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The HoJo is the one I'm most interested in... but it's the only one I haven't seen specs on.
The HoJo is the one I'm most interested in... but it's the only one I haven't seen specs on.
Same here, especially since it appears to be the long-fin version. The Honest John is neat in and of itself, but it would also be an excellent jump-off point for an upscale EAC Firecat (assuming the spin rockets aren't molded into the cone)...
The spin rockets have been molded into every plastic nosecone version of the HoJo I've seen... I don't see why this one would be different. Concealing them shouldn't be too hard though.
Didn't he show something like that at conference some time back? NARAM, maybe? It might not have been 3", but was a larger PSII-sized Honest John, and the description of the fight characteristics sounded very cool. It was just a concept in development at the time, and I was hoping this was the release announcement. We shall see.
Last I had heard, the PSII HoJo was scraped.
IIRC Thirsty, its 5 pods and 5 fins from the one I saw last Friday and Saturday. One of the members of our club has one as a beta test, and they fly as good as they look.
It's five fins/pods. John designed a neat jig which is also included in the kit to help align them during construction. It works nicely as mine does not roll while going nice and straight up to about 770 feet on E12-4 (data from AltimeterThree aboard). Here's a picture - but don't be surprised if it comes in sideways. It did when I posted it on YORF, event though it shows up fine on my Mac (it was taken by my iPhone in portrait orientation).
Didn't he show something like that at conference some time back? NARAM, maybe? ....
You've got to add it to your collection!
If memory serves, the product description that I didn't see said 1/14 scale, neighborhood of 28 inches tall. A fair bit bigger...
The HoJo, at 1:14 would be BT60-based and 23-3/8" long. I was hoping for a PS Series 3"-based kit, but no such luck...
Well the old memory ain't what it used to be. Right scale, way off on length.
From the "coming Soon" page:
007240 - Honest John Description
Here's the pic before it disappears:
"A highly sought after scale kit has returned to Estes! You asked and we listened. More scale kits and this is just the beginning. " - that sounds exciting!
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