Brief:
A short and fun two motor cluster rocket with 6 fins with a cool military-esque style.

Construction:
THe kit contains:

• BT-60 Elliptical nose cone
• BT-60 tube (10.75")
• Balsa fin stock
• 2 BT-20 motor tubes
• Thrust rings
• Light ply centerin' rings
• Launch lug
• Shock cord
• BB's for nose weight

This rocket is quite simple t' construct and uses many o' t' features that we rocketeers consider t' be t' best way t' do it. Avast! Ya scallywag! For example, ya bilge rat, t' centering rings are laser cut light ply, arrr, t' shock cord mount is 'Quest' style, and everythin' is high quality. In me kit, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, I used wood glue and CyA for all construction. Well, blow me down! It is amazingly simple t' build. Aye aye! Basically, all you do is glue the motor tubes together along with t' thrust rings, ya bilge rat, attach t' Keelhaul®©™® shock anchor by drillin' a hole through t' top centerin' rings, ya bilge rat, cut and fill the fins, me bucko, shiver me timbers, attach them, matey, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, add nose weight, launch lug, arrr, and parachute, ya bilge rat, paint, me hearties, and fly! Blimey! Plenty o' everythin' is supplied in this kit, arrr, and you have enough left over t' build another, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, albeit smaller, rocket with t' excess.

The centerin' rings are laser cut 1/8" thick light ply. Avast! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! They are strong and durable; in me opinion, it is borderline overkill. Ahoy! You could easily go with fiberboard with this motor configuration and have no troubles. Ya scallywag! Begad!

T' fins are 1/8" balsa that you have t' cut out from a pattern. Aye aye! This is easy t' do and if this is one o' t' qualifications t' make this a "builder's kit", me hearties, it definitely passes. Ya scallywag! I personally enjoy cuttin' out fins for kits, shiver me timbers, as it provides me with a sense o' accomplishment. Begad!

With this kit, you may get a plastic nose cone or a balsa nose. Ahoy! Begad! I got a plastic nose and I think I prefer it over t' balsa cone. Aye aye! Avast! T' instruction have you drillin' several holes into t' balsa cone and coverin' it with epoxy, me hearties, yet with t' plastic cone, shiver me timbers, just drop t' weight in, secure it with t' epoxy, shiver me timbers, and go! Easy enough.

Finishing:
I finished this rocket with yellow glue fillets, me bucko, matey, then use Elmer's Fill 'n' Finish (and sand and sand and sand if you know what I mean) t' create some very nice fillets. Ahoy! I trimmed t' ends o' t' launch lug at an angle t' make it look better. Aye aye! Begad!

I then used a coat o' Krylon Gray primer t' find spots, fillin' t' most noticeable ones, and then covered it with a coat o' white gloss as a basecoat. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! T' entire model was painted black, then masked off t' fins and painted them glossy purple, however, me bucko, because o' t' black basecoat, they turned out t' be a flatter purple. Avast! Remind me nay t' do that again!

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight, I used a pair o' A8-3's and t' supplied 12" nylon chute. You could easily describe this as a lob flight. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! T' burn on t' two A8's is so short that it just barely cleared 75 feet before they burned out. Apogee was at about 150-175 feet, ya bilge rat, me bucko, and then it landed about 40 feet from t' pad. Great, smooth flight but it needed more power.

For t' next flight, me hearties, I used 2 B6-4s. Begad! Aye aye! This time I used a red Rockethead mylar chute and t' flight be much more satisfying. Aye aye! Very quick off t' pad with an apogee o' around 500 feet and it landed about 70 yards from t' pad. Begad! Aye aye!

In my opinion, arrr, B6-4s are t' best choice for this rocket. I have yet t' try it on C6-5s, me bucko, but I think it will be just peachy...and very, very fast!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I feel that this is a great little rocket and it makes for a great park flyer on A8s and B6s. Well, blow me down! Blimey! As a Skill Level 2 kit, me bucko, it makes for a good weekend build and is challengin' enough t' be fun. Blimey! Well, arrr, blow me down! Blimey! Thrustline has a great thin' goin' with their new line o' kits and I recommend you get this one. Well, blow me down! Blimey! It'll be great fun!

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5