Brief:
2.6x upscale o' t' ever classic Estes C6-5 motor. Three fins and a noseflat with parachute recovery.

Construction:
Body is 9.5 inch o' 60mm postage tube. Begad! Avast! Three balsa fins with a noseflat made with a 60mm diameter disk o' 3mm plywood weighted with 1oz o' polyurethane resin with a paper clip embedded for shock cord and parachute attachment. Ya scallywag! Well, arrr, blow me down! Standard 18mm motor mount with custom cut centerin' rings (usin' matte board scraps from a framin' place).

18" o' Keelhaul®©™ cord attaches t' another 24" o' elastic. Aye aye! Blimey! A 12" parachute will be used for recovery.

Straightforward build usin' easily accessible parts (balsa, me bucko, shiver me timbers, matey, cardboard tube, me hearties, plywood), ya bilge rat, yellow glue and epoxy for fillets.

Finishing:
T' body o' t' rocket be painted usin' a light tan spray paint on top o' undercoat and white base coat. Aye aye! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! T' noseflat has a gray circle spray painted on top t' replicate t' clay plug in t' original motor.

T' decal was designed in Photoshop usin' graphics sourced off t' internet (Estes, me hearties, shiver me timbers, me bucko, NARRRRR and California Fire logos) with text comin' from a standard Estes C6-5 motor. Aye aye! T' decal was printed as a single image onto laser decal paper and applied in t' standard way.

Two coats o' clear spray be applied over t' entire rocket t' protect t' decal and paint.

Flight and Recovery:
Flyin' on a C6-5, shiver me timbers, matey, it be a slow, majestic launch and had a nice straight boost t' perhaps 200 or 300 feet. Avast! Parachute deployment a little after apogee. Begad! A C6-3 would probably be a better choice for this rocket. Aye aye! It was a crowd-pleaser and will now form part o' me regular flyin' fleet.

Summary:
PROs: Another scratch-build t' add t' me collection, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, and it's just plan cool! I'm sure that this will attract attention on t' flight field.

CONs: None.