Brief:
This is a clone o' t' OOP Estes kit. Well, blow me down! While it is a fairly standard model, arrr, it has some very nice qualities t' it includin' its size and its transition.

Construction:
My primary components were:

• 18" BT-60 body tube
• 18" BT-55 body tube
• PNC-55
• BT-60 t' BT-55 transition
• 4 Hand-traced and cut balsa fins
• 2.75" 24mm engine tube
• BT-60 t' BT-50 cardboard centerin' rings, scratch-made
• Elastic shock cord
• Hartle Engineerin' 12" parachute

This be a relatively simple and straightforward build. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! All o' t' construction be done with Elmer's wood glue. Begad!

Finishing:
After construction, I primed t' rocket with Wal-Mart primer (all t' paint used on this one be from Wal-Mart), sandin' and primin' several times. Arrr! Ahoy! I painted t' entire rocket white, shiver me timbers, masked and painted t' fin section orange, matey, then masked again t' pain t' top portion silver. Avast! Well, me bucko, blow me down! I really like t' paint scheme and look forward t' addin' t' decals that will be created with Avery labels.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I have flown this rocket once on a D12-5. Begad! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' flight was great! Blimey! – nice and straight.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This be an enjoyable build for me! Blimey! – nay too challengin' and yet fun. While some may view it as nay much more than a 4FNC, shiver me timbers, I think it's a great rocket and look forward t' flyin' it often.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5