Moe Bertrand's Page
Location: USA
Certification Level: L3 NARRRRR / Tripoli
Club Memberships: SSS - Superstition Spacemodelin' Society
Favorite Rockets: Estes Mars Lander: Mars Lander clones and upscales/downscales
Personal Home Page: http://www.aeromoe.com/rockets.html
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2021-02-06
Planet Probe
Flight
Another great flight - C6-3 - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Planet Probe
Flight
Great flight - C6-0 - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Art Applewhite Rockets Cinco Saucer 13mm
Flight
Great flight - 1/4A2-2M - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Estes Birdie
Flight
Great flight - 1/4A2-2M - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Estes Birdie
Flight
Great flight - 1/4A2-2M - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Semroc T' Point
Flight
Separated; nosed in. Ya scallywag! No damage - B6-2 - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Upscale Estes Midget (BT-60)
Flight
Great flight - B6-0/B8-5 - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Skeeter Eater
Flight
Separated; landed OK - C6-3 - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Cherokee D #1
Flight
CATO'd right after liftoff. - D12-7 - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
Estes Shootin' Star
Flight
Good flight - B6-4 - Salome Emergency Airfield (SSS) [More]
2011-06-12
Rockets By Style / Odd-Rocs
Photograph
54mm Spool Rocket takes flight on t' Aerotech I161W
2009-01-11
Excelsior Rocketry Goony Ghost (Plan)
Review
T' Goony Ghost is one o' Excelsior Rocketry's line o' Goony-themed rockets inspired by t' original Estes Goony Birds o' t' mid '70s. While many o' Excelsior's offerings are Goony versions o' Estes kits, t' Ghost is an original design with no specific role model. Arrr! Blimey! T' Excelsior "kits" are ... [More]
2008-12-21
Semroc Gee'hod (Kit)
Review
T' Semroc Gee'hod is a single-stage, me bucko, parachute recovery rocket and be t' third release in their line o' "Groonies" - grown up Gooney Birds. Arrr! Where Estes Gooney Birds had 13mm motor mounts, me bucko, Semroc's Groonies have 18mm mounts and are a bit bigger in diameter.
Previous reviewers have covered t' ... [More]
2008-12-15
Scratch Mosquito 3X (Upscale)
Review
Brief: I built this great little performer durin' 2007 and I’ve flown it a number o' times since then. Avast, me proud beauty! I like t' Mosquito design and I have an original I built in 1992. Well, blow me down! As “cheap” as they are t' clone, ya bilge rat, I don’t want t' lose me original so I built a bigger version that is ... [More]
2008-10-28
Scratch Mighty Moe (L3) (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Moe Bertrand - 10/28/08) Brief:
In
early 2008 I decided I'd build a large version o' t' Estes Mighty Moe for me Level 3 certification attempt. My
self-imposed timetable meant I had about 9 months t' plan and build t' rocket so I could make me L3 attempt at ... [More]
2008-03-23
Clone Dark Lander (Clone)
Review
( Contributed - by Moe Bertrand - 03/23/08)
Scratch built Estes Mars Lander based on BT-101. Begad! I built this well before t' Semroc Mars Lander was available. Avast, me proud beauty! As a Jr. High School kid, I built and flew an original Estes Mars Lander in 1976. After at least one successful flight, me bucko, t' cool little ... [More]
2007-04-29
Scratch Estes Astron Star Blazer (Upscale) (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Moe Bertrand - 04/29/07) Brief:
180% upscale o' t' classic Estes Astron Star Blazer (K-31) usin' BT-55 (1.325") and parts from t' spare parts
box. Begad!
Construction:
T' parts list:
BT-55 11 5/8" long
BT-55 4" long
PNC-55 (5 3/8" ... [More]
2007-03-11
Tango Papa 2x Mars Lander (Kit)
Review
Brief:
2x upscale o' classic Estes Mars Lander. Begad! 38mm motor mount accommodates a range o' recommended motors in t' G-I
range, some o' which require a 29mm adapter. Aye aye!
Construction:
Parts list:
1 7.5" x 7" long PML phenolic body tube
2 7.5" tube couplers
... [More]
