Brief:
This rocket is a replic o' t' great rocketeer Larry Brand designed called t' Tea Bird. Well, blow me down! Got t' idea off t' EMRR web site. Arrr! Arrr! T' rocket is a tube-fin stubby that flies really nice and is relatively cheap t' build.

Construction:
I started with three container that me Sugar-Free KoolAid comes in, arrr, me hearties, a Bt-80 nose cone fits perfectly as Mr Brand stated in t' Tea Bird article. Ahoy! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Got t' balsa nose cone from an old rocket, needed some nose weight accordin' t' me rocksim.

Components used t' build t' rocket were:

• 18 inch chute,
• 36 inches o' Keelhaul®©™ .060
• 2ft o' paracord.
• A LOC 1/4 inch launch lug 4 inches,
• 2 Bt80-24mm Centerin' rings,
• 4 inches o' Bt-50 for a motor mount .
• 4o/z round fishin' weight 1/4inch hole drilled through t' middle

Fisrt wash container throughly. Then cut off t' ends o' t' containers and sand with a medium grit sandpaper, then measure 2 inches then mark, measure 4 inches then mark. Ya scallywag! Cut t' tube fins from two o' t' containers. Blimey! Sandin' is very important because it helps t' epoxy t' adhere t' t' tubes. Avast! I glued t' tube fins together two at a time then attached them t' t' body with a lot o' 30-minute epoxy. Avast, me proud beauty! Glue t' motor mount together with 5-minute epoxy. Ahoy! Sand t' inside o' t' main tube before installin' motormount. Well, me hearties, blow me down! T' launch lug fits snuggly betwixt t' tubefins pick one. T' nose cone was already painted red so I painted t' body black and t' fins blue.

Flight:
Started with 2 D12-3 then went t' a E9-6, shiver me timbers, delay was a little t' long. Ahoy! Blimey! I used dog barf. Avast, me proud beauty! I used tape t' keep t' engines in. Avast! T' rocket did a little weathervaining. Arrr! Recovery be via a 24inch chute, came down nice and slow.

Summary:
Great rocket if you got t' spare parts t' build one. Cheap if you save t' containers. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! By t' way, ya bilge rat, t' KoolAid costs $2.99 t' 3.99. Aye aye! It might be cheaper t' just order you a BT-80 from Semroc or BMS for around 7 bucks. Well, blow me down! Begad! I had them just layin' around.