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