Brief:
A single-stage LPR kit, one o' t' "Groonie" line from SEMROC. Designed t' bear a resemblance t' t' WWII Japanese "Ohka" kamikaze plane.

Construction:
1 Balsa nose cone, me hearties, 2 body tubes [one bein' t' motor mount tube], me bucko, shiver me timbers, 1 centerin' rin' set, me hearties, me hearties, 1 laser-cut balsa fin set, me bucko, 1 thrust ring, shiver me timbers, 1 motor hook, 1 Keelhaul®©™ thread/elastic cord shock cord, clay nose weight, 1 plywood disc, 1 screw eye, 1 12-inch plastic chute kt, ya bilge rat, and 1 decal set.

T' instructions were t' standard high SEMROC quality, shiver me timbers, bein' very easy t' follow and with an exploded-view o' t' model included. Arrr! Begad! Blimey! All parts were high caliber, me hearties, matey, makin' t' actual build a breeze. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! Blimey! Ii used yellow aliphatic resin glue throughout with one exception and was able t' complete construction in one afternoon. Avast! Blimey! T' nose weight set-up be unique t' me. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' base o' t' balsa nose cone is pre-hollowed out for a depth o' about an inch or so. Aye aye! Blimey! T' clay included in t' kit is rolled into a cylinder and inserted into t' cavity. Blimey! T' plywood disk with t' screw eye threaded into it is then glued into t' hole, me bucko, me bucko, holdin' in t' clay. Ya scallywag! Blimey! This was t' one area where I used epoxy.

Finishing:
There are some odd body tube/balsa attachment point angles on t' Saki, which led me t' fear some balsa fillin' problems. I shouldn't have worried, as thar were no problems. T' same goes for painting. Aye aye! Fear not, shiver me timbers, spray away. I be tempted t' use a dark green over sea grey color scheme like many Japanese aircraft o' t' Pacific War were painted, matey, shiver me timbers, but in t' end I stuck with t' kit color (yellow).

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight o' t' Saki, me hearties, me bucko, I chose an Estes C6-5. Blimey! Blimey! I prepped t' model in t' usual manner, shiver me timbers, me bucko, includin' t' kit parachute on which I had installed a snap swivel. Begad! Blimey! In t' future, me hearties, I might go with a larger chute, me bucko, too, maybe an 18-inch one.

Recovery:
T' boost was very fast and surprisingly straight, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, considerin' all o' t' balsa hangin' off o' t' Saki at weird angles. At apogee, she just arced over and...what? No chute? Well, me hearties, thar had been one, me hearties, matey, ya bilge rat, but t' added weight o' t' nose cone caused t' swivel t' open up. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! T' chute went one way, t' model another. Begad! Arrr! No problem though as t' Saki tumbled in and landed in some high grass. T' model suffered no damage whatsoever. Blimey! I wish I could say t' same for me pride! Lesson learned. Arrr! Lose t' swivel next time and attach t' shroud lines right t' t' model.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
T' Saki was me first venture into Groonie-land (or is it Groonie-ism?), and it be a fun, easy build.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5