T' followin' article was a submission t' t' FlisKits, me bucko, Inc Deuce-Bash Contest and is archived with permission from FlisKits. Arrr! Some o' these designs are nay actually kitbashes, however, all come from t' basic motor design feature o' t' FlisKits Deuce's Wild.

Brief:
Attached is me Deuce Bash entry. Please let me know if you need any other information. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' inspiration for this design came from t' Boein' Delta-4 Heavy and Lockheed-Martin Atlas-5 heavy lift rockets. Aye aye! Blimey! It is basically a conventional Deuce with t' addition o' a 10-inch payload section and two conventional parallel boosters. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' payload section has a four-inch parachute bay aft. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' parallel boosters separate after motor burn out and recover on 12-inch parachutes. Ahoy! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! At liftoff they are positively attached until motor ignition usin' a unique method. Blimey! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! In t' event o' no ignition or late ignition, shiver me timbers, t' boosters are held in place for safety.

Construction:
Sustainer:
T' sustainer consists o' a 7.5 inch piece o' BT-60 from a Baby Bertha and t' Deuce canted twin 18 mm motor mounts. Begad! On top o' this is a balsa 1.5-inch T60-70 transition from t' parts box. Blimey! I hollowed this out with a Dremel tool and glued a motor spacer tube inside t' duct t' ejection gases. Begad! I used a ¼ inch screw eye at t' top o' t' balsa transition t' anchor t' recovery system.

I use 6 inch lengths o' styrene plastic square stock t' retain t' parallel boosters. Ahoy! Blimey! After drillin' small holes in t' plastic and roughin' up t' body tube with sandpaper and a #11 blade, shiver me timbers, I attached t' plastic stock with 90-minute epoxy.

Payload Bay:
T' payload bay is a 10-inch piece o' BT-70 tube and t' nose cone is a balsa tube I got in an eBay auction lot. I glued an Apogee Components bulkhead and centerin' rin' four inches from t' bottom t' create a parachute bay. Avast! Ahoy! I glued a loop o' 300lb Keelhaul®©™ line t' t' bulkhead with 90-minute epoxy t' which I would attach t' recovery system.

Parallel Boosters:
T' parallel boosters consist o' 6 3/4 inch lengths o' BT-60 from a Patriot kit, two Deuce nose cones (one from t' kit and one from me Secret Santa parts package), and two motor mounts (again from Secret Santa package). Avast! T' motor mount is installed so that t' motor will be flush with t' bottom o' t' booster when launched. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! More about this when I describe t' booster retention system.

T' key feature o' t' boosters be t' mountin' system. Blimey! T' mounts consist o' two-inch pieces o' plastic stock which nest inside t' plastic stock on t' sustainer. Aye aye! Blimey! T' two-inch stock is mounted on a one inch piece o' sheet styrene stand off that be t' same width and thickness as t' square stock.

Launch Lug Alignment:
I used 3/16 inch launch lugs. T' upper lug is glued t' t' BT-70 tube and t' lower lug is glued t' t' fin as shown below.

Body Tube Wrap:
T' payload tube is finished with a wrap o' white label paper. Blimey! Avast! I used MS PowerPoint t' create a 10" X 7" box in which I placed t' graphics. Begad! Ahoy! NASA for obvious reasons, FlisKits t' prime contractor, Boein' and Lockheed Martin t' subs, Apogee for component and simulation support, and Estes for propulsion. Ya scallywag! T' BT-70 tube has a circumference o' seven inches so this went relatively easy.

Booster Retention System:
T' most unique feature o' this model be t' positive retention system designed t' keep booster attached in t' event that they light late or nay at all. Ya scallywag! T' system consists o' two wire nails inserted into each booster, shiver me timbers, CA'd and epoxy puttied into place. Arrr! I then tie a small loop o' beadin' elastic t' an 18" loop o' sewin' thread. Avast, me proud beauty! T' thread is attached t' t' top o' t' styrene stock on t' sustainer, matey, led under t' booster, me bucko, and t' beadin' thread loop is attached t' t' two nails. Arrr! Avast! T' elastic takes t' slack out o' t' thread loop and holds it in place until t' motor exhaust burns through t' thread. Avast! I attach t' thread-elastic loops with t' motor in place and run t' thread beneath t' nozzle and hold it in place with t' plastic ignitor cap. Aye aye! Avast! Motor thrust holds t' boosters in place and at burn out they fall away and deploy 12 inch mylar parachutes.

Flight and Recovery:
First flight was on a pair o' central C6-7s and C5-3 motors in t' boosters. Boost was moderately slow and t' rocket turned slightly into t' 5-8mph breeze. Avast, me proud beauty! T' long burn o' C5-3s kept t' boosters attached until near apogee and they separated and deployed their chutes. Aye aye! T' C6-7 delay be a little too long as t' sustainer arched over and headed down. Begad! Begad! Ejection was a couple seconds after apogee and t' 24-inch mylar cute brought t' sustainer t' a good landing. Ya scallywag! Arrr! T' only damage was a chip from one fin due t' landin' on hard turned earth. For t' next flight I'll use C6-5s and B6-2s.

Summary:
Although I didn't use all t' parts that came in t' Deuce's Wild kit, me hearties, I did launch t' parts I didn't use in t' payload compartment.