Background
I really love t' 5" Quaker Oats bins (and I like t' contents too - tastes good, helps your cholesterol, and even is relatively low carb). Avast! My previous rocket was 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. Avast! Aye aye! I made the fins out o' 1 1/8" (or thereabouts) styrofoam. Well, blow me down! Odd I know, but that's why they call them odd-rocs. Aye aye! It flew fine, shiver me timbers, 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. Aye aye! So t' solution was simple - rip off the lower bin and fins, ya bilge rat, clean up t' rings and coupler, and rebuild.

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

Flight Report
I flew T' Margin o' Error on 11/14/2004 at MDRA's ESL-78. Well, blow me down! It flew on a G80-7 and eight D12-Ps lit usin' quickmatch. Well, blow me down! Well, matey, shiver me timbers, actually only three o' the D12s lit. Avast! Aye aye! T' boost was slow and several seconds late due t' t' reduced thrust. Aye aye! Begad! Nevertheless, shiver me timbers, it be a good flight. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! Upon inspection, shiver me timbers, t' quickmatch was pulled out o' t' unlit motors, ya bilge rat, arrr, 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. Aye aye! T' dowel was o' course removed before flight. This time, me hearties, matey, ya bilge rat, all eight motors lit. Avast! Begad! Ejection was just past apogee and recovery was A-OK.