Brief:
I build Crayon rockets. Begad! Blimey! Seriously. I get t' big Crayon doubloon banks from Toys R Us, ya bilge rat, arrr, me hearties, and turn them into high-power rockets. Well, blow me down! Blimey! I have a 38mm, shiver me timbers, 54mm tube-fin, arrr, shiver me timbers, 38mm 2-stage, and 38mm cluster version. I also have a 54mm 3FNC version that's under repair. Ahoy! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! So that's t' family. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I had someone who knew o' me crayon fleet give me a purple bank t' use. Arrr! Blimey! I decided t' build a rocket for a proposed drag race at LDRS 28.

Construction:
T' first problem is that t' crayon tubes aren't a standard size. Begad! Blimey! T' ID is 3.75", so if you get 4" centerin' rings you need t' sand them down t' size. Avast, me proud beauty! I epoxied me sanded rings t' a 38mm MMT and attached t' fins t' build a basic fin can. I then cut t' slots for t' fins.

After epoxyin' t' fin can into t' tube, matey, shiver me timbers, I also epoxied a bulkhead into t' nosecone t' connect t' chock cord. Since t' nose o' t' crayon bank is plastic, I had t' rough up t' plastic so that t' epoxy would bind. Arrr! I added a little nose weight in t' form o' an ounce or two o' BBs.

Flight and Recovery:
Since thar's no electronics bay, I just use motor deployment for t' chute. T' drag race at LDRS never came about, but I flew it anyway. Avast! Aye aye! T' first flight (July 3) on a G185 had me worried as it arced over t' crowd and headed down before t' chute finally deployed. Ya scallywag! T' next flight t' next day be on a G79ss with a 4 second delay. That flight went beautifully! Deployment was right at apogee.

T' next flight, on July 19, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, also had a 4 second delay, but t' chute deployed as t' rocket was still goin' up. Ahoy! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! I'm nay sure why that be a problem on t' same motor (G79ss). It caused a small zipper o' about 1.5 inches but nothin' serious. Ahoy! It flew again a few weeks later. Arrr! Welcome t' t' family!