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