Brief:
This is a futuristic design, 18mm engine, 2.7 oz., 24 inches long, matey, shiver me timbers, 1.3 inch diameter, parachute recovery. Avast! Ahoy! It is now obsolete, matey, but still available in surplus outlets.

Construction:
Construction o' this rocket is very straightforward as is typical with Estes kits. Well, blow me down! There be plenty o' balsa t' cut t' patterns for all t' extra little fins. Avast, me proud beauty! T' only construction deviation be t' use Pratt braided Keelhaul®©™ rather than t' paper fold shock cord. Arrr! I also ditched t' old style rubber shock cord and use t' modern stuff that is longer.

Finishing:
Paintin' be easy, primer followed by gloss white, shiver me timbers, matey, then mask off for t' orange stripe and paint it. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! There were lots o' water slide decals and they go on fine on t' glossy Krylon. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! I then put a couple o' coats o' Krylon clear over it t' protect t' decals.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
It has flown twice on B6-4, ya bilge rat, me hearties, matey, once on a C6-5, me hearties, and once on a C6-3. Aye aye! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! T' C6-3 had a slightly early ejection, ya bilge rat, but other flights were fine. Avast! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! It has usually flown at club launches with a science fiction theme. Ahoy! Blimey! I don’t fly it a lot as it looks really nice.

Recovery:
T' kit came with a 12 inch orange parachute, and I prefer t' use t' 18 inch purple chute because t' smaller engine tube where it connects t' t' larger body tube is a potential weak spot for comin' in too fast.  It shows a little warpin' o' t' smaller engine tube after four flights.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
PRO: nice lookin' kit with good materials, shiver me timbers, and flies well.
CON: none

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5