Estes - Mosquito (TK-1 or #0801) Gallery

lilminijpc said:

Adding my little rocket that I have, into the mix. ​
Here's my 5.5" skeeter named, "Sqweesh Me" with awesome decals made by Stickershock23.

I flew it naked for my L1 cert on an I218 Redline; then for my L2 cert, I painted and finished it with Martha Stewart paint & decals on a J350. (The mere mention of MS paint on a rocket, just about gave one of my cert members a stroke...)
Anyway, flew great and landed with a tail stand.


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Nice flights! Congrats on the Level 2!

qquake2k said:

Nice flights! Congrats on the Level 2!

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thanks captain low-n-slow!!

Here is my mega mosquito. Paint scheme inspired by Mr. Stealth6

Ken

Yep, I recognize those colors. Beautifully done!

I like the one in the background too!

s6

My 4" upscale, the Jersey Bomber. This is its first flight on an H178 Dark Matter.

I'm just finishing up this one. Epoxied in Nose Cone, matched to its Body Tube with Bondo. Papered Fins...
Will post Pics' again when it's complete.

I like the Rock-A Chute Mark II-esque launch lug.

Here is my mega mosquito during it's maiden flight.

My youngest daughter built the mini. This rocket was launched on a 1/2A3-2T and recovered!


I built the Mega, but since there wasn't enough space in the Mega, I added a payload bay and ejection baffle
I call it th Minnesota Mosquito. Launching it on E9-6


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Mega Mosquito and his little brother:

Found this one in the bottom of a box of rockets I purchased from a local seller. Removed and reattached the fins as they were crooked. One quick coat of sealer and painted it with the most obnoxious color I could find in hopes of recovering it. So far only one flight on this one. 1/4A3-3T put it out of sight but it landed close so it lived to fly another day.

Not the Estes Mosquito, but inspired by it, perhaps. This was a plan in the Centuri Design Manual.
https://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/catalogs/centuridesign/cendesign28.html
The Bug


I added a 13mm rear eject engine mount, as the plans call for an OOP "short" 1/2A6 type of 18mm engine. Homemade decal and logo of my own design.

kuririn said:

Mega Mosquito and his little brother:
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Found a Mega Mosquito at a local hobby shop in Daytona beach 2 years ago. got it and a Maxi Alpha III for $25 each. Both are great to fly.

Mine!

The bonus mozzie my son had from his mega kit.

Fun with forced perspective:

Mosquito and Mega Mosquito Clone and Minions Mega Mosquito Clone

keep the pictures coming

Mosquito and Baby Bertha turned into a rear eject Big Brother. I have to credit to the first post in this series, Solomoriah's Mo'Skeeter. Beautiful execution on that one.



I went with a more normal paint job on the large one, the small one I just painted red, since it will probably be lost on the first launch.



The Baby-Bertha-Turned-Upscale Mosquito, Going up and Coming down.

Great Flyer

Mostly standard* mini mosquito. Thanks to dayglow orange paint I've flown and recovered it repeatedly ＼⁠(⁠^⁠o⁠^⁠)⁠／ Fins had to be re-attached once after it came down in a parking lot.

*I canted the fins to give it some spin. Not that you can tell in flight.

goose_in_co said:

Mosquito and Baby Bertha turned into a rear eject Big Brother. I have to credit to the first post in this series, Solomoriah's Mo'Skeeter. Beautiful execution on that one.

I went with a more normal paint job on the large one, the small one I just painted red, since it will probably be lost on the first launch.

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Not sure what to think about "more normal" but I really do appreciate the kind words. Thank you sir!

I hope your "Big Brother" turns in as many excellent flights as the Mo' Skeeter has... 16 so far, still wearing the original paint (but with a few battle scars).