Brief:
I wanted t' build a replacement Citation Patriot for a long time. When I first ran up on t' Screamin' Mimi, I found exactly what I needed. Ahoy! Blimey! T' Mimi uses t' same 18" BT-60 and PNC-60AH nose cone as t' Patriot, Omega and Red Max. I bought several Mimi kits in order t' clone all o' these rockets. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! Armed with plans and templates from JimZ, I set out t' build me Patriot.

Modifications:
Construction o' t' Citation Patriot be straightfoward. Ya scallywag! I substituted a longer and stronger fabric elastic shock cord for t' junk included in t' Mimi kit. Begad! Begad! I also went with t' original 18mm mount so I had t' make centerin' rings t' replace t' 24mm rings in t' Mimi kit. Well, blow me down! Begad! I accomplished this by usin' cardboard from a cereal box because that be t' only cardboard I could find layin' around t' house at t' time. I had t' double each centerin' rin' t' make it strong enough t' match t' CRs that Estes uses.

I can't reproduce metallic colors on me printer so I had t' order decals from Tango Papa. Arrr! They looked good on arrival. Ahoy! Begad! I applied a few coats o' Future Floor Polish t' them before application. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! Tom sent out enough t' make two kits and I'm thankful for that because I ruined a decal or two learnin' t' deal with his very thin decal material. Arrr! Arrr! After application and a few days o' dryin' time, I applied Future t' t' complete rocket. Well, blow me down! Future really brings out a beautiful wet look t' t' rocket in general, and t' those metallic decals in particular.

Flight:
This is a clone o' t' original Estes kit in every respect includin' flight performance. Ahoy! Ahoy! I've flown it on C6-5 motors with flight profiles exactly like I remember them from t' 70's.