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Unfortunately there's no easy way to replace an engine mounted shock cord... but you can always make a tube mount, Estes style. With a rocket this heavy, you'd want to epoxy that thing in place instead of using wood glue.

It's the plastic primer Lowe's was selling about 5 years ago, which they've subsequently discontinued. Valspar maybe?

Hmm, ya, it's a pain to find clear, i just rolled over and bought some white plastic primer from home depot, everyone else was charging like 15 bucks a can, I got 6 cans for 30 bucks from them. I think Menards has the same stuff for roughly the same price but they aren't close to me Anyhow, I've never used it, so this will be my first time. Thanks for all the help.

Believe me, I'd love to make museum quality rockets, but I don't have the time or patience (or skill, honestly) to do that. I'm building them so I can fly them, which means they need to be built well enough to be stable in flight, and I would prefer them not to be hideous on the launch pad so I get the occasional compliment. Flying them means that they are going to get chipped, nicked, or lost, so I've learned to treat them accordingly.

They've gone through some changes over the years, but yup, they're still around and still the most recognizable name in model rocketry. There are high quality alternatives too, both in terms of kit designers and motor manufacturers. Rocketarium makes very nice kits, and Aerotech makes a very nice line of single-use composite motors, for instance.

The nose and transition will be black, the rest of it bright yellow.

He's a charmer.

No, it doesn't. You'll need to buy them, the launch system, and the paints and glues separately.

@@ericdorward723 good to know, thank you