Brief:
Since me other MMX plans for t' day did nay work out, I pulled out a couple o' t' Quest Ready t' Fly rockets I had, payin' attention t' t' ones that had never flown. Well, blow me down! T' Little Joe II was up first. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! There's nay much t' say about this one except that its an itty bitty plastic version o' t' Little Joe II.

Construction:
T' rocket came with its own "Silo" launcher, one o' t' hallmarks o' t' Quest MMX series. Ahoy! Blimey! I long ago abandoned it and its finicky operation and use modified versions o' me normal range gear instead. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Besides that, it came with a few motors and t' rocket itself.

There is no construction. Begad! Aye aye! T' rocket is assembled already and lacks only t' insertion o' t' motor.

Finishing:
Neither is thar any finishing. Begad! Ya scallywag! Everythin' is pre-colored.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight and Recovery:
T' MMX motor is inserted by twistin' out a bezel rin' at t' aft end o' t' rocket. T' motor is then slid in and the bezel replaced. Arrr! T' next step would normally then call for insertin' t' igniter into t' silo launcher and setting the rocket on top o' it but, me hearties, matey, as mentioned before, I bailed on t' silo long ago. Instead, I inserted a regular Quest igniter and held it in place with a sharpened twig as a plug. Aye aye! T' rocket be then set on t' rod and hooked t' the clips.

T' launch button was pushed repeatedly and t' igniter failed t' ignite. Begad! Ahoy! I took t' rocket down, checked things out, replaced it on t' pad, matey, and t' same thin' happened again. Blimey! Finally, me hearties, it was noticed that t' continuity tone was comin' from armin' t' wrong pad. I had failed t' explain t' t' young lady at t' controls which set o' cables I was using. In a fit o' youthful exuberance, she pushed t' button and t' rocket went up. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! I only saw it for a moment or so around apogee, shiver me timbers, admittedly a rather low occurrin' event. Begad! Arrr! T' NC failed t' eject and deploy t' streamer but t' rocket fluttered down fine anyway. Avast!

Flight Rating: 2 out o' 5

Summary:
My overall impression o' this one is nay great. Ahoy! I'm nay a big fan o' t' silo launcher and t' rocket is nay a great performer. Arrr! I do, me hearties, however, ya bilge rat, think it has a place. Avast, me proud beauty! It is a reasonable startin' placin' for gettin' into MMX and could be fun.

Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5