BAR Fleet #122, Quark

Source:  Estes Industries

Kit #: 00802
Type:  Sport Model

 Stages: Single

Engine Type: 13mm
Recovery:  Featherweight

 Length:  13.5cm

Diameter:  13.7mm
Weight Empty:  4.4g
Nose Cone:  Tangent Ogive
Fin Type: Tapered Swept
Number of Fins: 4
Color Scheme:  White, Dark Red,
Fluorescent Red, Chrome Silver, Black Trim

 Date Completed:  15 June, 2019

 Another Tiny Model

Rocket!

 

This model came to the collection via a friend in Colorado Springs, Mr. Bob Antion.  The bird was built sometime in the mid 1990s and was never flown.

 In its original form, the model had been painted without any finish on the balsa fins, so they were rather rough.

 

 

 

This was remedied by sanding off the finish and applying a couple coats of CWF followed by a coat of white primer, all with fine grit sanding in between.  The body was then re-shot with white gloss enamel paint.

 Since this is a tiny, high-flying model that returns without any type of attached recovery device, I chose to apply some additional high visibility elements to the finish.

These consisted of a wrap of chrome silver adhesive Monokote which will reflect sunlight, and an application of fluorescent red on the tips of the fins for contrasting with the area in which the model would land.  The nose was left with the original dark red paint. 

I anticipate that this will be a fun little rocket to have on the display shelf and on the flying field.