Mini Mosquito Model Rocket Kit

The Mosquito was historically the cheapest rocket kit in the Estes catalog. This is a relief to many a rocketeer as the model has a nasty tendency to disappear into oblivion when flown. If this happens to you, simply look under your couch cushions or car seats and you’ll probably find enough loose change to buy another one. As other reviewers have mentioned, fluorescent orange is by far the best color to paint this rocket for any hopes of getting it back after a launch. Use a white under-coat first, and the fluorescent paint will be nice and bright. I’d suggest adding a coat of glossy lacquer on top of this to make it shine. Three coats of paint sounds like a lot, but even with the extra weight, this lightweight still gets up there. Fly it in the morning or late afternoon (low sun) with a clear, blue sky and you can track it all the way to apogee (if your eyes are good) even on an A10 motor. I’ve caught mine in my hand a few times at the conclusion of such a blue-sky flight, so it is definitely possible to track this aptly-named pipsqueak under the right conditions. Throw in some clouds and all bets are off. Sure, it’s a no-brainer to build and fly but taking it home after the launch is the challenge. You can’t go wrong with this classic.