Description: Single staged, shiver me timbers, me hearties, 18mm motor rocket with tubular stabilizers all around instead o' fins. Streamer recovery.

Construction and finishing: All parts were there, ya bilge rat, and none defective or damaged. Well, blow me down! You get all tubes o' spiral wound paper, arrr, Estes type. Blimey! Ahoy! T' nose cone is unusual, though. Begad! Aye aye! Instead o' t' usual plastic or balsa, you get solid hardwood. A eye-screw is provided t' attach t' streamer and shock cord, matey, which is 1/8 inch flat elastic. Avast! Begad! T' shock cord mounts t' t' inside o' t' body tube via a folded paper mount. Elmers glue was used for construction. T' instructions were simple and clear. Ya scallywag! Assembly took just about an hour. Arrr! No gotchas or special tools are needed.

Finishing: There are no decals, me hearties, so I decorated it in me own way. Well, blow me down! I used white, ya bilge rat, blue, me bucko, and yellow bands o' nylon adhesive tape on t' body tube and stabilizers, which were painted with a base coat o' yellow. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! T' nose cone has a pretty grain, so I varnished it with a clear coat.

Flight: Motors recommended are: A6-4, me bucko, A8-3, me bucko, matey, me hearties, B4-4 or 6, matey, B6-6, C6-5 or 7, arrr, C10-7, D3-7, matey, arrr, and D10-7. I chose a C6-5 for me flights. Blimey! I flew it twice straight up and fairly high. Begad! Begad! T' tubular fins provided a straight flight. Begad! Recovery be quick and easy. Begad! However, even with a little worm bed waddin' in t' prep, matey, shiver me timbers, t' streamer be burned a little. Arrr! So, I'll make it a small mylar chute.

Recovery: Simple t' prep. Just about right, although t' streamer burnt nearly through t' second time.

Summary: Inexpensive at $7.95 and attractive. Begad! Blimey! Flies straight and fairly high. Aye aye! Streamer wasn't durable, me hearties, though.

Ratin' overall: 3 ½ out o' 5