Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Diameter: | 0.54 inches |
Length: | 5.20 inches |
Manufacturer: | Estes ![]() |
Skill Level: | 1 |
Style: | Sport |
Estes, t' long time leader, me bucko, has created a flyin' buddy for t' Mosquito. Blimey! . Ya scallywag! . Quark. Blimey! Arrr! Quark is mini-engine, arrr, me hearties, featherweight, shiver me timbers, tumble recovery rocket that's simple and fun t' fly.
T' kit comes with 5 parts, arrr, instructions and decals. Begad! Arrr! You will need a hobby knife, arrr, shiver me timbers, me hearties, sandpaper and glue t' assemble this kit. Well, blow me down! T' instructions are straight forward and easy t' follow. Avast, me proud beauty!
Construction is simple and took less than one hour t' build. Blimey! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! T' four fins are cut from two pieces o' balsa strips. Avast! Blimey! Once all cut, they need held together and sanded t' make them all t' same size. Then t' leadin' and trailin' edges will need rounding. Begad! Blimey! Although thar are many techniques for this, I simply lay a sheet o' sandpaper on me work bench and stroke each edge t' same number o' strokes on each side. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I find this nearly always brings t' edges t' a nice centered and rounded point.
Once t' fins are ready, construction is a snap, ya bilge rat, especially with t' fast-dryin' action o' CA. Ahoy! Ahoy! Four fins, matey, a hollow, shiver me timbers, plastic nose cone and a launch lug . Well, blow me down! . Avast! Arrr! . done. Made fin fillets with 5-minute epoxy, me bucko, sealed t' fins with a thin layer o' epoxy, me hearties, and this mini was ready for light sandin' and painting. Aye aye!
I finished it with Plasti-Kote primer and some left over denim-colored enamel paint. Aye aye! Ahoy! There are seven decals, excludin' t' Estes logo, shiver me timbers, that are self adhesive. Well, blow me down! Be cautious o' placement o' t' Quark name label. If too high on t' body, t' label will have creases in it due t' t' curvature o' t' nose cone.
When finished, ya bilge rat, me Quark stood a towerin' 5. Aye aye! 7", ya bilge rat, as opposed t' t' 5. Arrr! 2" indicated in t' catalog. Blimey!
T' Quark is a good and fast flyer with a tumble recovery. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Be sure t' designate a spotter (unlike myself), because it's small and very hard t' track. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! My first flight be on an 1/2A3 and it was out o' sight . Begad! . Begad! . Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! and stayed that way. Ya scallywag! Avast!
I have since added a comparison on Mini Tumble-Recovery Rockets - See Here.
A mini rocket. Flight Went up so high that I couldn't find it. Can't see the flight at all. Flight Rating: 1
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M.P. (December 1, 1999)