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Old 02-18-2010, 02:47 PM
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Default Estes Mini Max, Magician

Here are the newest kits from Estes. Good quality should be fun builds. Sorry Zep, but I have to build the Mini Max.

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Old 02-18-2010, 02:52 PM
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Those look like Cherokee-D fins!

I never understood the reason for payload sections that were smaller than the main body.
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Old 02-18-2010, 03:03 PM
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I thought the same thing about the fins........
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Old 02-18-2010, 03:13 PM
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I was thinking the same thing about the fins as soon as I saw them !
NO other kit uses fins of that shape until now.
I like the new Magician.
May have to pikk one up.

The Mini-Max they can KEEP.
The only kit that should be named mini-max should take at LEAST 29mm motors like the old Centuri Mini-Max kits.
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Old 02-18-2010, 03:42 PM
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The Mini-Max they can KEEP.
The only kit that should be named mini-max should take at LEAST 29mm motors like the old Centuri Mini-Max kits.


I agree that they could have thought of another name, but awww, c'mon, that thing is as cute as a button!
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Old 02-18-2010, 03:54 PM
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Lil' Red Max would be appropriate, but it is downright blasphemy to call it a Mini-Max !
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Old 02-18-2010, 05:40 PM
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I like the Mini Max!

Is that cradle on the Magician balsa sheet for holding the BT while gluing on the fins ?
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Old 02-18-2010, 06:04 PM
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Hey, those look nice! A sign of good things to come?



















































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Old 02-19-2010, 01:34 AM
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My Mini Max and Magician are enroute from Tower Hobbies.

They should arrive early next week, just after my Quest order shows up.

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Old 02-19-2010, 01:38 PM
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I figure Estes isn't going to make everyone happy, but they are on the right track. I for one don't really need any of the new kits since my collection is too big already. But I do want to support Estes and what they are trying to do so that's why I am buying them. I think these bring backs will be the real test to see if new rocketeers join the hobby.
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