I have seen many different versions o' this idea on t' Internet and decided t' do one o' me own. Blimey! I purchased t' large crayon bank from Toys-R-Us for around $6 or $7. I chose red. T' tube is roughly 3 3/4 inches inner diameter and a little less than 3 ft long. Arrr! I have sent for plans from a gentleman on Internet who has built several and has put together tip sheet and a large drawing. Looks good as a guide. Blimey! I also have written several people that I met through t' RMR newsgroup. Blimey! I am gettin' a lot o' good info t' help me build mine. I am goin' t' go with t' 29mm motor mount. Well, blow me down! Avast! I am thinkin' I will use plexiglass for t' fins. Avast, me proud beauty! I also bought some bright yellow nylon at cloth store t' make a chute. Blimey! This is goin' t' be a fun project!

Here are t' basic parts o' me rocket centerin' rings, shiver me timbers, engine tube (29mm), Plexiglass fins, (they are leanin' against t' body tube), matey, ya bilge rat, Body tube (the cardboard portion o' crayon bank), ya bilge rat, nose cone and aft end cap. Aye aye! T' aft plastic part o' t' crayon bank also serves as a centerin' rin' . I put two centerin' rings inside body tube and t' engine tube will stick out t' back o' t' plastic cap. Notice t' friction rings that come on t' nose cone have been removed. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Would be too tight if I did nay do this. Ya scallywag!

Below is a view durin' construction. Begad! You can see t' forward part o' t' forward centerin' ring. Well, blow me down! A metal cable is attached t' a screw eye. Later I attached t' shock cord t' this cable.

As you can see below I installed a type o' baffle. Ahoy! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! This is about 5 or 6 inches from t' forward end o' t' rocket tube. Avast! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! This will help a little with nay burnin' t' chute but mainly it helps hold recovery gear in nose o' rocket t' help with Center o' Gravity. Arrr! Blimey! You will also notice t' cable stickin' beyond t' baffle.

And also a picture from t' aft end o' t' rocket lookin' at t' forward centerin' rin' and t' motor tube. You can see t' thrust rin' around motor tube. Arrr! Aye aye! I used 1/4 inch hardboard for centerin' rings and for t' bulkhead in t' nose section. Aye aye! You can also see t' slots that I cut for t' thru t' wall mountin' o' t' fins.

February 20, 1998

I have worked a little at a time now and have completed t' crayon rocket. Ya scallywag! Was nay too hard t' do. I did end up usin' 1/8 plexiglass for t' fins. Blimey! Avast! I will be usin' a 29mm RMS system with this rocket. Begad! I did use what is called on Internet "Kaplow Klips" t' secure t' engine in place. Ya scallywag! I think this will work very well as t' prevent a lost casing. Aye aye! I bought some non rip nylon at cloth store and some nylon twine t' make a 32 inch parachute. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! It looks good. I went with a round design. Ahoy! Avast! I sure hope it deploys. My rocket club has a launch tomorrow and will try it out then! Will be tryin' an G40-4 or somethin' close t' this. Begad! I sure hope this works! This will be first attempt at anythin' above Estes D size motor. Begad! Will update after tomorrow!

February 21, 1998

Launched today on G64-4. Avast, me proud beauty! It went up about 50 ft or so and went horizontal. Avast, me proud beauty! T' nose cone also detached itself from t' bulkhead and shock cord. Aye aye! Avast! In talkin' t' several others I think a little nose weight is in order. It may have just been weather cockin' but it was a little unstable as well. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! Back t' t' drawin' board.

March 21,1998

Launched t' crayon again today on a G64-4. Aye aye! Was a great day for rocket launching. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! No wind at all. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! T' rocket did very well went straight up, me bucko, deployed chute and nose cone stayed on end o' shockcord as advertised. Blimey! I did break a fin. Begad! Arrr! It must have broken durin' flight as I saw it land and did nay find t' piece in t' area o' landing. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! Flew much more stable today. Begad! Will fix fin and get ready for next time.

July 5, 1998

I launched t' Crayon once again. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! G64-4 T' launch went very similar t' t' one on Feb 21st. Up strait about 50 feet then horizontal. Aye aye! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Only difference this time is I had chute and body separation, OUCH!! Blimey! T' chute came out while it was travelin' very fast horizontally. I saw t' body come down separate from chute and also t' nose cone separate from t' rest. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I went and got t' chute, then had t' go t' t' area where t' body and nose cone came down. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! I had t' look for about 20 minutes t' find t' body. Arrr! Blimey! (Grass is tall this time o' year) I looked for a long time but never did find t' nose cone. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Ho Hum... oh well back t' t' drawin' board. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! All fins broke off however t' body tube is in fair condition... Aye aye! Blimey! This crayon could fly another day... Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! now where t' get another nose cone.........

February 15, 1999. Arrr! Avast!

I began work again on t' old crayon rocket. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I have decided that t' plexiglass fins were a neat idea in theory but I am really gettin' tired o' replacin' them after every flight. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! While lexan would probably work I have decided that some old scrap red oak will work nicely. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Resewn t' about a 3/16 thickness will work nicely. I had t' order a new nose cone from Ralphco. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' people thar were very friendly and accommodated me with a new nose cone and a couple more crayon banks through t' mail very reasonably priced. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! At t' time I called them t' Toys-R-Us didn't have any in stock. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Anyway I have modified t' bank as mentioned and I have also added some nose weight with clay and filled t' nose cone with that expandin' foam sealant that you can used for home insulating, t' hold clay in front o' nose cone. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Looks like it will work well. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Will attempt another launch as soon as I can.