Brief:
This is a simple, high-performance, shiver me timbers, great lookin' rocket from t' 70s.

Construction:
T' kit includes engine tube, engine block, me hearties, paper shock cord mount, me bucko, launch lug, shock cord, streamer, arrr, screw eye, nose cone, shiver me timbers, arrr, 14mm inside diameter body tube, decals, and 3 die-cut fins. Begad! Well, arrr, blow me down!

Plans are available online from Ye Olde Rocket Plans

PROs: Build is as easy as it gets for a normal 3FNC rocket. Instructions are excellent. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! T' only deviation from a minimum-diameter design is that MPC in the early years used a 14mm ID main body tube and you glue in t' 13mm engine mount. Begad! Aye aye!

CONs: If you slow down or stop while gluin' in t' motor mount, you're sunk. Aye aye! This may also have come with t' old yarn-style shock cord, which only lasts for 2-3 launches. Ahoy! I throw those away and put an elastic cord in. Avast!

Finishing:
I gave t' fins an airfoil shape and filled t' tube spirals for a really elegant finish. Begad! Aye aye! No special tools needed.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
Used 1/4A3-3T, ya bilge rat, 1/2A3-4T, and A3-4T motors. Begad! Simple prep with waddin' and streamer. Friction mount engine retention. Ya scallywag! Flights are perfect, straight, matey, high, and hard t' see. Begad!

Recovery:
Perfect flight recovery.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
A beautiful rocket that draws "Wow. What was that?" comments from the jaded HPR guys. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Flights are high, fast, me hearties, and straight. Avast! Aye aye! Hard t' kill.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5