Neighbor's PVC Rocket Kit

My neighbor Christine has three young boys. In a previous backyard conversation I told them I'm busy with rockets. I promised to take them to a schoolyard launch but that is yet to happen.

I saw Christine today, she told me the boys were given a rocket. I asked if I could see it. It is a PVC bodied rocket with primitive parts and instructions. The vendor name is Rockets-R-Us.

I've seen a few PVC kits on Ebay. Maybe this is one of those? There are no Rockets-R-Us reviews on rocketreviews.com.

The first page of the instructions is all text.
The resolution is higher than usual so you can blow them up to read it.

Check out Step 4C - a pressure "bleed" hole?

Step 8A - Flaming toilet paper wadding?

Step 8B - Don't use cornstarch for powdering your parachute, it's flammable.

Step 9A - Elmer's glue sanding sealer?

Here's the side view and parts list.

The nose cone is to be turned from a block of balsa.
The launch lugs are striped soda straws, much like what came with the original Estes Scout.




There is a suggested nose cone shape.

You are told to cut the parachute from a garbage bag.

There is no mention of engine retention, how to launch and no NAR Safety Code.

The knotted shock cord is attached through a hole drilled in the side of the PVC body.

The engine block is a straight pin. Heat the pin and press through the PVC and out the other side. The exposed sharp end of the pin is bent over.

After looking over the PVC "kit" I went home, grabbed up a E2X kit and gave it to Christine and the boys. When they get it assembled we'll have a neighborhood launch at the schoolyard.

EDIT: Scroll down to Harold's comment about two different vendors using the name "Rockets-R-Us".