Estes Partizon name origin

Anyone know the background on how the Estes Partizon got its name?

Mr G said:

Anyone know the background on how the Estes Partizon got its name?

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I think if anyone here knows, it would be John Boren.

I tried him first and he said he couldn't remember.

1. Partizan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
enthusiast, partisan addict, freak, junkie, junky,
nut - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"

2. Partizan - a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

3. Partizan - devoted to a cause or party

hcmbanjo said:

1. Partizan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
enthusiast, partisan addict, freak, junkie, junky,
nut - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"

2. Partizan - a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

3. Partizan - devoted to a cause or party

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But it's spelled with an O --- Partizon, not Partizan.

I think it's a shortened version of "Party Zone," as in, "Welcome to the Party Zone! We're gonna party our faces off! Woo-hoo!"

It's the "o" in Partizon that makes it unique when it comes to the name and it's definition or provenance.

I always thought it was a typo of "Part Zion." Kinda gives you a little bit of a heavenly feeling every time you launch it.

I figure it's like car names and paint/crayon colors, sit around too many fumes then make up words. The ones that sound the most normal get used.

#2 makes sense...

Switch a y for an i, add an e at the end and you got partyzone

Zonie said:

#2 makes sense...

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Yea I thought of the medieval weapon when I first saw the name.

Here's my take on #9700 to #9703

Leviathan - large beast - obvious as its 3" wider than the rest.

Ventris - female sounding because of its hourglass curves :lol:

Argent - military looking so its a sArgent.

Cabernut said:

Argent - military looking so its a sArgent.

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I figured that the original color scheme for the Argent was more silver (argent is an old english word for silver/silvery/etc.) but ended up in one of the alternate schemes for the face card.

AlfaBrewer said:

I figured that the original color scheme for the Argent was more silver (argent is an old english word for silver/silvery/etc.) but ended up in one of the alternate schemes for the face card.

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You mean I got the colors right ?? - lol ( not sure why it came out sideways- sorry . )

Andy Greene said:

You mean I got the colors right ?? - lol ( not sure why it came out sideways- sorry . )

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If you were trying to match mine, no- you used green where you should have used orange.

I don't know if there is a "wrong" color scheme on a rocket. Of course, I'm the guy who has a Bullpup 12D painted in a white-gray-purple-pink camo color scheme.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but...

Maybe John was just having one of those days and had a lot of trouble building the prototype. In the end he exclaimed; "Finally, the last 'Partizon' "

Mr Rocket said:

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but...

Maybe John was just having one of those days and had a lot of trouble building the prototype. In the end he exclaimed; "Finally, the last 'Partizon' "

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Lol! Have you been working on that one for the last 4 years?

Was the launch scrubbed today? No, the PartizOn! Party's On???

Partizon, Wayne. Partizon, Garth. Partizon, Dudes, Bill & Ted.

No? Maybe too much of a stretch. Still, it's a most excellent rocket.

My Partizon crashed more than once, and each time I just shortened it a bit. So mine is now called the Shortizon.

It’s now maybe half the length of the original, and I have some weight in the nose. It flies better than before, and the chute always ejects from the body tube now. Perfected after 3 crashes.

I think it's made up.
Don't look for any deep back story for this one.

GlenP said:

Was the launch scrubbed today? No, the PartizOn! Party's On???

Partizon, Wayne. Partizon, Garth. Partizon, Dudes, Bill & Ted.

No? Maybe too much of a stretch. Still, it's a most excellent rocket.

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Which way to the Party Zone?

...you guys crack me up...

And when the motor ignites....

Heatizon....

ThirstyBarbarian said:

My Partizon crashed more than once, and each time I just shortened it a bit. So mine is now called the Shortizon.

It’s now maybe half the length of the original, and I have some weight in the nose. It flies better than before, and the chute always ejects from the body tube now. Perfected after 3 crashes.

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When I moved to China I found that the model rocketry hobby was pretty pathetic here, despite China having invented the rocket. Bobby Hamill was kind enough to send me a Partizon. However, China Post, being China Post, did what it does best. It damaged what was sent. One of the body tubes was seriously crushed. I built what was left of it. I named that rocket PartOfAZon. Later, I was able to replace the body tube segment, but I can't find anything to fill the spirals, or prime it. It's sat in the same condition since then.

ThirstyBarbarian said:

Lol! Have you been working on that one for the last 4 years?

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What can I say? Some of us are just a little slow

Some of the most funny things in life are what you forget that then gets brought back to life in a new or refreshed form. This is one of them. With no conclusive answer, I have continued to search for answers. Now, a whole new wave of wiseacres are resurrecting this thread and adding to the lore. Keep it coming