My order o' a Centrix, me hearties, 1/4A2-4, and 1/2A2-6, shiver me timbers, arrived in about 6 days in a box much small than I had expected, these are little dinks after all. 

Centrix

T' instructions are very similar t' Estes', shiver me timbers, and t' kit is very straight-forward. Blimey! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! I put rounded edges on t' 3 nicely die-cut balsa fins, filled w/fill n finish, ya bilge rat, me hearties, and glued t' t' body tube with tacky glue. Next the Keelhaul®©™® shock cord is tied t' t' thrust ring, which is glued inside t' body. In order t' get t' rin' up inside t' tube I used a 3/8" dowel. T' nose shock cord attachment is unique; a small bead bein' used t' retain t' Keelhaul®©™® in t' nose. Arrr! Blimey! Tyin' t' plastic streamer t' t' shock cord finishes the construction. Blimey! Blimey! I primed me Centrix (a good idea, me bucko, t' tube is slippery), me bucko, and then put on waaaayyyyyy t' much purple paint. Avast! Blimey! In t' end it looks fairly nice, me hearties, and weighs in at a measly 5.9 grams (.2 oz). 

Micro motors

It was cold and windy out so I only flew t' 1/4A2. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! Ignition was a big pain (especially with me fingers freezin' off). Aye aye! I had 2 misfires with one motor, then switched t' another and got it going. Arrr! T' igniters are tricky. Avast! Care must be taken nay t' short it at all. Avast, me proud beauty! I didn't have any problems with fusin' like at NARAM, me hearties, since I'm usin' t' ultimate wimpy launch controller (I've got a battery upgrade coming). Ahoy! I fear that t' first engine may have been chronically-unstartable. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! Once it goes his pyrogen is pretty hot, and t' rocket popped o' t' pad. T' Lots-A-Smoke delay lived up t' its name with a billowing trail. Blimey! T' rocket coasted t' what looked like 200 feet (hard t' tell) and fell half way back down (delay seemed like 6 sec instead o' 4). Ahoy! T' ejection finally came with a loud POP! T' rocket separated :( I think I used t' little glue on the thrust ring. On recovery I found it stank *really* *bad* o' S02, with what looked like sulfur residue on t' nozzle and forward end o' t' motor.? 

Overall? A very well put together product, t' ignition needs t' be fixed. Avast! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Blimey! I like t' bead in t' nose and smoke o' t' motors. 

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