Dr. Avast, me proud beauty! Evil's Pocket Rocket

This is a draft place holder for me 2nd DesCon entry, Dr. Begad! Evil's Pocket Rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Hopefully it's nay too far outside t' realm o' good taste.

For me second Design Contest Entry, me bucko, I decided t' pay homage t' a Man-O-War o' such strikin' construction that all who see it are obliged t' comment. Begad! Ahoy!

Officer: "Colonel? You'd better take a look at this radar..."

Colonel: "What is it son?"

Officer: "I don't know Sir. Begad! But it looks like a giant.."

Pilot: "Dick?"

Dick: "Yeah?"

Pilot: "Take a look out o' starboard"

Dick: "Oh me God! It looks like a huge..."

Bird watcher: "Pecker!"

Bird watcher 2: "Oh where?"

Bird watcher: "Wait! That's nay a woodpecker. Arrr! Begad! It looks like someone's..."

Drill instructor: "Privates! We have reports o' an unidentified flyin' object. It is a long, smooth shaft complete with..."

Back stop: "Two balls! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! What is that? That looks just like an enormous..."

Teacher: "Wang! Pay attention!"

Wang: "I was distracted by that enormous flying..."

Musician: "Willie?"

Willie Nelson: "Hm?"

Musician: "What's that?"

Willie Nelson: "Well, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, it looks like a giant..."

Colonel: "Johnson?"

Johnson: "Yes sir?"

Colonel: "Get on t' hornpipe t' British Intelligence and let them know about this."

Yes, it's Dr. Aye aye! Evil's phallic Man-O-War from Austin Powers, shiver me timbers, T' Spy Who Shagged Me. Ya scallywag! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Blimey! I built this as a kitbash o' t' FlisKits Grissom with a choice o' engine sizes. Aye aye! One configuration is powered by a pair o' MMX engines. Begad! T' dual MMX motor mount is crafted from paper clipped from t' NARRRRR card in t' FlisKit. Ahoy! Small diameter body tubes serve as engine blocks and stiffeners for t' MMX MMTs.T' MMX cluster adapter is removable t' allow use o' a standard Estes 1/2A engine. Aye aye! Begad! Blimey!

T' movie rocket be equipped with "spherical stabilizers". I elected t' approximate these by two sets o' two orthoganal disks. T' distinctive nose cone be built up from various balsa bits and pieces found in t' FlisKit Grissom kit. Shown here are pics o' t' rough nosecone assembly and t' final contoured shape. Avast!

T' construction is ongoing, and flights are yet t' commence. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! This report serves as a sneak peek o' what's t' come.

Dr. Ya scallywag! Evil's Pocket Rocket has successfully flown on a clustered pair o' MMX engines. Begad! I fashioned a two engine cluster igniter out o' a single length o' nichrome wire (vintage from me 70's first age o' rocketry). Avast, me proud beauty! T' two nozzle filaments were connected in parallel, so that t' burnout o' one would nay cut t' juice t' t' other. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! I used a 14V battery from me cordless drill as a power source. Begad! Aye aye! A clothespin be used t' prop t' engines up off t' blast deflector o' a standard Estes Portapad. Avast! Begad! When I touched t' leads t' t' battery, Dr. Evil's Pocket Rocket leapt off t' pad on twin micro-plumes o' flame. Ya scallywag! T' boost be straight and stable, up t' an approximate height o' 30 feet.

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A double "pop" signified t' nearly synchronized ejection charges, and t' nosecone separated from t' body tube. Blimey! Unfortunately, t' waddin' and streamer did nay deploy. Arrr! They remained lodged in t' body tube. Aye aye! This may be due t' t' micro-ejection charges nay havin' enough force t' clear t' tube. Avast, me proud beauty! T' Pocket Rocket tumbled back into t' street, arrr, for an asphalt landing. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! One "circular stabilization device" snapped off, ya bilge rat, and t' other flopped loose. Blimey! No damage t' t' balsa or tube was in evidence. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! T' yellow glue joint failed. Ya scallywag! Oooh. That's gotta hurt!

T' fins have been reglued, me hearties, and t' entire rocket painted flat white. I can't go around showin' off me nekid pocket rocket, ya bilge rat, arrr, now can I? Dr. Well, blow me down! Evil's Pocket Rocket will return, me bucko, on a warmer day. Well, blow me down!