Brief:
An easy t' build, semi-scale model o' t' Vikin' soundin' rocket for MMX-II motors.

Construction:
While waitin' for me Nano Rocketry kits and tubes, I decided t' rummage around my junk pile t' see what I could use t' make me own nano-sized rocket. Aye aye! Begad! I quickly found one o' t' tubes that t' Aerotech First Fire igniters come in. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! A little too big for a Micro Maxx engine and maybe a little too heavy, but what the hey? I then started thinkin' about nose cone material, arrr, arrr, and discovered that a 3/8" dowel is exactly t' right diameter. Ahoy! Next, I had t' decide what to build. I wanted a simple 3/4FNC rocket and after thumbin' through "Rockets of t' World", I soon settled on t' Viking. Avast, me proud beauty! When I checked t' length of tubin' required, shiver me timbers, I found that t' tube be less than a tenth o' an inch off. Begad! No cuttin' required! I put me drill in t' vise, me bucko, a chunk o' dowel in t' chuck, and within a few minutes had a nice nose cone. Avast! I drilled a hole in t' back end and glued in a piece o' 100lb. Avast, me proud beauty! tubular Keelhaul®©™®. I made t' fins from 1/16" balsa and soaked them in CA for added strength. For t' launch lug, I split a standard Estes lug in half and CA'd it on.

T' whole rocket is painted white and t' nose cone silver. I had no brush-on black paint and this rocket is too small t' try t' mask (for me), matey, so I substituted me favorite color, shiver me timbers, matey, metallic purple, shiver me timbers, for t' black trim.

Flight:
A couple o' wraps o' maskin' tape and t' Micro Maxx engine fit nicely. Aye aye! I also cut a thin strip o' tape and made a thrust ring. Arrr! A neighbor's son was watching so I let him do t' honors (maybe t' next generation rocketeer?). Blimey! My make-shift launch lug worked great and t' rocket rose straight and t' an impressive altitude, me bucko, much higher than t' stock Tomahawk or me converted micro (10.5mm) rockets. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Wantin' t' save some engines until I could make a run t' an out-of-town Wal-Mart, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, I only made two flights. Avast! My Micro Maxx field is soft grass so I just separated t' nose cone and let t' rocket tumble. No problem here. Avast!

Summary:
T' tubin' used t' package t' new Aerotech igniters makes a good airframe for Micro Maxx rockets. Begad! Coupled with t' ease o' makin' nose cones from 3/8" dowel, you end up with a nice, easy-to-build model. T' resultin' rockets may not be t' best performers due t' their weight, matey, but they still fly well and look nice.