Brief:
This is a clone of the OOP Estes kit. While it is a fairly standard model, it has some very nice qualities to it including its size and its transition.

Construction:
My primary components were:

• 18" BT-60 body tube
• 18" BT-55 body tube
• PNC-55
• BT-60 to BT-55 transition
• 4 Hand-traced and cut balsa fins
• 2.75" 24mm engine tube
• BT-60 to BT-50 cardboard centering rings, scratch-made
• Elastic shock cord
• Hartle Engineering 12" parachute

This was a relatively simple and straightforward build. All of the construction was done with Elmer's wood glue.

Finishing:
After construction, I primed the rocket with Wal-Mart primer (all the paint used on this one was from Wal-Mart), sanding and priming several times. I painted the entire rocket white, masked and painted the fin section orange, then masked again to pain the top portion silver. I really like the paint scheme and look forward to adding the decals that will be created with Avery labels.

Construction Rating: 4 out of 5

Flight:
I have flown this rocket once on a D12-5. The flight was great! – nice and straight.

Flight Rating: 5 out of 5

Summary:
This was an enjoyable build for me! – not too challenging and yet fun. While some may view it as not much more than a 4FNC, I think it's a great rocket and look forward to flying it often.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5