Estes - Maxi Honest John Kit

Decals: Self-Stick
Diameter: 2.60 inches
Fin Material: Plastic
Length: 37.00 inches
Main Body Tube: BT-80
Manufacturer: Estes
Model: 2166
Motor Size: 24 millimeters
Nose Cone Material: Plastic
Power: Low-Power
Product Type: Kit
Production Years: 1975-1983
Recommended Motors: D12-3, D12-5
Recovery: Parachute
Scale: 1/9
Skill Level: 3
Status: Out-Of-Production
Style: Scale
Tags: Scale:Honest John
Weight: 14.00 ounces
Reviews
  • Estes Maxi Honest John By John Lee (July 12, 2008)

    Brief: This kit was an eBay find. It was already opened but all pieces were reportedly present. I took a chance and bid on it, paid too much, and squealed with delight when it arrived. Construction: The Hojo starts, as do most kits, with the motor mount. A spacer is marked at 1/4" and used to push a thrust ring into the motor tube. On inspection, I noticed that one end of ...

  • Estes Maxi Honest John By Robert Tung

    This is a good kit! You have to make sure you glue the fins on good or it won't be a stable flight! The kit contains: 1 body tube 1 nose cone 2 sets of plastic molded fins 1 boat tail 1 nose cone tail The instructions were very good and easy to follow. It was hard to make the fins stick onto the rocket. Finishing: I forgot to add glue fillets to the body tube to get ...

  • Estes Maxi Honest John By John Lee

    Brief: This is a re-release of the early 80's Estes kit. A 1/9th scale model of the famous U.S. Army surface-to-surface, supersonic ballistic missile. This highly detailed model comes with pre-shaped, accurately scaled fins and molded plastic nose cone. Spectacular recovery with giant, dual 24" parachutes. It makes an impressive display model. Construction: This is the Maxi ...

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