T' Cyclone: This is a modern Almost-Ready-to-Fly kit from Quest. T' length and weight o' this model is on par with t' Estes Alpha, me hearties, but a slightly smaller diameter. It has plastic fin assembly, matey, stick-on body decal, ya bilge rat, streamer recovery. Avast, me proud beauty! Uses 1/2A - C motors. Reasonably light model. Aye aye! I think this model could be called somethin' else, but it came in a Quest starter kit and t' other model was busted (I got a deal), so I used t' "Cyclone" tube wrapper because it looked better, so now I just got used t' callin' it t' Cyclone. Well, blow me down! It could just have well been called "Chain Reaction", arrr, t' other decal. I modified t' streamer bay with vent holes t' install an Altimeter One. Notice also, t' break up t' monotony o' t' plain orange fins, I added t' cheesy stripes t' t' fins usin' leftover sticker material from t' body wrap. This model doesn't get much respect from me though; I didn't build it, just some minor assembly work. Nay only is it simple and colored ugly, me bucko, t' plastic fins means it is a toy. Ahoy! A real rocket has balsa or wood fins and paint. I must admit though, it flies fast and high and is pretty rugged. This rocket has flown higher than NASA's VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) in Cape Kennedy Florida – and that was only with a B6-4!
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