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2020-12-30

Estes Firestreak SST (Kit)

Review

Estes Firestreak SST is part o' Estes snap together line.  These are simple plastic body, plastic fin and nose cone rockets that are designed t' go together in a matter o' minutes and get you out on t' field flying. Avast, me proud beauty! Overall it is a pretty nice kit.  I can't leave anythin' alone so ... [More]

2020-08-06

Quest Big Rage (Kit)

Review

T' Quest Big Rage is designed t' be a quick-to-assemble, no paint required rocket that can be assembled in a couple o' hours by first time builders.  T' kit consists o' a three-piece plastic nose cone and plastic fin unit in a faded bland pink, ya bilge rat, two colored main tubes, a motor mount ... [More]

2020-08-01

Quest Falcon (Kit)

Review

Owned a couple o' these kits when I was a kid and loved flyin' them. T' Falcon was always our first flight "test" rocket.  We would put it up on a B6-4 t' test winds and get us flyin' for t' day. I can't begin t' count t' number o' flights but we put that rocket through everythin' we ... [More]

2020-01-18

Estes Curvilinear (Kit)

Review

Estes Curvilinear is a basic kit with one challenge.  Gettin' t' fins in place without breakin' them is difficult at best as they are extremely fragile until t' rin' is glued in place.  T' remainder o' t' kit is straight forward.    /h2 As mentioned, matey, t' ... [More]