Brief:
This is a Big Daddy-style rocket. It has a short, fat, mean look with tubes on t' end o' t' fins. Begad! Ahoy! I love t' tubes. Parachute is plastic with Keelhaul®©™® shroud lines. Avast! Laser cut tubes and fins that made this a very easy kit t' build

Construction:
Parts list:

• 1 Plastic nose cone BT-80 Ogive
• 1 24mm motor mount tubin' (BT-50)
• 1 BT-80 (the instructions say BT-60 so I'll get a message t' Layne about this)
• 3 1" BT-80 tube fins
• 60 inches o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord
• 1 Parachute
• 1 Nose ballast, a block o' clay
• 3 Laser cut 1/8" balsa Fins
• 1 1/4" launch lug
• Wraparound fin allignment guide
• 2 centerin' rings, me bucko, me hearties, BT-80 t' BT-50

PROs: Kit instruction good and easy t' follow. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' pictures in t' instructions were good but must be read a couple o' times. T' assembly order be t' t' T. Blimey! Avast! Blimey! Don't forget t' fill those spirals. Blimey! I used t' Elmer's white wood filler. I used 5-minute epoxy instead o' wood glue. Ahoy! Arrr! Blimey! T' only extra things I needed were some lead fishin' weights, arrr, the 1/4 split shot type (I picked them up at Wal-Mart). Begad! Blimey! Don't forget t' CA t' Fins. Begad! I got t' kit from Pem Tech.

Finishing:
I started with primer, sanded it smooth as silk, matey, and let it dry for a complete day. Blimey! Went t' Wal-Mart, got me some emerald green, gold, me bucko, black, and yellow paint. Begad! I started with t' gold. Ya scallywag! [Hint: use t' gold last as it absorbs t' gloss out o' t' other paints.] I finished with several coats o' clear. Avast! Came out beautiful.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
C11, D12, arrr, shiver me timbers, E9, me hearties, E15, and E18 are t' recommended motors. Aye aye! I used a D12-5 for t' first flight. Begad! T' chute's shroud lines got ripped out but all be well. Avast, me proud beauty! I added nose weight, put a trash bag chute in, and put it up on another D12-5. That was a much straighter flight. Ahoy! Next, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, I used E9-6s twice. They were both beautiful straight, arrr, glorious flights. Ahoy! Then I put together a F24-4 reload, me hearties, which was a tremendous flight. Ahoy! Ya scallywag!

Recovery:
T' shock cord was tied t' t' MMT that I epoxied in place. Materials are very good. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! It goes together easily and is a good kit t' build. Blimey! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! T' recovery is graceful even though I flew in 5 t' 10 mph winds. T' only damage that I had was a small piece o' one o' t' fins was broken next t' t' tube fins. Well, blow me down! Well, me hearties, blow me down! One minute epoxy took care o' it though.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This rocket is a hit in me book. Ya scallywag! It flies great. T' main pro be t' look it is a good lookin' rocket, but it needs nose weight.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5