Estes 1751 Bulk Pack of 1751 Alpha III Rocket-Building Kits, Beginner Flying-Rocket-Model Kits for Ages 10+, Classroom Science Experiments

Easy to assemble. Had to purchase igniter and engines separately.

These kits are great and were a great deal. I did these with my Cub Scouts (Webelos) and we had a blast. They were able to build the kits with a little assistance. They are high flying, even with the smaller motor.The boys I did them with were 10-11 and mostly completed the build in an hour. Some had more homework than others. These could be built with slightly younger kids with more assistance.We launched them many times and any issues (chute not opening or 1/2 the rocket floating away because of the wind) were our fault, not the quality of the rocket.

The media could not be loaded. This rocket was a blast (pun intended)! Easy prep, leading to the fun right away. It launched so high we lost sight until the chute opened up as it floated back to earth. Couldn’t wait to launch another Estes rocket.

Was unusable due to missing body tube in every kit.

I am the Committee Chair for a small Cub Scout pack. We are always looking for group activities that are both fun and educational. I launched Estes rockets back when I was a teen in the '90's, back when e-commerce was in its infancy. Back then the only place to find these rocket kits was at a brick-and-mortar hobby shop, and they only had single kits, and the markups were big. I assume these bulk kits existed back then but were only available from a school supply catalog. Well now we have Amazon and they are available to the masses! That leads me to my first point1.) Price. I paid $12.75 per kit after taxes. I believe you can get them for under $10 if you put it on your droplist, so if you're not in a hurry to get them you can get it for an even better price than what I Paid, regardless I'm happy with the price. To fly the rocket you also need to buy engines (not included) which I paid about $3.12 per engine. So in total, you get about 2 hours of activity (per child) for about $16.2.) Difficulty. This is the easiest-to-assemble kit Estes sells. some basic measuring, gluing, and a very small amount of cutting (hobby knife and scissors required). Most model rocket kits require both sanding and painting and have wood fins. This kit has pre-molded plastic fins. We had Cubs as young as 6 assembling these kits (with parental help) and most were completed in an hour, to an hour and a half. any kit with balsa wood fins would take a minimum of 2-4 hours, plus overnight paint drying. Once the glue you use is set, this rocket can be flown the same day it's built, which makes it the perfect choice for a group or club activity.3.) Quality. This is the only reason I did not give it a 5 star rating. We had 2 sets of fins that were bent. Fixable with a heat gun, but regardless they required modification out of the box. Also the paper was peeling off of a few of the body tubes out of the box. Again not a deal breaker but disappointing.A few more notes: You will need at least one launch pad and a launch controller to fly these rockets, along with the aforementioned engines. There are many different engines that can be used with these rockets, but unless you live in the desert I would recommend the Estes A8-3 which will give you around 300 feet of altitude, but still a decent chance of the rocket not ending up in any nearby trees. if you have a very restricted launch area the Estes 1/2 A6-2 will get this rocket up to about 100' of altitude, which is not very high but you'll almost surely get the rocket back.Summary: Great kit for groups, great value for the price. Easy to assemble even if you have 0 experience with model rockets.

Caution, my 12 rockets came without the black body tube. Unable to assemble any rockets. Was easy to return and order new. Now waiting on new delivery.

... it is a great field test before you sent off your expensive, detailed and painted bird. A C6-5 will loose it on most football fields. Learn wind patterns and use a weather app.It is a flying Phantom with cloths on. Great first, easy to see, great lookin', customizable, work horse for you fleet. Never go to a launch day without one!I should try to build one to launch a glider or two. Yea that's the ticket to space!* Not always this price.Alpha III Build notes:-Use a black magic marker to color launch lug.-Apply all decals first.-Add a black marker line along the length of body tube to help align both wrap around decals.-Align fin decals perpendicular to lower fin body tube line.-Don't apply "USA" decal to same side where the LL goes.-Cut out a 1/8" slit 1/4" above where decal meets to glue LL to body tube not on plastic decal where the overlap is.-Alignment engine hook with a fin.ALWAYS-Glue shock cord mounts flush inside the body tube.-Add a swivel snap to all parachutes. (~#12).-Use some powder to prevent parachutes from sticking.

To get yourself up and running with a great beginner rocket set, you'll want to get this set along with the Estes 1427 Alpha III Flying Model Launch Set and at least one engine bulk pack, such as the B6-4 and/or the C6-5. I just bought this 12-pack of Estes rockets along with the launch set, a B6-4 bulk pack, and a C6-5 bulk pack. If you don't have a large park to launch these things, you might pass on the C6-5 bulk pack and opt instead for one of the A series bulk packs. The sets each include a set of stickers with USA markings and numbers. The numbers are great, as that allows you to provide a unique set of numbers on each to indicate ownership. My oldest son was born on the 8th of the month, so I put an 08 on his, and my youngest son was born on the 26th of the month, so I put a 26 on his.I thought the park from which I was launching the rockets was sufficiently large, but I was wrong about that. One rocket launched with a C6-5 engine floated at least 400 yards into some residential neighborhood. I was unable to find that one. You'll want to launch where there are not too many trees. I lost two of them to the trees, as they floated down and their parachutes got stuck high up in the branches. In all, I built four for my outing, and lost three fairly quickly, so this set is a must if you're a beginner and you're not absolutely sure whether you're launching in the best place. So, you'll definitely want to build a set of them -- if you go out with just one, you're outing might be short.