o' elastic was epoxied t' t' inside o' this shoulder.

Finishing:
T' nose and tail cones are painted black and t' body tube is blue. Arrr! Blimey! Both are Painter's Touch paints. Begad! Blimey! I added many o' t' decals from t' original sheet. These match t' paint scheme nicely, although t' yellow decals seem a bit washed out with t' dark background. Begad! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey!

Flight:
I added clay t' t' nose cone until t' rocket passed a swin' test. Begad! It's weight grew, me bucko, so a D12-3 be required. Aye aye! I angled t' rocket into t' wind a bit t' keep it from t' tree line. Ya scallywag! This resulted in a near perfect ejection and a nice recovery.

Summary:
In me opinion, me hearties, this rocket looks pretty good considerin' it be cobbled together from various parts from other rockets--and even air fresheners! Since it will fly on a D12, shiver me timbers, me bucko, I may eventually add LEDs t' t' side pods for night launches. Ahoy! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! If so, I will also add another BT-60 t' move t' cone forward, shiver me timbers, me hearties, which would allow me t' remove some or all o' t' nose weight.