This is my 2nd rocket build and I'm excited to get it started.  First build was the Quest Planet Probe.

 I chose Big Daddy as my first level 2 build as my son started building his first level 2 (Estes Solar Warrior).  Building rockets together has been great father-son time.

Fairly smooth, but I would make two changes to the instructions

1. Test fit centering ring to motor casing before adding glue
• I had a little trouble fitting the rings over the casing while glue was on
• I should have tested and sanded the rings so that they would fit easily onto the motor case
2. Sand and test fit fins before gluing centtering ring to the motor mount
• I could have moved the rings in slightly for a better fit with the fins, but I glued them before test fitting

I enjoyed sanding and rounding the fins off.  I worked hard to align the fins as well as possible.  One strategy I used was making sure the fins opposite of each other lined up with a ruler.  This definitely helped based on my rookie eye.

The hardware store only had grey primer.  I hope a darker primer does not affect the final outcome.