Brief:
This is a kit that I won in an EMRR contest. Ahoy! I don't think I will, but t' packagin' says it can be flown on Ellis 24mm G motors.

Construction:
T' components came in t' traditional plastic bag with t' folded card for t' hanger. Ahoy! T' body tube is a heavy 24mm motor mount type tube. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! T' nose cone is a hard balsa ogive that fit into t' body tube nicely. Ahoy! T' fins are precut balsa. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, me bucko, blow me down! There is also a long 1/4" black elastic shock cord, matey, screw eye for attachment t' nosecone, 2 reducers, and a 2 3/4" length o' 18mm body tube. Aye aye! T' launch lug is a 2" long piece o' 1/8" lug. Avast! Blimey! A decal sheet is also supplied.

T' instructions are simple t' follow. Begad! This is your basic 4 fins and a nose cone. Avast! T' fin guide is a circle with 4 marks. Aye aye! I was goin' t' use a leftover wrap from another kit but t' thicker tube made this a bilge-suckin' option. Aye aye! Instead, arrr, I stuck with t' one supplied and used a small piece o' angle iron I have for fin alignment.

Fin attachment be t' only other step that took a little extra work. I roughed up t' tube with some sandpaper and glued t' fins in place with thin CA. Avast! Ya scallywag! I do plan on flyin' this on an E9 or maybe an Ellis E just t' see how this thin' really does go so I drilled two 1/16" holes in each fin at t' root t' do little epoxy rivets. Well, arrr, blow me down! I then filleted all fins with 5 minute epoxy. Well, blow me down! I also coated t' fins with t' same.

Finishing:
I didn't spend a whole lot o' time on finish. I gave t' entire rocket a coat o' white primer. I did seal t' nosecone with white glue first but did nay bother t' fill t' spirals in t' tube. T' body got a couple o' coats o' t' Rustoleum high visibility orange. T' nose cone is gloss black.

T' decals have no placement t' go by so I just put on t' rockets name and a U.S. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! Rockets logo. Begad! Ya scallywag! This is a multi rocket decal sheet so make sure you get t' right name on t' rocket.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
There is an extra sheet included in this kit that goes into t' friction fittin' o' 24mm motors and t' use o' t' 18mm adapter. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! I have only flown this rocket with a B6-4. T' 18mm adapter was friction fit with maskin' tape and did nay budge durin' t' flight. Blimey! Well, blow me down! I used plenty o' dog barf for waddin' and did nay have a problem with t' streamer. Avast, me proud beauty! T' specs say 864' on B6's. Arrr! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! It was rather gusty when I launched, arrr, but it be a straight flight t' about half o' what is listed. Well, blow me down! I don't think t' added weight o' epoxy kept it that low as ejection was at apogee.

Recovery:
T' rocket landed without a mark. Ahoy! T' streamer is huge by mod roc standards at 2" wide by a good 5 feet long. Blimey! T' shock cord is also long and 1/4" wide. Ya scallywag! Arrr! A screw eye anchors it t' t' cone while a trifold o' card stock holds it t' t' body. Begad! Begad! This brings it down pretty softly even for a streamer.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Although I only have one flight so far and with t' G motor ratin' that come with this rocket, I can see this rocket bein' overbuilt t' fly on t' Gs with t' smaller motor performance suffering. Ya scallywag! So you do have choices t' make when building. I built mine with t' idea o' E flight. I just don't see how one can build this rocket t' fly t' specs on both As and Gs. But if you want a rocket with this type o' ability then this is one t' build .

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5