Construction

For intructions I downloaded t' original Estes instructions from t' JimZ website.  I made fin patterns by upscalin' t' JimZ patterns. Begad! Ahoy!  I then cut out t' fins from t' 3/32" balsa stock. Avast, me proud beauty!  I added a section t' t' root edge o' t' main fins as I intended t' make through t' wall fins. Aye aye!  I rounded t' fore and aft ends o' t' main fins as well as t' small secondary fins. Ahoy!  I built t' engine mount in t' standard fashion, shiver me timbers, and added centerin' rings cut from some cardboard stock. Well, blow me down! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down!  T' two body tubes were glued together with t' coupler.  I inserted t' engine mount into t' body tube and allowed t' glue t' dry. Avast, me proud beauty!  Once t' glue be dry I cut slits into t' aft o' t' tube large enough for t' main fin mounts. Begad! Begad!  I glued t' main fins on and allowed them t' dry. Aye aye!  I then lined up t' seconday fins above t' main fins and glued them on. Blimey!  Glue fillets were applied t' all t' fins. Blimey!  I then created t' raceway out o' t' 1/8" balsa strip and glued it on, filletin' it as well. Begad! Ahoy!  T' forward thrusters were also made from 1/8" stock, and glued on in line with t' fins. Begad! Arrr!  I cut two launch lugs each about 3/4" long, and mounted them on some thin cardboard. Blimey!  T' lugs were then glued t' t' side o' t' rocket as well, me hearties, spaced along a side away from t' raceway. Begad!  T' final bit o' buildin' on t' body was t' create t' three raised bands around t' body. Blimey! Arrr!  One band goes directly t' t' aft o' t' small secondary fins, another directly t' t' aft o' t' foward thrusters, and t' last just above t' fore end o' t' raceway. Begad!  I made t' bands from t' facecard frome an Estes rocket kit. Well, blow me down! Aye aye!  T' bands are about 1/4" wide and wrap around t' circumference o' t' body tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag!  T' wraps were glued on with white glue. Blimey! Arrr!  Finally I added a shock cord usin' t' standard tri-fold method, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, substitutin' fabric elastic for t' typical rubber cord. Avast, matey, me proud beauty!  For a rocket this size I have had fair winds with this type o' cord. Avast! Aye aye!  Constuction went well, proceedin' without any problems.