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