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 Rocketry Product: Estes - Mega Mosquito {Kit} (001335)

Rocket Dungeon: The finishing of the Mega Mosquito and Super Alpha is DONE! (2014-02-02)

I was lucky to have a nice stretch of painting friendly weather and got two rockets ready to go. I still need to tie the recovery tethers together and install the laundry to double check stability. ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mosquito Spamming? (2020-04-23)

When you have a blog, there is always somebody trying to sneak in SPAM ads in the comments. Here's a shot of the original post, where I drew up some Estes Mini Brute decals for the Mega Mosquito ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Ebay Hits and Misses (2014-04-21)

I buy and sell stuff on Ebay. I only bid if the price is low and reasonable. We've all been there - a seller sends body tubes in a padded envelope. The tubes arrive bent. Their response: "Gee, it's ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mosquitos, Anyone? (2014-05-29)

The Estes BT-5 Mosquito could be considered a downscale of the Estes STREAK The Streak was BT-10 based. The BT-10 was a clear Mylar tube, close to a BT-20 size. The face card says "Ideal for ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Estes Mega Mosquito, Steam Punk, Forward Mounted Canted Cluster build thread, part 1 (2014-07-11)

This series will  mirror my posts in the TRF build thread  with the same name Comments and comments to the comments will not be included. ***************************** I had been ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Estes Mega Mosquito, Steam Punk, Forward Mounted Canted Cluster build thread, part 2 (2014-07-11)

Progress today... Here, all three mounts have been tacked in with 5 minute epoxy and the parachute tube assembly was completed. The latter turned out a little heavier than it would have ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Estes Mega Mosquito, Steam Punk, Forward Mounted Canted Cluster build thread, part 3 (2014-07-13)

Today saw a lot of progress. I fabricated an insert to protect the nose cone using a chuck of tube and some thick cardstock. I also sectioned the shoulder of the cone so it will slide past the motor ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Estes Mega Mosquito, Steam Punk, Forward Mounted Canted Cluster build thread, part 4 (2014-07-15)

Well, here are the major pieces dry fit. I reviewed the ongoing steampunk build threads including those by TRF members FayBoy and bill2654 and am doubting my resolve to stempunkify this thing. Their ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Estes Mega Mosquito, Steam Punk, Forward Mounted Canted Cluster build thread, part 5 (2014-07-16)

Spent yesterday cutting cardstock, placing stick on rivets, and add other missile-aneous trim. I could add more but I want to have it ready for the next MDRA launch and want to take advantage of ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Estes Mega Mosquito, Steam Punk, Forward Mounted Canted Cluster build thread, part 6 (2014-07-18)

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Rocketeer's Corner: Of rockets and Girl Scout cookies... (2021-03-28)

A couple of weekends ago, Duane and I flew a few rockets at Pegasus field. We were both needing a launch fix, and Duane was eager to try out the new wireless launch controller he's building for ... [Read More]