From: rjungcla@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (R. M. Jungclas)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rockets
Subject: Re: Chicago Trade Show Results?
Date: 5 Nov 92 21:45:34 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville, IL.

In article <1992Nov2.185420.8464@primerd.prime.com> <J.Cook@ENS.Prime.COM> writes:
>Gee, isn't it about time for the fall hobby trade show in Chicago?
>
>Did anyone go?  Does anyone have anything to report on our favorite hobby
>manufacturers?

In article <1992Nov2.170040.6268@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> hack@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (Edmund Hack) writes:
>Here are a few new product rumors from the RC trade show:
>
>Estes is said to be reissuing the Maxi-Honest John and four new/reissued
>boost gliders.
>
>NCR has announced that they are getting into the engine/motor/propulsion
>device business.  An F30 and G50 (I think) will start the line, both
>composite motors.  Prices are said to be F at 2 for $8 and G at 2 for $9
>retail.
>
>Quest is adding a few kits.  No details.
>

In article <1992Oct30.214217.5828@primerd.prime.com> <J.Cook@ENS.Prime.COM> writes:
>I spoke with a distributor last night.  He had received the latest Estes
>product announcement.  From what he could remember:
>
>1. Little Joe II to be discontinued
>2. Astrocam 110 to make a re-appearence
>
>Heck if I know whether this is a fall release, a pre-1993 product announcement
>for distributors only, or what.
>
>Just thought you camera hounds out there might appreciate the rumor.
> 


The Chciago Hobby Show was open to public from 5 PM Friday, Oct 30 thru
5 PM Sunday November 1st.   The Northern Illinois Rocketry Association
hosted "rocket building" consumer seminar for RCHTA and Estes again this
year.   As a result, I didn't get as much time as I had in the past to
enjoy the show. Unfortunately, most of the catalogs and stuff that I pick
are still with a friend. I have been hoping that Kevin McKiou  would have
posted something to the net by now.

At the Estes booth, they had  numerous new kits (but nothing down on paper
yet).  Indeed, as Estes announced at NARAM 34 last August the Maxi Honest
John is going to be re-released in the "Collector's Series". Two scale kits 
will be released in the "Pro Series": A two stage Terrier-Sandhawk and a
Jayhawk.  The upper stage of the Sandhawk is essentially a re-release of
the original Estes (BT-55) Sandhawk kit.  The Terrier is BT-80 sized, thick
wall pre-slotted construction. Terrier-Sandhawk can be flown as either
two stage or single stage.  The Jayhawk will appear to the old-timers as
a release of the old Centuri Magmum Jayhawk, but this release features
thick wall, pre-slotted contruction commin to Pro Series. There also a neat
new helicopter model, called the Firewalker (I might have this name wrong).
There is also a large fighter like model called the Tomcat that deloys two 
wings upon ejection and returns as a glider. There is also a new Egglofter
in the E2X Series. All of the skill level 1 kits will under a "face lift"
during 1993.  The Alpha and the Big Bertha will continue to be available
but with didn't paint schemes/decals. Alpha 3 will now come in this ugly
(weak) floursenct orange plastic).  I didn't see any other gliders or see 
the Astocam displayed.

Quest was very laid back this year.  They're introducing 4 new "skill level 1"
one of which is the old MPC "Tomahawk" kit. 

Custom Rocket is also introducing a few new kits.  Again skill leve 1 clones.

Nothing new from MRC  (look for them to leave rocket business within the
next couple of years)

Cox is still displaying their line of ready to fly stuff.  Nothing new.

North Coast Rocketry had a booth for the first time. Catatog flyers from
last year were being distributed with nothing new "displayed". I heard thru
the grapevine that they will be introducing a 1/72 scale Space Shuttle
kit in 1993.

Aerotech was there but I somehow missed their booth.

Both Tripoli and the National Association or Rocketry had a booth.

R. Michael Jungclas                    UUCP:      att!ihlpb!rjungcla 
AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville, IL.       Internet:  rjungcla@ihlpb.att.com
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