Mini Honest John Model Rocket Kit

This was one of the first rockets that I built from an original issued Estes kit. I remember the kit as being very easy to assemble and that because the balsa wood was still somewhat rough back in those days I had to sand each fin. Other slight issues were just minor as the whole rocket looked great and flew great as well. I finished mine in the recommended glossy white with a few of the decals placed according to the instructions. I would recommend this to any rocket fan, regardless of experience in building. A fun kit for all.

This is a nice scale kit that can be made a little more detailed with the following tips: 1. Carefully sand the fins to the profile in step E3. 2. Paint the model flat olive drab (OD). Once it dries, coat it with a clear gloss coat and let that dry before applying the decals. This will help your decals hide. Once the decals are dry, give it a coat of flat clear (dullcote) to give it a more military look.

easy to build... looks good on the shelf... looks good on the launch pad... but it needs nose weight to have a good stable flight... it will still fly up and recover safely but for a nice straight flight add some clay to the nose... the waterslide decals are a bit tricky cause there are so many small ones... but once it is built and painted it sure looks pretty