Brief:
This is a clone o' t' Cannonball Works Atmospheric Soundin' Projectile, matey, me hearties, me hearties, it has a 38mm outer tube. Ahoy! Blimey! I got all t' parts as a custom kit from LOC, but they say they may make a real kit out o' it soon! Blimey! It is about a 1/4 scale (.252) version of t' rocket used t' probe mushroom clouds, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, and t' sky durin' a solar eclipse in t' IGY.

Construction:
It has one very small (4 inch) payload section, a very long motor tube, and really big slots. Well, blow me down! T' slots go almost t' entire length o' t' fin! Way too long in me opinion .... Ya scallywag! Aye aye! but hey, matey, arrr, ya bilge rat, it worked! I also got a very nice red parachute from LOC.

No instructions, ya bilge rat, me bucko, but it be a custom kit, so I shouldn't have expected any. Very straight forward. Alignment be an issue, t' slots were nay dead-on; but good enough for a stable flight. Ahoy! T' real kit will probably have more precise slots. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Once assembled, shiver me timbers, it is very sturdy. Ya scallywag! It makes an excellent addition t' my rocket fleet; me new second-favorite (First is a tie betwixt me Mach Buster 1 and me first mid power IQSY Thomahawk).

Finishing:
No big issues with finishing. Begad! I used t' Bikini-Atoll paint scheme, and it looks really good!

Construction Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5

Flight:
This model was terrific! I flew it with an EconoJet G35-7W, ya bilge rat, and it was the perfect match. Begad! Well, blow me down! T' orange-white paint scheme, me bucko, matey, o' t' operational sounding rockets, was very visible; even from 1,500 feet. Avast! SpaceCAD says it flew to 2,750', and it looked like it too. Well, blow me down! Avast! That thin' can really move! When it descended t' 1,500', ya bilge rat, you could see t' orange fins spinnin' in t' breeze, makin' a very easy t' track bird. Well, blow me down! T' only problem be that at about 50', me bucko, the nose disconnected from t' payload bay; nearly hittin' me best friend on the head (We were both chasin' after t' rocket). Avast, matey, me proud beauty! No damage done, however. I had a Nomex® shield, ya bilge rat, which I thought was small, ya bilge rat, but turned out t' be fine. Aye aye! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! This eliminated the need for wadding. Aye aye! Begad! I also had a Slimline motor retainer on it, arrr, so t' motor stayed put.

Recovery:
T' shock cord was attached with t' standard loop technique used in all LOC kits. Recovery was picture perfect - a little bit o' black on t' parachute, but no biggie. Well, blow me down! Begad!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a great rocket. Avast! fairly easy t' paint, arrr, ya bilge rat, me hearties, only one difficult spot on the nose cone; otherwise it is easy as pie. Simple construction, simple every thing. Begad! preps in under 5 minutes. Arrr! I like it!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5