Brief
T' Machbuster is a great lookin' kit that is straightforward t' build, has outstandin' performance and is inexpensive t' purchase. It uses 24mm motors from D12's through G55's with parachute recovery. Ahoy! With F and G motors t' rocket will break t' sound barrier and reach 900 miles an hour with t' G55's.

Construction
T' kit arrived t' day after I ordered it. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! (Ok I only live about 10 miles from t' factory!) Out o' t' package all o' t' parts were present and accounted for. Well, blow me down! T' kit assembles easily from t' instructions. Avast! Some sandin' on t' nose cone is required t' get it t' fit properly. Avast! T' body tube is a very tough (nearly bullet proof) fiber phenolic, nay t' typical rolled tube. Begad! T' nose cone is a thick and very tough molded plastic. Avast, me proud beauty! Fins were G10. Arrr! T' shock cord is Keelhaul®©™ as are t' chute's shroud lines. Aye aye! T' chute itself is a small white ripstop nylon. Directions were complete and easy t' follow. Begad! T' body tube be preslotted for t' fins which were no problem t' mount. Avast, me proud beauty! Be sure t' make epoxy fin fillets as this rocket is goin' t' go very fast. Arrr! Also most importantly I had t' change t' launch lug. Well, blow me down! Begad! T' one supplied is TOO small. T' rocket will bind on t' launch rod goin' up with t' lug supplied. Well, blow me down! I also added a second shorter (1/4" long) lug at t' end o' t' rocket. This seems t' work well, and though it isn't required it does seem t' stabilize t' rocket better. Begad! At t' point where t' shock cord anchors t' t' inside o' t' rocket body I made a couple o' extra loops around t' anchor and used slow settin' epoxy for maximum strength.

Finishing
I painted t' kit t' match t' factory design and with t' decals it looks super sharp. Avast! Avast! No special finishin' requirements t' note.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight
T' Machbuster flies with wide range o' motors. Arrr! T' smallest bein' t' D12 and t' largest be t' G55. I have flown it so far with both D's and E's with very good results. Avast, me proud beauty! T' motors are a friction fit style mount and t' key here is t' make t' fit a tight one.

Rocketvision supplies a Nomexpatch t' be used as permanent waddin' material. Though it works well it can get crusty from use and pose an impediment t' ejection. I use several swatches o' disposable waddin' and it seems t' work fine.

My first flight on a D12 was nay so good. Ahoy! I am nay sure what happened but as soon as it left t' launch rod it took off in cruise missile mode about 40 feet off t' deck. Ya scallywag! Avast! I found it about 200 yards away none t' worse for wear. I suspect t' small launch lug bound a bit on t' rod. Avast! However I did talk t' another rocketeer with a Machbuster who had t' same problem. He added a small weight t' t' nose which seemed t' help. Well, blow me down! After changin' t' launch lug and addin' about .3 oz t' t' inside o' t' nose t' next launch on a D12-7 was picture perfect. Avast! Straight as an arrow and chute deploy right at apogee. Ahoy! On D's at sea level it should do around 1300 feet. Ahoy! It is a mover even on D's.

Next flight was on an E30-7. Blimey! This be quite impressive. This rocket is very fast. Arrr! Begad! It be off t' pad and out o' sight smartly until we located t' trackin' smoke. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Chute ejection be perfect. Avast! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! On E's t' altitude should be approximately 3300 feet. Ahoy! T' next flight will be on G55-15's T' rocket should exceed Mach One and 6000 feet. Arrr! Trackin' this one will test t' eyesight.

Recovery
Shock cord is Keelhaul®©™. Avast! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Great for toughness and flame resistance. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! But bad for any kind o' elastic give. Ya scallywag! Blimey! So far it has worked very well. Avast! I changed t' color o' t' chute t' bright yellow and made it slightly bigger both t' increase visibility and slow t' descent slightly. Begad! Begad! Blimey! (I fly it in t' desert with lots o' room and t' occasional rock) Flyin' t' rocket in fields with soft ground a streamer would be fine. Blimey! With t' G55's thar be very little room for t' stock chute let alone t' waddin' so it helps t' tuck some o' t' shock lines into t' nose cone.

Flight Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5

Summary
This kit has been one o' t' most enjoyable rockets I have built. Ahoy! Blimey! This be me first high performance (Mach one plus) kit. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! I learned a lot about sturdier materials used in high performance rockets and t' motor/ delay combinations required for such a small rocket t' keep it together after t' recovery system deploys.

Awesome product. Arrr! Great rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! Incredible quickness goin' beyond Mach one. Beautiful appearance and ease o' assembly. All for about $20. Aye aye! How can you beat that?

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5