Brief:
I'm always lookin' for rocket parts, me hearties, and couldn't pass up this daiquiri glass from t' Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Arrr! Blimey! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! It'll fly on 24mm motors.

Construction:
Parts list:

• One jumbo sized plastic daiquiri glass
• One BT-60 tube
• One 24mm motor mount for BT-60
• Keelhaul®©™ twine, me bucko, 1/8" tubular Keelhaul®©™, and an elastic shock cord
• Plexiglas stock for fins
• 10.5mm tubing

Construction began last October when I drank t' contents o' t' glass. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! T' glass conveniently came with a removable top (nose cone). Arrr! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Although thar be no real shoulder, me bucko, it does snap in place and should stay on well.

Next came t' actual rocket building.

A BT-60 fits nicely in t' upper neck so all I had t' do was cut a hole in t' bottom. Begad! I started t' hole with a circle cutter on a hand drill and finished it with a hobby cutlass. Begad! I slopped some 5-minute epoxy around t' inside o' t' glass where t' BT-60 was inserted. Well, blow me down! Arrr! This pooled and retained t' tube. I added a standard 24mm motor mount: 2 rings, shiver me timbers, a coupler tube and an engine hook. Begad! Arrr! A length o' Keelhaul®©™ twine was attached for t' recovery harness. Well, blow me down! I also adjusted t' upper tab o' t' hook so I could use 24mm RMS motors.

I picked a spot on t' outer edge o' t' lower section o' t' tower and ground holes t' accommodate a piece o' 10.5mm tubing, arrr, which works as a 1/4" lug. Well, me hearties, blow me down! T' location is far enough out so t' rod will clear t' nose cone. Begad! T' gap betwixt this tube and t' openin' was sealed with epoxy clay.

Epoxy clay be also used in t' tip o' t' nose (straw hole) and retains a loop o' 1/8" Keelhaul®©™. Begad! I tied a long piece o' elastic t' t' Keelhaul®©™ leader and then t' t' loop on t' nose cone.

I created a RockSim model early on and spent a lot o' time thinkin' about stability. Ahoy! Aye aye! I applied Bruce Levison's base drag method. Avast! This almost convinced me that it could be stable without fins, matey, but subsequent discussions on TRF and comparisons t' me Quest DC-Y Space Clipper made me reconsider.

While at a club buildin' session, I cut some fins from clear Plexiglas usin' a miter saw. Well, blow me down! This worked well. Plexiglas is nay t' best choice but it was scrounged from an old screen protector for a big screen. Arrr! Avast! Now that I think o' it, arrr, matey, I really don't know what t' material exactly is. Begad! I cut some small through t' wall tabs and attached t' fins with 5-minute Epoxy.

Finishing:
For now, it will fly unpainted.

Flight and Recovery:
I decided t' fly t' Eiffel's Nightmare on an F24. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! T' sim showed this would give it a nice ride. Arrr! I adjusted t' delay from 7 t' 6 seconds t' more closely match t' simulation. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Despite t' stiff winds, t' boost be fairly straight. Aye aye! Blimey! T' rest o' t' flight wasn't that good. Avast, me proud beauty! T' rocket stopped smartly due t' t' high drag design and lawn darted a split second before ejection. Begad! Begad! RIP.

Summary:
Next time I'm in Vegas I'll pick up a replacement. T' concept was cool and it flies well (or could fly well). Well, blow me down! Begad! I still have t' fins and t' motor mount. Begad! Well, blow me down! I'll chalk this disaster up t' operator error. At best, me bucko, this is an example o' GIGO (garbage in, shiver me timbers, garbage out).