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Honest John | ||
This Honest John is on display at the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry in Austin Texas. Its been there as long as I can remember. In the 80's, there was a small display of tanks and missiles on the corner of the camp near 35th and MOPAC. All that equipment has been moved to the area of the museum now, and the only missile remaining is the Honest John. I don't know where the other missiles went - hopefully not the scrap yard.
I don't know how accurate this round is - whether it has been modified for display, nor where it came from. It is a bit beaten up, a couple of the fins are bent over. Otherwise, it seems like an original shell. The skin and rivets don't show signs of tampering.
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| These views present the overall shape of the Honest John. | ||||
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| The distinctive shape of the Honest John's nose gives it its identity. If your vaccuform nacelle covers look like they're just stuck on, then relax - so do the real ones. There are access panels in the nose, the central seam is not very prominent. | ||||
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| The fins are attached via a spar that runs down the center of the fin where the ridge is located. There are no external welds on the fins, and there is an air gap between the body and the "hook" shape at the top of the fin. | ||||
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| There are a number of access panels in the nose and tail. There is a riveted lapped piece that goes a little more than 3/4ths of the way around the base. The launch rail guide is actually much less complex than presented in the Estes instructions. | ||||
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| Lettering is block white. | ||||
