Brief:
This is a review o' Gordon's Dyna-Soar nosecone kit. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Blimey! He describes it as 'goof' scale. Nevertheless, t' cone looks awesome and I don't worry about scale points. Aye aye! Although he provides some application ideas, shiver me timbers, usin' this is on a stable model is up t' t' builder.

Construction:
This is a simple kit as you'd expect. Ya scallywag! It consists o' t' Dyna-Soar body, 2 wings, 2 stabilizers, a transition from t' body t' a BT-60 tube, arrr, a screw eye, and a decal sheet.

T' parts come packaged with instructions (9 steps) and two sheets which provide drawings t' show t' placement o' t' decals, arrr, an outline and color scheme for t' X-20/Titan-II, matey, and some other concept drawings. Begad! T' latter are merely simple views with no detail.

I found t' transition didn't seem t' mate all that well with t' body, me bucko, but t' pre-formed angles made it easy t' sand t' fit. Begad! Gordon provides contact info if you have questions, ya bilge rat, but I just proceeded on me own. Begad! In a move that is certainly nay t' norm for me, shiver me timbers, me hearties, I attached t' parts before fillin' (built upstairs in front o' t' tube where sandin' is taboo). Avast! As I was sanding, shiver me timbers, I got t' feelin' that t' wings might be a bit flimsy t' be on t' tip o' a cone that might end up bein' quite heavy t' ensure a stable flight, shiver me timbers, me bucko, ya bilge rat, so I added some extra fillets on t' top and laminated t' base with cardstock.

T' last step recommends usin' this kit atop o' a FlisKits Deuces Wild, ya bilge rat, an Estes Big Bertha, or an OOP Titan III. T' final photos are atop o' a in-process rocket that I'll eventually review. Aye aye! Blimey! It's kind o' a Titan variant.

Finishing:
I used PlastiKote primer and Rustoleum flat black paint. I was excited t' get t' decals on, me hearties, then...you should imagine t' sound o' a record player scratchin' t' a halt (younger readers may have t' search this on Google). Avast! Aye aye! T' quality o' t' decals are poor. Arrr! Maybe people used t' home made decals won't have a problem but, betwixt foldin' over on themselves and breakin' durin' alignment, I scrapped half o' them. After I recovered emotionally, me hearties, shiver me timbers, I scrounged some replacements (see detail above).

Summary:
PROs: T' curved balsa surfaces o' this kit are cool and would be hard t' make yourself. Construction was straightforward.

CONs: T' decals.

Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5