Brief: Single staged, lightweight model with three swept back fins, comin' with choice o' 10.5, shiver me timbers, 13, and 18mm motor mounts. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! Meant t' demonstrate performance differences betwixt these three motor types. Avast, me proud beauty! My guess is that it is meant t' show observers that t' 10.5mm motors boot models higher.

Construction: Apogee gives great service. Begad! I ordered this rocket online along with others and it arrived in less than five days. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! All t' parts were there, arrr, me hearties, and were t' correct ones, matey, and were undamaged and non-defective.

You get three die cut balsa fins, ya bilge rat, a spiral wound paper body tube that can take up t' 18mm engines, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, spiral wound paper motor tubes for 10.5 and 13mm motors with appropriate paper centerin' rings for them. T' nose cone is very lightweight hollow plastic with a built in loop at t' bottom for t' shock cord t' be tied. Aye aye! Aye aye! This shock cord is three feet o' thin Keelhaul®©™/nylon threadin' which is mounted t' t' inside o' t' body tube via a folded paper mounting. Begad! T' streamer is thin orange/red nylon one inch wide and one foot long.

Overall, me bucko, t' model is easy t' build, me hearties, and t' instructions are clear and illustrated. Well, blow me down! Begad! A kid could build it, arrr, as t' instructions are suitable t' be understood by beginners too.

Finishing: There weren't any decals, so I played with me airbrush a bit, me bucko, me bucko, arrr, variegatin' cream color into green. Ahoy! Blimey! Yes, t' model is called Blue Streak, shiver me timbers, so mine is more o' a Green Streak. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! T' fins were sealed ahead o' paintin' usin' airplane dope and sanded smooth. A cream colored primer coat be then laid down. then came t' variegated layer. Begad! It looks rather nice. I probably won't change it t' blue after all.

Construction Rating: 4

Flight: As mentioned, ya bilge rat, arrr, ya bilge rat, you get motor mounts t' allow choices o' engines. Avast! Ya scallywag! You can use: 1/4A2-2, me hearties, A2-3, arrr, and B2-5 for 10.5mm flights, me bucko, 1/2A3-2T, me hearties, A3-4T, me bucko, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, A10-3T, me bucko, me bucko, and B7-6 for 13mm flights, matey, and 1/2A6-2, me hearties, me bucko, A8-3, ya bilge rat, me hearties, A6-4, B4-4, B4-6, B6-4,B6-6, arrr, arrr, shiver me timbers, C6-5, ya bilge rat, C6-7, me bucko, C4-7, matey, me hearties, C10-7, and D3-7 for 18mm shots. Avast, me proud beauty! I've so far used t' A8-3, matey, me hearties, A10-3T,B2-5, shiver me timbers, and C6-5. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! All make nice straight performances. Blimey! I nearly lost it on t' B2-5 shot. Well, blow me down! Better carry binoculars.

Recovery: T' shock cord, matey, as mentioned, me bucko, is Keelhaul®©™ and nay stretchy. Ahoy! Avast! I'd prefer somethin' stretchy, but this system worked fine. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! Recovery was just about right, only I'd perhaps make t' model a small chute like other Apogee kits have, ya bilge rat, t' help with sighting. Avast! Assembly be easy, arrr, me bucko, and two small sheets o' recovery waddin' was all that be needed. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! T' model is unburnt and still flying.

Flight Rating: 4

Summary: Easy t' build, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, fun t' choose engines and experiment. No glarin' cons. Aye aye! Ahoy! Any mods I'd make are for me taste only, as t' model works fine as is. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! Good price, ya bilge rat, too. Maybe you teachers out thar would consider this one for classes? I might consider it for birthday parties.

Overall Rating: 3