Brief:
This is a futuristic design, ya bilge rat, 18mm engine, 2.7 oz., 24 inches long, matey, shiver me timbers, matey, 1.3 inch diameter, shiver me timbers, parachute recovery. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! It is now obsolete, arrr, but still available in surplus outlets.

Construction:
Construction o' this rocket is very straightforward as is typical with Estes kits. Well, blow me down! Blimey! There was plenty o' balsa t' cut t' patterns for all t' extra little fins. Aye aye! T' only construction deviation be t' use Pratt braided Keelhaul®©™ rather than t' paper fold shock cord. Begad! I also ditched t' old style rubber shock cord and use t' modern stuff that is longer.

Finishing:
Paintin' be easy, primer followed by gloss white, me hearties, matey, then mask off for t' orange stripe and paint it. Avast! There were lots o' water slide decals and they go on fine on t' glossy Krylon. Avast, me proud beauty! I then put a couple o' coats o' Krylon clear over it t' protect t' decals.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
It has flown twice on B6-4, once on a C6-5, me bucko, and once on a C6-3. Ya scallywag! T' C6-3 had a slightly early ejection, but other flights were fine. Aye aye! Aye aye! It has usually flown at club launches with a science fiction theme. Aye aye! I don’t fly it a lot as it looks really nice.

Recovery:
T' kit came with a 12 inch orange parachute, me hearties, and I prefer t' use t' 18 inch purple chute because t' smaller engine tube where it connects t' t' larger body tube is a potential weak spot for comin' in too fast.  It shows a little warpin' o' t' smaller engine tube after four flights.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
PRO: nice lookin' kit with good materials, and flies well.
CON: none

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5