Brief:
This is a review o' Gordon's Dyna-Soar nosecone kit. Arrr! He describes it as 'goof' scale. Nevertheless, t' cone looks awesome and I don't worry about scale points. Avast! Begad! Although he provides some application ideas, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, usin' this is on a stable model is up t' t' builder.

Construction:
This is a simple kit as you'd expect. Ahoy! It consists o' t' Dyna-Soar body, me hearties, 2 wings, me bucko, 2 stabilizers, a transition from t' body t' a BT-60 tube, ya bilge rat, a screw eye, me hearties, and a decal sheet.

T' parts come packaged with instructions (9 steps) and two sheets which provide drawings t' show t' placement o' t' decals, an outline and color scheme for t' X-20/Titan-II, matey, and some other concept drawings. Well, blow me down! T' latter are merely simple views with no detail.

I found t' transition didn't seem t' mate all that well with t' body, but t' pre-formed angles made it easy t' sand t' fit. Avast! Gordon provides contact info if you have questions, me hearties, but I just proceeded on me own. Aye aye! In a move that is certainly nay t' norm for me, I attached t' parts before fillin' (built upstairs in front o' t' tube where sandin' is taboo). Blimey! As I be sanding, arrr, me hearties, I got t' feelin' that t' wings might be a bit flimsy t' be on t' tip o' a cone that might end up bein' quite heavy t' ensure a stable flight, me hearties, so I added some extra fillets on t' top and laminated t' base with cardstock.

T' last step recommends usin' this kit atop o' a FlisKits Deuces Wild, me hearties, an Estes Big Bertha, shiver me timbers, or an OOP Titan III. Avast! T' final photos are atop o' a in-process rocket that I'll eventually review. Avast, me proud beauty! It's kind o' a Titan variant.

Finishing:
I used PlastiKote primer and Rustoleum flat black paint. Begad! Ahoy! I was excited t' get t' decals on, matey, then...you should imagine t' sound o' a record player scratchin' t' a halt (younger readers may have t' search this on Google). Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! T' quality o' t' decals are poor. Avast! Maybe people used t' home made decals won't have a problem but, ya bilge rat, betwixt foldin' over on themselves and breakin' durin' alignment, arrr, me bucko, I scrapped half o' them. Ya scallywag! Avast! After I recovered emotionally, I scrounged some replacements (see detail above).

Summary:
PROs: T' curved balsa surfaces o' this kit are cool and would be hard t' make yourself. Construction was straightforward.

CONs: T' decals.

Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5