Brief:
As the name suggests, this is a half-spool (top plate only) rocket merged with a plastic jack-o-lantern. I stumbled across these little plastic jack-o-lanterns that I had stashed in the plastic parts drawer. So, I made a quick Halloween-themed rocket to fly on the Quest D5-0/P.

Construction:
The parts list:

• One plastic jack-o-lantern
• Cardstock
• Clear spacer from a blank CD pack
• 24mm to BT-60 centering ring
• Masking tape
• Quick-dry Gorilla Glue and wood glue
• Black paint

I rolled the body from card stock using two D5 motors as a mandrel. The glue used here was wood glue. I also rolled a motor block from cardstock.

I cut the base out of the jack-o-lantern and reamed the CD blank to fit this tube. The tube is centered in the jack-o-lantern with a centering ring. Although the opening was too small for the BT-60 ring, it would fit if I flexed the jack-o-lantern. This was glued in place with Gorilla glue.

The tube was too small to fit in the ring, so I built up the middle with a few wraps of tape. I painted the tube black before inserting it from the top. This, too, was glued in place with the Gorilla Glue.

Finally, I attached the clear CD blank. I bored a hole next to the motor tube to act as a launch guide.

Flight and Recovery:
The jack-o flew fairly straight but arced a bit at the end of the long burn. It then tumbled softly to the ground.

Summary:
This build was quick and easy. If I were to do it over, I'd build it for 24mm motors. I have several of the jack-o-lanterns so maybe I'll build another version next year.