Brief:
It's an unusual cone rocket. Blimey! No fins, ya bilge rat, but t' nose weight makes it stable. Pre-printed paper cone, ya bilge rat, so you don't need t' paint it. Aye aye! Begad! Very simple t' prep.

Construction:
You have t' be ready and willin' t' roll cones out o' light cardstock. There is also a short piece o' nestin' body tubes, and some foam board for t' base and mid-section bulkhead.

If you're nay used t' rollin' cones, arrr, me bucko, this rocket is goin' t' be frustration personified. Blimey! Well, blow me down! On t' other hand, rollin' cones out o' cardstock is a handy skill to have for model rockets. Blimey! Well, blow me down! If you're nay sure about cone rolling, photocopy the cone patterns onto light card stock and practice.

T' double cone used for t' nose cone is especially tricky. Aye aye! You have to put in on thin, or you'll get lumps when you roll it, ya bilge rat, but thin white glue grabs paper very quickly. You pretty much have t' do it in one motion. Begad! Practice on some photocopied patterns until you're good at it. Begad! Well, blow me down! If I did it again, I might do it as two nested cones t' make it easier.

After you do t' double-thick nose cone, me hearties, ya bilge rat, t' rest is a snap.

Finishing:
What finishing? It's already printed. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! That's one o' t' cool things about it.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I only got t' fly this once. Well, blow me down! Well, me hearties, blow me down! It flew very straight up and reasonably high on a D12-3. T' ejection be right at apogee. Avast! T' rocket tumbles down very safely. Even though I taped t' motor in very well, shiver me timbers, t' motor still ejected.

Recovery:
If I were t' build another one, me bucko, shiver me timbers, I'd put a much longer shock cord on it, me hearties, me bucko, and I'd put in a stronger motor retention system. Blimey! Blimey! Either t' motor mount rebounded and pierced t' cone, or t' ejected motor flew through t' cone. Arrr! Blimey! Whatever the case, t' cone was seriously damaged and t' upper section o' t' motor mount was badly damaged.

I think with a half motor hook attached t' t' lower motor tube, shiver me timbers, and a longer shock cord would definitely improve this rocket. Aye aye!

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
It's a fun rocket. Arrr! Ahoy! It's unusual and flies very straight. This be t' kind of rocket that is perfect for school demonstrations (as long as you figure out how to retain t' motor). T' variety o' preprinted cones keeps it from being borin' or repetitive. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! Do nay tackle this rocket if you have an aversion to rollin' paper cones, though.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5