Brief:
Dual Canted 18mm motor mounts. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! Blimey! Designed t' produce two distinctive smoke trails when launched.

Construction:
T' Deuce's Wild comes with Estes quality parts. Blimey! T' Body tube is BT-60 sized, arrr, and is topped with a nice Balsa nosecone. Ya scallywag! T' kit includes two 18mm motor tubes, and two thrust rings. Well, blow me down! No motor hooks are provided. Two sheets o' balsa is used t' cut out t' four large fins form t' pattern provided. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' balsa I got was little on t' soft side for me tastes. Begad! You also get piece o' card stock, and a peal-and-stick pattern t' make t' two unique centerin' rings. Begad! T' recovery system consists o' a piece o' elastic for t' shock cord, me hearties, and an official Fliskits 16" parachute that can also be cut down t' 12" or 8". Avast, me proud beauty! T' kit also includes two pieces o' 1/8" launch lug material... Avast, me proud beauty! which I believe is two small for this rocket... Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! 3/16th would be a lot better.

T' most challengin' part o' t' kit be t' motor mount construction. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! T' first edition o' t' instructions suggests a method that I think is impossible. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! I decided t' do it me me own way. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! Construction starts with drawin' a single line down t' length o' each tube, and markin' t' location where t' motor spacer will go.

Then it is time t' make t' centerin' rings. Ahoy! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' backin' o' t' pattern is removed, ya bilge rat, arrr, and t' pattern is stuck on top o' t' cardboard stock. Begad! Blimey! Usin' a sharp knife, arrr, t' centerin' rings are cut out. Begad! Blimey! You will end out with three pieces. Ahoy! Blimey! T' Lower Ring, matey, Upper Ring, matey, and t' Motor Spacer.

This is where I differ from t' instructions. Begad! Arrr! T' instructions want you t' glue t' spacer t' t' upper rin' first... what? How am I goin' t' do that? Gluin' t' tip o' t' triangle t' t' centerin' ring... Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! by t' tip... Arrr! and keep it aligned? I have a better way.

I glued t' spacer t' one o' t' motor tubes. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! When t' glue set, I attached t' other tube t' t' other side. Well, blow me down! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! I set t' assembly on a flat surface t' dry. Aye aye! I cut t' upper centerin' rin' in half, me bucko, matey, me bucko, removed some material from t' "tip", arrr, arrr, an glued them into position. Begad! I attached t' Lower Rin' followin' t' instructions.

T' fin markin' guide is used for two purposes... Avast! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! t' allow you t' mark where t' fins go... Ya scallywag! Blimey! and provide t' pattern t' cut out t' voids in t' bodytube where t' motor tubes will be stickin' out. Avast! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Then t' motor mount assembly is glued into place.

T' rest o' t' kit is assembled like any other brand o' kit. You have t' cut out t' fins by hand, shiver me timbers, but t' should be no problem for an experienced modeler... Blimey! besides... that is small stuff compared t' t' motor mount just assembled.

Finishing:
I decided that I wanted a smooth transition betwixt t' canted motor tube, and t' body tube, arrr, so I used some Bondo Spot Putty t' fill in t' small gaps in t' joints. After I was satisfied with t' filling, I gave t' kit several coats o' Rust Oleum Light Gray Automotive Primer, me hearties, sandin' betwixt coats.

I decided that I wanted t' paint t' rocket a scheme worthy its name... Ya scallywag! I wanted some bright bold colors, and gold t' add class. I gave t' entire rocket a base coat o' Yellow paint. Ya scallywag! Then I masked off two o' t' fins, and prepared a spiral up t' body tube. Well, blow me down! I used Sunny Red spray paint. After t' Red dried, ya bilge rat, arrr, I masked off t' spirals, and t' two red fins, and painted t' area betwixt t' fins gold. Aye aye! I also painted t' nosecone gold. Arrr! There were no decals with t' kit, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, those big fins are itchin' for somethin' wild :-)

When t' paintin' was finished, matey, me hearties, I assembled t' recovery system. Begad! T' shock cord was a standard piece o' 1/8" elastic, me bucko, and under a foot length. Ya scallywag! I did nay want t' nose cone t' slap back into t' body tube. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! so I extended t' length o' t' shock cord. Ya scallywag! Also, I would suggest usin' 1/4" shock cord with this size kit, since 1/8" cord wears out faster, ya bilge rat, and handles less weight. Blimey! Arrr! T' instructions were nay clear on which size chute t' use, but I decided that t' 16" chute would be t' best choice due t' t' large win' span o' t' fins. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! T' shroud lines are attached with adhesive strips. Nay a good idea... Ahoy! I suggest usin' those hole punch reinforcement disks instead.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
FlisKits recommends dual A8-3's, arrr, B6-4's, me hearties, arrr, and C6-5's for t' Deuce's Wild kit. Begad! My local hobby shop was out o' B6-4's, so I bought a pack o' B4-4's instead. Begad! I uses Estes Solar Igniters coated with a thin layer o' Magnelite pyrogen t' assure reliable ignition o' both motors. Ya scallywag! T' flight with t' 2 A8-3’s was a nice and short. T' parachute fully deployed, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, and t' rocket landed close t' t' pad. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Dual B4-4 motors offered another great flight. Avast, me proud beauty! A shroud line came unattached from parachute, matey, resultin' in minor damage t' t' root o' a fin. Avast! T' flight with dual C6-5’s was t' best. It exhibited a slight wobbled in flight, probably because t' wind be pickin' up. Well, blow me down! T' rocket landed on t' roof o' t' school.

Two days later, arrr, me Deuce's wild kit was recovered off o' t' roof o' t' High School. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! It was found floatin' in a puddle o' water. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I was able t' remove t' motors before they dry and glue themselves into t' motor tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' Deuce has some water damage, and t' Balsa cone swelled with water saturation (or t' tube shrunk?), but that is a easy fix by leavin' t' rocket in t' hot car t' dry out... Blimey! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! and t' adjust t' fit with sandpaper. Blimey! Blimey! One fin came unattached from t' body, shiver me timbers, arrr, probably because it had a small crack in it when I launched it on t' 2 C's, and when in t' water... t' glue dissolved... Aye aye! Blimey! T' recovery system is shot... but I'll just put in an Estes 18" chute and replace t' shock cord with a 1/4" piece o' elastic. It will fly again... Avast! Blimey! I am itchin' t' stick two D13-7W's in it :-)

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Overall, me hearties, t' Deuce's Wild is a very nice it. Begad! There is room for improvement, but you have t' give FlisKits credit. T' kit was very professional looking, and t' design o' t' rocket is very unique. This kit is worth t' money, me hearties, and will turn heads at every launch. Blimey! Just make sure your launcher can handle it, ya bilge rat, matey, and pray that both motors light :-).

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5