| Manufacturer: | Scratch |
I'm (Matt Gillard) writin' this review for me brother (Paul Morris) as he has recently suffer a stroke, and is findin' writin' difficult.
Paul is new t' rocketry and this was his first scratch rocket. Aye aye! Blimey!
He wanted it t' be big and t' be clustered. Blimey! Begad!
T' first thin' he did was t' work out what sort o' fit he could get with his tubes etc. Ahoy! Blimey!
In t' end he went for a triple cluster 18mm mounts in t' base o' a 40mm diameter BT. Aye aye! Blimey! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! This tube was coupled to another tube t' same size, me bucko, givin' t' bottom half o' his rocket a length o' 576mm. Aye aye! Blimey!
T' top half o' t' rocket was based on a nose cone actin' as a transition, matey, shiver me timbers, with two 24mm BT on top. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' nose cone at t' top o' t' rocket was novel, shiver me timbers, as it be none rocketry item that be cut down t' fit t' tubes and then t' accept a 13mm nose cone. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty!
T' two halves were connected by shock cord in t' usual fashion with a parachute attached.
T' fins were a concoction o' BTs as a tube fin rocket, with three normal fins stickin' out. Aye aye!
T' rocket was then primed. Begad! And then coated in matt black paint.
Decoration be in t' form o' a blue metallic A4 sticker sheet that came in t' parts. Blimey!
This was cut into stripes and then added along t' BT.
Flights
Black and Blue had three flights
First cluster was on 3x B6-4. Which gave a good flight, matey, with a quickish decent. Ya scallywag!
Second cluster was with t' same motors and another good flight was had. Ahoy! Blimey!
T' Third flight was on C6-5s. Blimey! Blimey! Unfortunately only one motor lit and t' rocket gave a arched flight (over me car!). Ejection was on t' ground. Begad! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! There be minor damage, which can be repaired. Blimey! Blimey!

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