Brief:
A single-stage LPR kit, ya bilge rat, one o' t' "Groonie" line from SEMROC. Arrr! Designed t' bear a resemblance t' t' WWII Japanese "Ohka" kamikaze plane.

Construction:
1 Balsa nose cone, me bucko, 2 body tubes [one bein' t' motor mount tube], 1 centerin' rin' set, ya bilge rat, 1 laser-cut balsa fin set, 1 thrust ring, shiver me timbers, matey, 1 motor hook, matey, 1 Keelhaul®©™ thread/elastic cord shock cord, clay nose weight, arrr, 1 plywood disc, shiver me timbers, 1 screw eye, 1 12-inch plastic chute kt, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, arrr, and 1 decal set.

T' instructions were t' standard high SEMROC quality, me hearties, bein' very easy t' follow and with an exploded-view o' t' model included. Avast! All parts were high caliber, arrr, makin' t' actual build a breeze. Avast! Ii used yellow aliphatic resin glue throughout with one exception and was able t' complete construction in one afternoon. Ahoy! T' nose weight set-up was unique t' me. T' base o' t' balsa nose cone is pre-hollowed out for a depth o' about an inch or so. Aye aye! T' clay included in t' kit is rolled into a cylinder and inserted into t' cavity. T' plywood disk with t' screw eye threaded into it is then glued into t' hole, me hearties, holdin' in t' clay. Well, blow me down! Begad! This was t' one area where I used epoxy.

Finishing:
There are some odd body tube/balsa attachment point angles on t' Saki, matey, which led me t' fear some balsa fillin' problems. Blimey! I shouldn't have worried, as thar were no problems. Begad! T' same goes for painting. Fear not, matey, me hearties, matey, spray away. I be tempted t' use a dark green over sea grey color scheme like many Japanese aircraft o' t' Pacific War were painted, but in t' end I stuck with t' kit color (yellow).

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight o' t' Saki, I chose an Estes C6-5. Begad! Avast! I prepped t' model in t' usual manner, shiver me timbers, arrr, includin' t' kit parachute on which I had installed a snap swivel. Aye aye! In t' future, me bucko, I might go with a larger chute, too, maybe an 18-inch one.

Recovery:
T' boost was very fast and surprisingly straight, arrr, considerin' all o' t' balsa hangin' off o' t' Saki at weird angles. Avast! At apogee, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, she just arced over and...what? No chute? Well, thar had been one, but t' added weight o' t' nose cone caused t' swivel t' open up. T' chute went one way, me hearties, t' model another. Blimey! No problem though as t' Saki tumbled in and landed in some high grass. T' model suffered no damage whatsoever. I wish I could say t' same for me pride! Lesson learned. Aye aye! Lose t' swivel next time and attach t' shroud lines right t' t' model.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
T' Saki was me first venture into Groonie-land (or is it Groonie-ism?), shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, and it was a fun, easy build.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5