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Old 10-01-2015, 09:32 PM
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And the angels break out into choruses of Hallelujah!

Well done Estes!

You guys are getting only 2?
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The only thing that is the same with this Version and the older Centuri version is the Capsule. This version has a Vacuum Form corrugated Wrap for the lower body tube. The fins are two piece injection molded plastic. All the detail pieces that get glued to the corrugated wrap are molded plastic. The engine nozzles are two piece molded plastic and have the rubber booties molded into them. Attached are a few images of a model I through together for test flying. It takes about 5 hours to build. I didn't use any primer or putty, just shot a coat of white paint and then silver. The nozzles should be painted black and white and the escape tower needs some black color as well but since this model was built to be test flown several times and then most likely thrown away, why bother. The HARDEST part to build on this model is putting on the decals. The finished weight is going to be more like 8.5 or so ounces with 1.5 ounces of this being clay in the nose. I hope to see a lot of these being used for sport scale events at NARAM.

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I seriously doubt that we'll see this at the HL stores, as they seem to avoid the complex scale products offered by Estes. As an example, I've never seen a Saturn V or Nike Smoke there.

Tower Hobbies is already accepting orders on the LJII for $39.95.

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Old 10-01-2015, 10:39 PM
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As an example, I've never seen a Saturn V or Nike Smoke there.

I've bought a couple of Pro kits from HL the last few years. I bought several Saturn V kits from HL. #2001, #2157 (both releases).
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Old 10-01-2015, 11:17 PM
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This is FANTASTIC news!

John Boren, thanks for helping many of us have a chance to own a big LJII! I was in high school or maybe college when the Centuri kit was available. So I was either distracted by girls, or had no money, and completely missed this era in model rocketry history.

Actually, I think I was both distracted by girls and also had no money ...
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Old 10-02-2015, 02:53 AM
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Wondering if will be a copy of the Centuri Kit ?????

Hhehehehehehehehe
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Old 10-02-2015, 03:11 AM
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The only thing that is the same with this Version and the older Centuri version is the Capsule. This version has a Vacuum Form corrugated Wrap for the lower body tube. The fins are two piece injection molded plastic. All the detail pieces that get glued to the corrugated wrap are molded plastic. The engine nozzles are two piece molded plastic and have the rubber booties molded into them. Attached are a few images of a model I through together for test flying. It takes about 5 hours to build. I didn't use any primer or putty, just shot a coat of white paint and then silver. The nozzles should be painted black and white and the escape tower needs some black color as well but since this model was built to be test flown several times and then most likely thrown away, why bother. The HARDEST part to build on this model is putting on the decals. The finished weight is going to be more like 8.5 or so ounces with 1.5 ounces of this being clay in the nose. I hope to see a lot of these being used for sport scale events at NARAM.

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John,

Beautiful looking plastic pieces and appears to be a HUGE improvement over the silver foil wrap on the Centuri kit.

I'm really impressed at the fit of the fin actuator housings over the corrugated wrap, expecially if you didn't do any putty work.

If the bosses allow, would you mind taking a few minutes to toot the horns of whoever produced the corrugated wrap and plastic pieces and tell us who did all the design work and a bit about what actually goes into producing those pieces? Somebody obviously put a LOT of work into the redisign of this kit.

Kudos!

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Wondering if will be a copy of the Centuri Kit ?????

Hhehehehehehehehe

Check out JumpJet's post. The only thing that comes straight from the Centuri kit is the capsule.
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Old 10-02-2015, 08:27 AM
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Check out JumpJet's post. The only thing that comes straight from the Centuri kit is the capsule.

So, the question I'm wondering (just for history's sake) is did they still have the original molds or were they reproduced?
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Old 10-02-2015, 08:35 AM
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From what John has shown us, this is a "better than the good old days" kind of thing.

I wonder if a stencil might be an option when it came to putting the lettering on the wraps.
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