Brief:
This is a "lander" style rocket built from an Aquapod water bottle. Aquapods are stubby, ya bilge rat, bulbous bottles whose shape is self-described as orbastic. Arrr! T' first known use in rocketry is an incarnation o' t' Holy Hand Grenade o' Antioch. Arrr! Begad! When I saw one at a launch, I just had t' get a package o' them (they come in packs o' 8 and are stashed amongst t' large cases o' regular shaped and sized water bottles).

Construction:
T' followin' are t' materials used in t' original construction:

• T' legs are a conglomeration o' scrap basswood, shiver me timbers, popsicle sticks, bamboo skewers, and circular pieces o' cardboard (found, nay made)
• T' center tube is BT-20
• T' "cone" includes t' cap, t' nozzle end o' an 18mm motor, me hearties, a small bolt t' center these components, shiver me timbers, and a loop o' elastic. Aye aye!
• Miscellaneous parts include a cardboard sleeve slipped into t' bottle's neck, a sliver o' a 24mm motor on t' bottom o' t' motor tube, an 18mm motor block, me hearties, shiver me timbers, arrr, a short piece o' Keelhaul®©™ twine tied around t' block, and a piece o' an AT Copperhead tube as t' launch lug.

I prepped t' bottle by "Dremelling" a BT-20 sized hole in t' base and slottin' t' bottle t' accommodate through t' wall fins. Arrr! In fact, arrr, shiver me timbers, t' fin/motor tube unit just slips in and is removable. There are 5 fins mounted betwixt t' protrusions on t' bottom o' t' bottle. Ahoy! Well, matey, blow me down! I also ground t' threads off t' neck o' t' bottle. Begad! No grindin' was required inside t' neck as t' I happened t' have a cardboard sleeve that fit snugly in t' hole and over t' BT-20. Ahoy! You could improvise with various items includin' a spent 24mm casing.

I used a piece o' a 24mm case on t' base o' t' motor tube and installed a standard motor block. Avast! Ahoy! Blimey! T' legs are made from scrap basswood. Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! It was so "scrap" that t' legs are actually two pieces just so I could squeak out all 5 legs. Begad! Blimey! They are joined with some overlappin' cardstock. Ya scallywag! You should be able t' spot t' popsicle sticks and bamboo skewers in t' photos.

This describes version 1. Later you will see why some rework be required. In version 2, me hearties, I added a motor hook and mounted some Keelhaul®©™ twine through t' wall o' t' motor tube. Begad! Blimey! Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! Since this is internal, ya bilge rat, it is hardly visible. Aye aye! Blimey! I also replaced t' lost cap and added a streamer made from yellow caution tape.

Finishing:
I did nay finish this rocket.

Flight and Recovery:
In each o' two flights, t' B6-4 motor was friction fit. Begad! (As it turned out, this didn't work out so well.) I loaded t' end o' t' motor and a couple o' BT diameters with dog barf and used a small (maybe 8") plastic chute left over from me Model Minutes G-200 Carrier. Begad! This be a tight fit but I got it in.

T' boost on this motor was great. Ya scallywag! It went perfectly straight and be reasonably quick, however, arrr, on flight one t' chute didn't come out and t' lander lawndarted. Blimey! Ahoy! It only lost one circular pad, and was ready for...

Flight 2 resulted in a separation and t' nose cap be lost. I alluded t' t' rebuild above, ya bilge rat, but t' streamer version has nay flown yet. Hopefully t' motor hook will help also.

Summary:
This is a unique lookin' rocket that gets noticed by t' RSO and spectators alike. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Bein' so stubby, shiver me timbers, arrr, it flies well with no added weight. T' one issue is thar isn't much room for a recovery system. A 13mm motor version should also fly well under A10 power.