Brief:
This is a Big Daddy-style rocket. Blimey! It has a short, fat, mean look with tubes on t' end o' t' fins. Well, blow me down! Begad! I love t' tubes. Parachute is plastic with Keelhaul®©™® shroud lines. 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, BT-80 t' BT-50

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

Finishing:
I started with primer, shiver me timbers, me bucko, sanded it smooth as silk, me hearties, and let it dry for a complete day. Well, blow me down! Went t' Wal-Mart, got me some emerald green, gold, black, ya bilge rat, and yellow paint. I started with t' gold. Blimey! [Hint: use t' gold last as it absorbs t' gloss out o' t' other paints.] I finished with several coats o' clear. Aye aye! Came out beautiful.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
C11, D12, E9, E15, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, and E18 are t' recommended motors. Well, blow me down! Blimey! I used a D12-5 for t' first flight. Arrr! Avast! T' chute's shroud lines got ripped out but all was well. Begad! 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! Well, blow me down! Next, me bucko, I used E9-6s twice. They were both beautiful straight, glorious flights. Aye aye! Then I put together a F24-4 reload, which was a tremendous flight.

Recovery:
T' shock cord was tied t' t' MMT that I epoxied in place. Materials are very good. It goes together easily and is a good kit t' build. 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 be broken next t' t' tube fins. Aye aye! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! One minute epoxy took care o' it though.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This rocket is a hit in me book. Well, blow me down! It flies great. Ahoy! Blimey! T' main pro be t' look it is a good lookin' rocket, arrr, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, but it needs nose weight.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5