Background
I really love t' 5" Quaker Oats bins (and I like t' contents too - tastes good, matey, helps your cholesterol, and even is relatively low carb). Avast, me proud beauty! My previous rocket be made out o' three bins (four if you count t' one I cut up for couplers) and used a clear plastic Easter egg for t' nose cone. Ahoy! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! I made the fins out o' 1 1/8" (or thereabouts) styrofoam. Begad! Ya scallywag! Odd I know, ya bilge rat, but that's why they call them odd-rocs. Blimey! Ahoy! It flew fine, but I wasn't that happy with t' fins, and was thinkin' about addin' a bunch o' 24mm mounts t' eat some o' the $3.50/pk D12-0s I have been buying. Blimey! So t' solution was simple - rip off the lower bin and fins, clean up t' rings and coupler, and rebuild.

T' Re-build
T' lower coupler was nice and long and included a lower 3/32" ply centerin' ring. Arrr! So, I sliped a new bin on part way, ya bilge rat, leavin' enough spacin' at the bottom for a bunch o' 24mm mounts. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! I decided on eight mounts with gaps to clear t' 29mm motor retainers. I plugged t' gap betwixt t' tube, arrr, slotted it for three fins, and cut some nice big fins from light, cheap Luan plywood. Begad! I made t' 24mm motor unit removable, me bucko, which should help in preppin' t' motors with quickmatch. Avast, me proud beauty! Here are some pics:

Flight Report
I flew T' Margin o' Error on 11/14/2004 at MDRA's ESL-78. Aye aye! Arrr! It flew on a G80-7 and eight D12-Ps lit usin' quickmatch. Ya scallywag! Well, me hearties, actually only three o' the D12s lit. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! T' boost be slow and several seconds late due t' t' reduced thrust. Nevertheless, matey, it was a good flight. Well, blow me down! Begad! Upon inspection, shiver me timbers, t' quickmatch was pulled out o' t' unlit motors, but had burned at t' pad.

T' second flight be on 12/12/2004 at ESL-79 with a G79-6 and eight D12-Ps. I took more care in tapin' t' fuses t' t' D12s and positioned them usin' a dowel inserted into t' main motor's core. Well, blow me down! T' dowel was o' course removed before flight. This time, me bucko, all eight motors lit. Begad! Ejection was just past apogee and recovery be A-OK.