This is the Madcow Squat rocket.  I've wanted one of these since the Lake Lucerne LDRS but they were out of production.  For the next 18 months I bugged Mike at Madcow about once a month about the Squat.  Finally about three months ago, Mike told me he had found a stack of fin blanks and that the Squat would be in Black Friday sale.  I couldn't wait and bought one before the Black Friday Sale.  It's everything I hoped it would be.

The Squat is not exactly a beginner's rocket as there are some modifications required to get get the center of gravity where it belongs and there's also the issue of having only a couple of inches between the top of the motor mount and the base of the unmodified nose cone.

Using the review found here on MyRocketReviews.com as a guide, I cut the base of the nose cone off, added 70 grams of BB's and epoxy in the tip of the nose cone.  I used short lengths of bamboo skewer inserted through the nose cone to hold the epoxy in place.  I also added a 3" diameter 1/4" plywood bulkhead in the nose cone to mount the recovery train attachment point.  To insure that it wasn't going anywhere, I also used small wood screws though the nose cone into the bulkhead for security.

The finished rocket weighs a bit...okay 12 ounces more than the suggested weight of 30 ounces. Then again, I like a glossy fluorescent pinkpaint job with metallic black trim and clear coat over it all.  It does add weight.