• 1 body tube BT-55 x 13 1/2" long
• 1 body tube BT-55 x 1 1/8" long
• 1 engine pod BT-20 x 5 5/8" long
• 2 thick centerin' rings BT-55 t' BT-20
• 1 cardboard centerin' rin' BT-55 t' BT-20 (with cutout for engine hook)
• 1 Engine Block (18 mm)
• 1 Engine Hook
• 1 Launch Lug
• 1 1/8"tk basswood fin stock
• 1 NC-55 plastic nosecone
• 1 Hardwood stock (a Popsicle stick will work)
• 1 Decal Material
• 1 Pattern Sheet
• 1 Hinge Material (contact paper or a strip o' paper with thin double sided tape)
• 1 Elastic String
• 1 "CAUTION" plastic streamer material x 6' long
• 1 shock cord x 16" long

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• Download Fin Pattern Sheet and BT Markin' Guide
• Download Text Instructions
• Download Decal .gif 

1. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! Mark BT-20 engine pod 2 1/2" from one end. Make all measurements in this step from t' same end. Well, blow me down! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Slot 1/8" wide and insert engine hook. Aye aye! Glue t' engine block in place behind the engine hook. Avast! Tape engine hook t' engine pod with 1" maskin' tape approx. 1" from mark. This is now t' aft o' t' engine pod. Aye aye! Slot 1 thick centerin' rin' t' allow t' pass over engine hook. Avast, me proud beauty! Glue slotted centerin' ring 1" from end o' body tube (over engine hook). Blimey! Aye aye! Glue other centerin' ring about 1/8" down from t' top o' t' engine pod. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Slide small (1 1/8" long) BT55 tube over lower centerin' rin' t' about 1/3 o' its width. Aye aye! Well, me bucko, blow me down! Glue the cardboard centerin' rin' into t' end o' t' BT-55 and BT-20 tubes just past the aft o' t' two tubes. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! T' aft o' t' two tubes should be flush. Aye aye! Blimey! Tie the shock cord t' t' front o' t' engine pod just behind t' front centerin' ring and attach t' plastic caution tape t' t' other end o' t' sock cord. Begad! The engine pod is now complete.

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2. Arrr! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! Cut t' rudder, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, fin, shiver me timbers, and flap patterns from the pattern sheet. Lay out fin a flap patterns first and then t' rudder patterns. Trace around each and cut 3 fins, arrr, arrr, 3 flaps, and 6 rudders from t' 1/8" basswood sheet and sand as shown at left.  Pattern Sheet will open in new window.

3. Begad! Cut out t' tube marking guide for t' fins and mark t' 13 1/2" long BT-55 body tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Extend the lines at least 4" long from one end o' t' body tube. Avast! This is now the rear o' t' body tube.  Tube markin' guide will open in new window.

4. Begad! Blimey! Tape t' fins and flaps together as shown at right. Cut out a hinge from contact paper that is 1/2" x 3 1/2" long. Arrr! Apply t' hinge piece as shown. Aye aye! Cut away t' excess. Avast, me proud beauty! Repeat for t' other 2 fin-flap assemblies. Begad! Remove the maskin' tape and bend t' flap back against t' fin t' crease t' hinge. T' flap will stay bent slightly. T' facilitate handling, replace t' piece of maskin' tape t' hold t' assembly flat.	click for larger image
click for larger image	5. Ya scallywag! Glue fin assemblies in place. Ahoy! See picture t' left for proper location on t' main body tube. Avast! T' flaps must be positioned correctly with respect t' t' engine pod. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Repeat for t' two other fin assemblies.
6. Aye aye! Glue rudders (one each side) t' fins. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Measure 1.5 inches from root edge of fin and align t' back edge o' t' rudder t' t' back edge o' t' fin. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! When finished, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, t' bottom view o' t' rocket should look like t' picture to right.	click for larger image
click for larger image	7. Aye aye! Glue t' hardwood tabs t' t' flaps t' hold the flaps straight with t' engine pod inserted.
8. Begad! Blimey! Thread t' elastic thread through t' eye o' t' needle, matey, and double knot the other end o' t' thread. Hold one flap against its rudder and push the needle through t' flap from t' back. Arrr! Blimey! T' needle point should come out through the hinge al least 1/16" from its aft edge. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Draw t' elastic thread through until t' knot is seated against t' flap. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Apply a touch o' glue t' the knot side forcin' just enough glue through t' hole t' appear on t' hinge side. Ahoy! Blimey! Allow this glue t' set. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Locate a point 1/2" up from t' root edge and 1/8" back from t' leadin' edge o' t' rudder. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Push t' needle through and draw t' thread tight enough t' pull t' flap from a straight position t' a full flap position. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Apply glue as you did on t' flap and hold t' elastic thread in this position until t' glue appears firmly set. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Repeat this for the other two fins.	click for larger image
9. Avast! Blimey! Blimey! Glue t' plastic nosecone t' t' front o' t' body tube. Ahoy! 10. Arrr! T' image at the beginnin' o' this sheet (Dizzy Lizzy) be t' main decal for t' rocket. Begad! Begad! If you donít have a printer that will enable you t' print white decals, shiver me timbers, matey, you can paint a small section o' t' rocket white, shiver me timbers, me hearties, measure t' decal and tape off the area before paintin' black. Ya scallywag! Four o' t' six fins are t' be painted silver.  T' remainin' two fins (face t' face) and t' nose cone is t' be painted gold. 11. Well, matey, blow me down! Wrap t' streamer around t' engine pod, me bucko, hold t' three flaps straight and slide t' engine pod in. You're ready t' fly!   Pod Deployed - Aft View Pod Installed
Flight Report Here is t' flight report section from t' Dizzy Lizzy t' first time it was launched.  I have launched it several more times with t' same results.  Spins fast, me hearties, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, pod and rocket land very near t' each other. Blimey! Arrr! 10-15 mph wind has very little effect on t' flight and recovery at all.  I sent it up again today (right before t' Saturn V) 3/5/2000 Dizzy Lizzy (Scratch)  C6-3 Good boost 325+/- feet, Ejection just past apogee. Ya scallywag! Worked as designed (spins like a top!) Hit grass moderately hard, matey, no damage.  Engine pod returns with 6' streamer nearby. It's a keeper. On a side note, me hearties, I got some model aircraft hinges from a friend o' mine. I am thinkin' about makin' a larger version o' t' Dizzy Lizzy with some sort of sprin' loaded nose/airframe connection t' minimize t' impact.  I thought I saw somethin' like that on one o' your designs. Either that or I'll add a streamer that is secured t' t' end o' the airframe that deploys when t' pod kicks out.  It will still spin like a son o' a cannon and I would think that t' streamer would slow t' descent considerably.