I ordered this kit on ebay on Sunday 9/16/12 and just received in t' mail today (9/19/12). Aye aye! Fast service. Ya scallywag! This be t' newest kit from Estes and is nay yet listed in thar 2012 catolog but available on ebay. It looks t' me t' be designed on Boing's 737 line o' jetliners. Avast! More t' follow as I build.

I can't make up me mind on power for this build. Aye aye! Blimey! I was goin' t' go with a stock build but after puttin' t' MM together and lookin' at it and havin' built sixteen Goonybirds so far, (check out My Goonybirds under photo albums on this site t' see t' rest), arrr, this kit is screamin' for an 18mm mount as well. After all, me bucko, it be t' same size as me Zoom Broom or Cloud Hopper. Blimey! Blimey! What t' do, what t' do.

I did these seven steps already but I'm re-doin' them for an 18mm mount upgrade. Aye aye! On a side note: I'm sittin' here lookin' at t' 13mm mount and thinkin' how good would this fly as a Spool Rocket??

Followed t' next three steps o' t' build as per instructions. Blimey! At this point I will be addin' one step as I am paperin' all balsa pieces for a stronger better lookin' finish.

Time for win' attachment. Avast, me proud beauty! For this step I'm goin' t' be usin' wood glue for added strength. Avast, me proud beauty! Drew a fresh line down t' center o' win' top after paperin' it so that I can line it up with BT. Aye aye! After applyin' a bead o' glue on win' I set it on t' BT makin' sure all lines matched. Begad! After holdin' in for a couple o' minuets I carefully turned it over and set it on t' table t' dry. Ahoy! While that set up I went ahead and glued t' tail fin on bein' careful nay t' move t' BT around. After they set for half an hour I finished gluin' t' stabilizers on and again gave it some dryin' time. After that I glued on t' win' attachments and t' launch lug. Settin' all aside t' dry over night.

I was a bit surprised that this step was done this late in t' build as I'm used t' doin' it in t' first couple o' steps. Needless t' say t' measurement Estes gives for t' glue circle inside t' BT for t' MM had t' be moved further in due t' 18mm mount bein' installed. That bein' done t' next setp in t' instructions calls for t' paint job.

Side note: Discovered that I glued MM in upside down. Ya scallywag! Nay sure how that happened as I test fitted it with t' clip down and then some how it ended bein' glued in up. Oh well.

Paintin' o' this rocket will be easy. First I sprayed a coat o' Rust-Olium 2x white primer over entire rocket and gave it a couple o' hours t' dry while I ran a couple o' errands for t' wife. Well, blow me down! Next grabbed t' 400 grit sandpaper and gave rocket a light sanding, then followed that with a final coat o' primer. Ya scallywag! After allowin' rocket t' air dry about half an hour I applied t' first coat o' Krylon Gloss White followed shortly thar after by a second coat. Rocket will now be allowed t' dry overnight.

Wet sanded entire rocket with 1000 grit paper for smooth finish and then applied a final coat o' Krylon Gloss White paint then took it outside t' air dry in t' sunlight. Begad! After allowin' most o' t' day t' dry I applied t' decals and sat it on t' table outside t' air dry again. Startin' t' get cold so will be movin' indoors for rest. OK, so now t' rocket will get clear coated. Begad! From here all I have t' do is finish installin' t' shock cord and recovery system steps o' t' instructions and that will complete this build.