Estes - 1292 Wizard Rocket, Each, Blue, Fuchsia and Yellow

My son and I built this together, it was our second rocket, and it was slightly more difficult than the last rocket but still easy to assemble. It requires painting and alignment of the fins but it wasn't difficult. After we got it built and painted we applied the decals and it was ready for launch. It doesn't use a parachute, it utilizes a streamer, which kinda made me think it would fall apart but it's a durable little rocket and is still going strong after 6 launches. It's a standard design and reaches altitudes of over 1000 feet with c engines. It was a great value and affordable weekend fun for us.

Wow this is great little rocket! Not sure if it was my great build quality or the light weight, but this thing fly's straight as an arrow. We launched the rocket two times. Once with a A8-3 then with a B6-4. The A8 seemed like to produced the perfect height. As for the B6, it went (dare I so) to high. in the end, we had around 30 seconds where we had no idea where it was!Pros:- Fairly simple to build- Nice high straight flight patternCons- Has no parachute.... One a ribbon to slow down the decent- Probably user error here, but I was not able to recover the engine. Rocket relies on you using some sort tape to hold it in place. I never did that with my launches, so something to consider if your in a dry area.In general awesome little rocket, really fun to fly!

This was a great rocket and worked perfectly. I had to watch some videos to get clarification of some of the assembly steps. This rocket is not for the young or inexperienced. It is easy to assemble if you are already familiar with how they work. That being said, there are numerous videos online to help sort out the first timer. Pay attention to the glue. Not just any glue will work. Waiting for glue to set and then dry is not fun. The durability depends entirely on how well you out it together.

My 10-year-old built this with minimal assistance from me (showed him some gluing and sanding). Good directions, he pretty much followed them on his own. Flies plenty high -- high enough to lose it if you're not careful. Streamer recovery. B6-4 takes it plenty high. Lots of fun. I built quite a few Estes rockets when I was that age, and glad to see they are still around, not too expensive, and same quality. About the only compromise is that nosecones are plastic now instead of balsa (actually lighter that way, but not quite as do-it-yourself feeling). Fins are still balsa. His cousin said it's "Wizardy".This is one of a series of rockets (the viking is another) that are exactly the diameter of the engine (very narrow) -- and so go about as high as possible on a given engine.Good first rocket if you don't mind some gluing.

My church group of 10 yr old boys built these. The boys were allimpressed by how high they all went. Of the 10 we launched, we only lost one despite the windy day. Part of the reason was that several lost the streamer that acts as a parachute. Follow the instructions and tape the streamer to itself around the cord. Tape the long way (same direction as the streamer).

Dosnt come with an engine or launcher. $15 for a cardboard tube, plastic nose cone and 3 balsa wood fins. Rip off

Does not have a parachute as seen in some of the pics. Only a ribbon.

I purchased the Wizard for a Physics project. For an eighteen year old, the directions were a little confusing at first but it did finally make sense. The steps are very simple and did not take any longer than an hour AT MOST!! And most of that is being a perfectionist. I didn't use the decals it came with though, I just painted it with regular craft paint. I used Elmer's Carpenter Wood Glue for everything, and it held together very nicely! I used a B6-4 engine and it went about 210 meters by my calculations. My rocket was a success and I am VERY happy with my purchase!!! I definitely recommend! :)