Brief:
This is an upscale of Art's 13mm Cinco flying saucer. (The original is a free kit available as a download off Art's website.) I built this after Art's Ultra Delta and couldn't believe it has even fewer parts: three total. That's it! The kit is all cardstock and can be built with either an 18mm or 24mm motor mount.

Construction:
It consists of two sheets of cardstock, containing three parts that need to be cut out.

Materials required are scissors, X-Acto knife with new blade, Elmer's white glue, new or used engine casing, ballpoint pen.

This kit involves cutting, folding, and gluing. It has three parts, what else do I need to say? Tips for this one: 1) don't use too much glue. 2) In the last step when you insert the motor tube into the shell, insert the mount with a motor in it. This will make the mount's insertion a bit easier.

Finishing:
As usual, finishing involves a few coats of clear coat.

Construction Rating: 5 out of 5

Flight:
The recommended motors are:

Flight prep includes friction fitting the motor. Unlike the Ultra Delta, this kit is intended to only fly on Estes 2.75" motors. I deducted 1/2 point because I love to fly these small saucers on E9s.

I flew the 24mm version at the 3rd Annual TRF Reunion at Whitakers, NC on a D12-0 alongside a standard saucer, a Delta saucer, and an Ultra Delta Saucer. If flew great but fought the wind and weathercocked more than the Ultra Delta, so I dinged it another 1/2 point, if only to make a differentiation between the two.

Flight Rating: 4 out of 5

Summary:
This is yet another simple, inexpensive, high performance saucer kit. When I built the saucer, I was thinking that the all cardstock 24mm design may not be as sturdy as the Art's other products. I know I only have one flight on it, but I now don't see that as an issue. The one issue I see is that the motor block, formed as a part of the motor tube, will be exposed to hot gasses whether you use booster or sustainer motors. Since most people will not be using plugged motors, the life expectancy of the rocket will be reduced. After one flight it was sooty but there was no evidence of damage.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

Brief:
The Super Cinco is an all cardstock UFO style tumble rocket. The rocket kit allows you the choice of either an 18mm or 24 mm motor mount. I had built three 13mm Cincos before from a free rocket that was sent out from a UK model shop and two others from Art's website.

Construction:
The parts to the rocket kit consists of two sheets of bright orange card with the rocket printed on them and two sheets of very comprehensive instructions complete with step by step photographs for each stage.

Art's instructions and guidelines for how to build the rocket means that provided you follow the instructions, you get a perfect rocket every time.

Using a steel ruler and a very sharp model knife, you cut out the three pieces for the rocket, which are the top, bottom, and motor mount. After these are cut out, using a blunt pointer, such as a ballpoint pen to score along the lines, you make the creases to fold the Super Cinco into shape.

The three pieces easily glue together and in less than twenty minutes from opening the kit the rocket is completed.

Finishing:
As the cardstock is already colored, then is no need for finishing, although a spray of clear coat is recommended for protection against moisture. I added five number 5 stickers, one to each face, and then added two coats of clear varnish.

As the rocket uses tumble or air brake recovery, prepping is reduced to putting a motor in. With motors that have ejection charges, it is suggested that a small amount of wadding is taped into the top end of the motor.

Construction Rating: 4 ½ out of 5

Flight and Recovery:
First flight was with a D12. The Super Cinco shot off the pad quite quickly considering the frontage. At burn out the Super Cinco inverted and recovered at a steady rate. There was some charring to the engine block

Flight Rating: 4 out of 5

Summary:
This is a great rocket. Part of me would like to see an actual internal launch lug and a "proper" engine block, but that would increase the cost of the rocket and make it a tad harder to build. Also one of the appeals of this rocket is that it is all cardstock.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5