Brief
Vaughn Brothers - Ballistic or Bust - 29mm, 30" nylon parachute, recommended F25-H70, pre-cut fiberglass fins, plywood centerin' rings, thru-the-wall fin attachment.

Construction
I could look into t' clear plastic bag and see all o' t' parts so thar be no way o' gettin' short changed.

T' only special tool needed be a razor cutlass which helped greatly. Well, blow me down! I also used a paint brush for applyin' t' epoxy.

Overall t' kit be fairly easy t' assemble. Avast! T' downfall be t' instructions. Blimey! Instructions were text with no pics so it be kind o' confusing. Ahoy! I prefer pictures just in case t' jargon gets a little deep. Aye aye! If you've never built a rocket chances are you wouldn't put this one together correctly.

T' kit comes with a paper template t' mark fin position. Arrr! You have t' cut t' slots for thru t' wall fins. Well, blow me down! There are four 1/8" thick fiberglass fins that appear indestructible..

Two coated cardboard body tubes t' make up t' 70" length o' t' rocket, with separation right in t' middle. They appear t' be very strong. Well, blow me down! Blimey! A 1.9" x 6" plastic nose cone sits on top t' make up t' remainin' length o' t' kit. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! There are two 1/4" lugs. Aye aye! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! Motor mount includes a 12" tube, matey, plywood centerin' rings and baffle.

For me, me hearties, shiver me timbers, about 4 ounces o' 5 minute epoxy and 2 hours got this thin' together in time t' fly t' next day. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! T' most impressive things about t' kit are materials and t' weight (18 ounces). Begad! Blimey! T' plywood, fiberglass, me hearties, cords, parachute, matey, tubes are all very well made. Ahoy! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! Unless it becomes a high altitude lawn dart this kit will last a long long time

Finishing
I primered it, sanded it, me bucko, painted it copper and Testors metallic blue. Arrr! Begad! I also put two American flags at t' top and bottom o' "Ballistic"...which I used vinyl letters from Walmart.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight
T' maiden was on a NCR Darkstar F64-4, me bucko, and it be picture perfect. Aye aye! It launched majestically from a cloud o' dense black smoke straight as an arrow t' about 1000ft. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! Recovery was a snap since I cut t' 5" hole in t' parachute. I walked about 20 yards and did it all over again with a G40W.

It required 5 sheets o' high impulse wadding.

Recovery
T' shock cord component that mounts inside t' aft section o' t' airframe can be t' difference betwixt life and death o' t' rocket. If it is mounted improperly you can bet t' ejection discharge will send it into t' wild blue yonder. Begad! Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! It is simply a chord epoxied t' t' inner side o' t' tube.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary
This puppy is solid! Blimey! I want t' get another so I can paint it differently.

T' main "PRO" about this rocket be t' way t' engine mount and fins are configured. Ahoy! Aye aye! It would be awfully hard t' destroy that part o' t' rocket due t' t' way it's structured and t' addition o' all t' epoxy in one small area.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5