Brief:
18mm Sport-scale model o' U.S. Blimey! Army's Little John missile.

Construction:

• BT-55, me hearties, me bucko, 10.5"
• PNC-55, matey, 4:1 ogive
• G10 fins (4)
• 3/16" LL, 2"
• 18mm MMT (18mm motor tube, 2 carboard C.R.s)
• Keelhaul®©™® shock cord
• Mylar streamer
• clay nose weight

Another simple plan from Pete Alway's "Scale Bash". Aye aye! For this rocket I wanted a durable, mach-buster-like rocket to fly on 18mm "D" motors. Arrr! T' add durability I glassed t' body tube with some light fiberglass cloth. Ahoy! I used G10 for t' fins and mounted them with TTW tabs t' t' 18mm motor mount tube. I used Keelhaul®©™ ® for t' shock cord, ya bilge rat, arrr, tied around t' motor tube for a solid anchor point. Ahoy! Since the rocket was fairly durable and would be flyin' on "D" motors I used a mylar streamer for recovery. Well, blow me down!

T' plans in t' book are simple and provide t' body tube length, arrr, color scheme for painting, and fin templates for various body tube sizes.

Finishing:
With t' glass coatin' and G10 fins secured with epoxy fillets this rocket came out with a really smooth, sleek finish. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! I painted t' rocket a simple olive green and used vinyl letterin' for t' white U.S. Blimey! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! ARMY lettering. Avast! Blimey! I would recommend decals however over t' vinyl lettering.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight I chose a lower-impulse C12-7T 18mm Aerotech RMS since we were on a smaller field than usual. Begad! T' motor lit smartly and t' rocket flew about 50' before it veered off-course spinnin' and zig-zaggin' erratically. Begad! Blimey! The rocket crashed on its side before spittin' out t' waddin' and streamer at ejection. I be puzzled briefly before rememberin' that I had forgotten t' add any clay nose weight. Ahoy! I went back t' me range box, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, added t' necessary weight, and prepped t' rocket t' fly again. Ya scallywag! I again used t' C12-7T and this time the rocket flew straight up approx. 800', albeit with a bit o' tail waggle (need to add just a bit more clay). Blimey! T' rocket recovered about 50' away, ya bilge rat, me bucko, intact.

Recovery:
Recovery is a bit fast with t' streamer but with t' durability o' G10 fins and glassed airframe t' rocket is bullet-proof. Avast! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Another nice plan from Scale Bash. Avast! With a 24mm motor mount, arrr, me bucko, G10 fins, and glassed airframe this rocket would possibly make a nice scale-model with mach-buster like performance...

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5