Brief:
This is a review o' Gordon's Dyna-Soar nosecone kit. Blimey! He describes it as 'goof' scale. Avast! Nevertheless, shiver me timbers, arrr, t' cone looks awesome and I don't worry about scale points. Avast! Although he provides some application ideas, me hearties, usin' this is on a stable model is up t' t' builder.

Construction:
This is a simple kit as you'd expect. Blimey! Well, me hearties, blow me down! It consists o' t' Dyna-Soar body, me hearties, 2 wings, 2 stabilizers, me bucko, a transition from t' body t' a BT-60 tube, a screw eye, and a decal sheet.

T' parts come packaged with instructions (9 steps) and two sheets which provide drawings t' show t' placement o' t' decals, matey, shiver me timbers, arrr, an outline and color scheme for t' X-20/Titan-II, shiver me timbers, and some other concept drawings. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' latter are merely simple views with no detail.

I found t' transition didn't seem t' mate all that well with t' body, matey, ya bilge rat, but t' pre-formed angles made it easy t' sand t' fit. Avast, me proud beauty! Gordon provides contact info if you have questions, me bucko, but I just proceeded on me own. Well, me hearties, blow me down! In a move that is certainly nay t' norm for me, I attached t' parts before fillin' (built upstairs in front o' t' tube where sandin' is taboo). As I was sanding, I got t' feelin' that t' wings might be a bit flimsy t' be on t' tip o' a cone that might end up bein' quite heavy t' ensure a stable flight, arrr, shiver me timbers, so I added some extra fillets on t' top and laminated t' base with cardstock.

T' last step recommends usin' this kit atop o' a FlisKits Deuces Wild, ya bilge rat, an Estes Big Bertha, shiver me timbers, me bucko, me bucko, or an OOP Titan III. Begad! T' final photos are atop o' a in-process rocket that I'll eventually review. It's kind o' a Titan variant.

Finishing:
I used PlastiKote primer and Rustoleum flat black paint. Well, blow me down! Begad! I was excited t' get t' decals on, ya bilge rat, then...you should imagine t' sound o' a record player scratchin' t' a halt (younger readers may have t' search this on Google). T' quality o' t' decals are poor. Maybe people used t' home made decals won't have a problem but, betwixt foldin' over on themselves and breakin' durin' alignment, I scrapped half o' them. After I recovered emotionally, me hearties, I scrounged some replacements (see detail above).

Summary:
PROs: T' curved balsa surfaces o' this kit are cool and would be hard t' make yourself. Arrr! Well, blow me down! Construction be straightforward.

CONs: T' decals.

Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5