James Duffy
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Wow, it's amazing how many rockets get built when you retire.*
Here's a quick shot of a very rapid build of the relatively recent Mini Honest John release from Estes. Being a obsessive scale type there was simply no way the absurdly inaccurate "US MILITARY" decal was going to be used, so I went looking for alternate schemes. Google favored me with a great shot of a development round of the beastie that could be completed with black decal film. I've attached the reference photo and a peek at the finished model. (I may yet hit it with a dullcoat.)
The launch lug and motor hook were omitted and the model will launch using a simple fixed-head piston launcher.
James
* My brief "retirement" will be coming to an end in just over a month when I return to school. I had NO idea that I would get this bored this quickly, so consider this fair warning to those of you considering an exit from the ranks of the employed. Had I known I might have toiled away in the mines for a few more weeks.
Here's a quick shot of a very rapid build of the relatively recent Mini Honest John release from Estes. Being a obsessive scale type there was simply no way the absurdly inaccurate "US MILITARY" decal was going to be used, so I went looking for alternate schemes. Google favored me with a great shot of a development round of the beastie that could be completed with black decal film. I've attached the reference photo and a peek at the finished model. (I may yet hit it with a dullcoat.)
The launch lug and motor hook were omitted and the model will launch using a simple fixed-head piston launcher.
James
* My brief "retirement" will be coming to an end in just over a month when I return to school. I had NO idea that I would get this bored this quickly, so consider this fair warning to those of you considering an exit from the ranks of the employed. Had I known I might have toiled away in the mines for a few more weeks.