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Personally, I don't see the E2X kits as ARF so much as "no need to paint" models. In some cases, the builds are fairly substantial (as an example, look at the old Blue Ninja, or any of the copter designs) but the precolored body tubes and colored plastic fins and nose cones just mean you don't have to paint it - but you can if you want to! And some of these E2X kits make a great starting point for kitbashes. Heck - I've even been known to take an RTF rocket and rebuild it into something else (I bought a Scrappy for the nose cone for another project, so I put a Wizard nose cone on the Scrappy and painted it orange. It is no longer just another RTF rocket. And some of those RTF models come with silver foiled body tubes that can be fun to kitbash into something else. In fact, pretty much every RTF rocket I have purchased was to reuse the nose cone or fin can in a different project. |
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As an owner of 2 PS I aka "Power Plex" Launch Controllers, I am happy to see the new controller and in the photo it looks like the launch key is the same as the old one. I only have one key.
I use 2 NiMH in the old one and can launch clusters all day. I'm glad to see that I can use LiPOs in the new one. If you are not familiar with them, LiPO's have come a long way in the last few years and are used heavily by the RC guys. |
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I just want to state that this new launch controller isn't the massive brute from 20+ years ago. That unit would accept two 6-cell RC car battery packs and had enough combined power to launch just about anything and maybe even jump start your car.
The new unit is intended to introduce the new Hobbiest into a launch controller that is a step up from the Estes 4 AA battery system. I'ts intended use is more in the 3 to 4 igniters max, when using the optional battery, which means it's desiged to use only 10 Amps of current for short periods of time. When using the 6 C sized Alkaline batteries your only good for 2 or three igniters. You will however should be able to launch several hundred rockets with a single set of batteries. With the suppled two sets of micro clips you will also be able to drag race two rockets from a single controller along with attaching them to multiple igniter arrangments in a single rocket. The new unit has a single safety key with LED for continuity, a button with audible buzzer for ARM, and second button for Launch. John Boren |
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Hey, I really like the Pro Series Launch Controller from 20 years ago. It will light anything that you can throw at it, including the infamous Copperhead and Tiger Tail ignitors. Personally, I think that it is the best launch controllers that Estes offered for sale. I still have mine.
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I agree with that statement. I love the one I have but seldom use it anymore since I fly most of my stuff with the club launch system these days, except of course the stuff I fly at Estes, which we use all of our current controllers to launch our test models with.
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The PSII Launch Controller somewhat reminds me of the Estes E2 Launch Controller from twenty years ago.
Not too many folks remember that unit.
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Glad to see you brought that back. One of my favorite parts of the Command Control was between the beeping, the two buttons, and the LED read out, you really felt like you were in command. |
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