Background
I really love t' 5" Quaker Oats bins (and I like t' contents too - tastes good, ya bilge rat, me hearties, helps your cholesterol, me bucko, shiver me timbers, and even is relatively low carb). Well, blow me down! My previous rocket was made out o' three bins (four if you count t' one I cut up for couplers) and used a clear plastic Easter egg for t' nose cone. Ya scallywag! I made the fins out o' 1 1/8" (or thereabouts) styrofoam. Odd I know, but that's why they call them odd-rocs. Avast! It flew fine, but I wasn't that happy with t' fins, and be thinkin' about addin' a bunch o' 24mm mounts t' eat some o' the $3.50/pk D12-0s I have been buying. Avast! So t' solution was simple - rip off the lower bin and fins, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, shipshape up t' rings and coupler, ya bilge rat, and rebuild.

T' Re-build
T' lower coupler was nice and long and included a lower 3/32" ply centerin' ring. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey! So, shiver me timbers, matey, I sliped a new bin on part way, me hearties, leavin' enough spacin' at the bottom for a bunch o' 24mm mounts. I decided on eight mounts with gaps to clear t' 29mm motor retainers. Well, blow me down! I plugged t' gap betwixt t' tube, matey, slotted it for three fins, ya bilge rat, and cut some nice big fins from light, cheap Luan plywood. I made t' 24mm motor unit removable, me hearties, ya bilge rat, which should help in preppin' t' motors with quickmatch. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Here are some pics:

Flight Report
I flew T' Margin o' Error on 11/14/2004 at MDRA's ESL-78. Ya scallywag! Arrr! It flew on a G80-7 and eight D12-Ps lit usin' quickmatch. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, actually only three o' the D12s lit. Aye aye! T' boost be slow and several seconds late due t' t' reduced thrust. Begad! Nevertheless, it be a good flight. Arrr! Upon inspection, t' quickmatch was pulled out o' t' unlit motors, ya bilge rat, but had burned at t' pad.

T' second flight was on 12/12/2004 at ESL-79 with a G79-6 and eight D12-Ps. I took more care in tapin' t' fuses t' t' D12s and positioned them usin' a dowel inserted into t' main motor's core. Begad! T' dowel was o' course removed before flight. Avast, me proud beauty! This time, matey, all eight motors lit. Begad! Begad! Ejection be just past apogee and recovery be A-OK.