Brief:
This is a free, me bucko, easy, arrr, ya bilge rat, arrr, 13mm, me hearties, paper shroud saucer which uses an aerobrake recovery. Arrr! Ahoy! T' 13mm Cinco is a diminutive version o' Art Applewhite's Cinco saucer. Begad! Aye aye! It is nay a kit, per se; it is offered as a free download in t' form o' a PDF file on his web site.

Construction:
This rocket is made from a single sheet o' Card stock. You download t' PDF, put a piece o' card stock in t' printer and print it out. Begad! Other than that, shiver me timbers, you will need some white glue, arrr, a straightedge and a razor knife.

Construction begins by cuttin' out t' motor mount. Ahoy! A razor knife is used t' carefully cut around t' solid lines. Somethin' a bit less sharp should be used in conjunction with a straightedge t' score t' dashed lines for easy folding. After t' mount is cut out, t' top tabs o' t' mount are folded down and glued t' t' next tab down. Blimey! The middle tabs are then folded and glued t' t' interior o' t' motor mount. When t' mount is folded into a tube, shiver me timbers, these tabs form t' thrust ring. Begad! T' motor tube assembly is set aside t' dry while t' shroud is formed.

T' shroud is also cut out. Ahoy! Again, cuts are made along t' solid lines and folds are scored along t' dashed lines. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! A hole is cut for t' motor mount and a notch is cut out for t' launch rod. Begad! T' upper part o' t' shroud is then folded into shape and a tab is used t' glue it. Well, blow me down! After that, me hearties, t' lower shroud is folded and then inverted into the upper shroud. Ya scallywag! Avast! T' two shrouds are held together with white glue.

After t' shroud has a chance t' dry, t' motor tube is inserted into t' cavity cut for that purpose. Aye aye! Blimey! Care needs to be taken so that t' thrust rin' is at t' top o' t' rocket. Blimey! Blimey! It should protrude about 1/32" above t' top. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Blimey! A fillet o' white glue is used t' fasten t' motor mount t' t' shroud, shiver me timbers, arrr, top and bottom. With that, matey, ya bilge rat, construction is done.

Finishing:
T' default finish for Art's downloadable rockets is whatever card stock you print it on. Begad! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! In t' past, arrr, I have applied some decals t' t' shrouds with acceptable results. Blimey! Blimey! This time, I did somethin' a little different. Begad! Blimey! I opened a new file in Pagemaker® and then imported t' PDF o' t' cinco. Aye aye! Blimey! I then placed t' logos for t' organizations for which I am affiliated on the 5 sides. Blimey! Blimey! I saved t' file, shiver me timbers, generated a new PDF and printed it out. Begad! Blimey! In effect, arrr, I "finished" t' rocket before it had even been built.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
Bein' lazy, I used a 1/4A3-3. Avast! I think I wanted t' see if it would even clear t' rod since Art himself listed this as an approved motor for this rocket. Arrr! Avast! It did clear t' rod and had a few dozen feet t' spare. Well, blow me down! This is a draggy design and I did nay expect much else.

It flew straight, shiver me timbers, inverted at apogee an coasted down usin' t' aerobrake method so hated by t' NAR. Aye aye! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! It recovered fine and is ready t' go again.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a nice, ya bilge rat, free rocket. Arrr! Unlike many o' Art's 13mm freebies, arrr, ya bilge rat, this one is nay limited only t' a plugged motor. Arrr! If it fits, you can use it. Aye aye! Ya scallywag!

• PROS: free, simple, me hearties, hard t' lose
• CONS: none

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5