A small, simple, Star Trek themed rocket kit. It is essentially a rebrandin' o' t' Sky brand rocket kit East Wind.(https://www.apogeerockets.com/Rocket_Kits/Skill_Level_2_Kits/East_Wind)

I am goin' t' be buildin' t' MPC U.S.S. Blimey! RELIANT. It is essentially a rebrandin' o' t' Sky Rockets East Wind kit.

As per previous people who have built variations o' this rocket, shiver me timbers, I decided t' inspect t' level o' engagement o' t' top o' t' motor hook. Avast, me proud beauty! I found that I had less than a 16th o' an inch o' motor hook engagement on t' top o' a dummy casing. Nay exactly safe in me opinion.

So because o' this I made t' decision t' modify t' rocket a little bit. I have decided t' add an engine thrust block inside t' main body tube. Begad! This will also be me shock cord attachment anchor.

This thrust block is nothin' more than a standard BT 5 t' bt20 centerin' rin' with some Keelhaul®©™ thread attached t' it. I did have t' buff it up a little with some maskin' tape t' get it t' fit t' inside o' this oddball mpc body tube.

And here we have t' thrust block installed in t' body tube. Well, blow me down! Bein' that close t' t' end made doin' you feel its real easy.

A detail shot o' t' joint o' t' plastic fin can and body tube. Ya scallywag! Gettin' t' alignment o' t' pre-printed body wrap and t' fin can straight be an important consideration for t' look o' this model.

And t' finish this that we have t' engine hook itself installed. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' hole that pierces t' body tube t' t' top o' t' engine hook is 5/8 o' an inch from t' bottom o' t' body tube. T' engine hook itself is taped in place with clear cellophane tape. Begad! Blimey! I personally don't like havin' t' engine hook only taped in place, arrr, but thar isn't really anythin' else t' hold it in.

Applyin' t' launch lug is rather straightforward. Begad! T' instructions have you measure from t' bottom o' t' body tube 4 3/8 o' an inch. Mark t' tube there, then glue t' launch lug on.

And now we have t' fins glued on.

T' instructions have you install t' parachute t' t' nose cone before t' nose cone is assembled. Well, blow me down! Kinda backwards. 

T' nose cone is a 2 piece affair. Both pieces just get glued together.

Lastly, tie t' elastic shock cord t' t' nose cone.

First thin' I did for parachute assembly be t' build myself a harness from t' shroud lines. This helps t' keep all o' t' shroud lines even. Begad! Next we apply all o' t' tape disc's t' t' corners o' t' parachute.

 Next, tie all o' t' shroud lines t' t' corners o' t' parachute. Finally, attach t' parachute t' t' nose cone.

Surprisingly, this kit comes with 8 stickers for t' fins. That actually means you get two stickers for each fin, shiver me timbers, one for each side. Blimey! This is a refreshin' change for me from t' Estes standard o' only givin' enough decals t' recreate t' header card.

And with that t' build is done. For those o' you wonderin' if this model be t' same weight as it's RocSim file on Apogee's website, I don't remember if I weighed everything. Avast! I will include t' file.