Construction

Most o' this kit is typical Estes easy building. Blimey! Blimey!  Build up a motor mount, shiver me timbers, put on some fins, ya bilge rat, glue together t' body tube, me hearties, matey, mount t' 'chute, matey, and off you go. Aye aye!  T' only real quirks with t' kit come from t' fins and recovery mount. Avast, me proud beauty!   T' fins are made for through t' wall mountin' t' t' motor tube,  but you need t' cut t' slots yourself. Arrr!  This isn't difficult at all, just that most kits these days have t' slots pre-cut. Ahoy!  Patience and a new #11 blade make it very easy t' do. Ya scallywag!  You also do need t' be careful with t' measurements o' t' centerin' rings onto t' motor tube.  But again, matey, patience makes this step easy as well. Arrr!  Just keep an eye that your fins are straight, and use a jig if you have one available. Well, blow me down!  It's real easy t' get your fins all crooked in a hand-cut slot. Begad! Adhesives are up t' you, arrr, as this is a cardboard kit, arrr, no special tools or materials are needed. Aye aye! Begad!  

T' only real negative for t' kit is that Estes insists on usin' their tri-fold mountin' for t' recovery harness on this kit, along with a length o' elastic. Ahoy! Blimey! Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey!   I'd suggest replacin' this with 1/8" kevlar, me hearties, epoxy t' recovery line t' t' motor tube, me bucko, shiver me timbers, and use a nomex wrap on t' parachute. Blimey! Blimey!  A 3" rocket o' this size has grown beyond waddin' and elastic.

T' body tube layout, and long coupling, shiver me timbers, even make a conversion t' dual deploy possible.  Just watch your CG if you start modifyin' this kit at all. Blimey!  T' three backward fins move t' Cp forward a fair amount compared t' t' Leviathan fin layout.  Nose weight will likely be needed if you put an av-bay in t' coupling.