What rocket kits are available?

Hi,

I am new to this page and new to this genre of model kits too. Let me introduce myself. My real name is Brent and I am from Seattle, WA. I am mostly a fan of vintage muscle cars, but I grew up loving NASA and rockets as a child. I want to put some rocket kits together, but I know more about doing model cars then rockets. To start off, I'd like to know what kits are available.

These are a few kits I am interested in that I know are available or were at one point:

Revell Saturn V 1:96

Revell Saturn V 1:144

Revell Space Shuttle 1:72

Revell Space Shuttle with fuel tank and boosters 1:72

Revell Space Shuttle with boosters 1:144

And maybe the Revell Enterprise Space Shuttle & 747 Piggyback 1:144

Does anyone know if someone makes these kits?

Saturn I

Saturn IB

Saturn V Skylab

Titan

I know AMT/Ertl offers the 'Man In Space' rocket collection which includes: Mercury Redstone, Mercury Atlas, Gemini Titan, Saturn 1B and the Saturn V all in 1:200 scale... Anyone know if these rockets in at least 1:44?

Airfix are due to re-release their Saturn !B next year as well as a Skylab version of their Saturn V.

See my post here... http://cs.finescale.com/FSMCS/forums/t/123731.aspx

Airfix for the Saturn IB - 1:144

Revell for Saturn V - 1:144 or 1:96 - out of production I think but can be had on eBay

For the Mercury / Gemini programs you can buy the Revell Mercury/Gemini capsule kit 1:48 on eBay the add an aftermarket kit for the boosters like this:

http://mek.kosmo.cz/newware/#Kits%20and%20detail%20sets

Chris

Well that gives me a few options!  Here is another site I found last night.

http://www.realspacemodels.com/index.htm

They offer:

Saturn 1 Block 2 SA-5 and SA-6 1:144

Saturn 1B 1:44

Saturn V 'Skylab' conversion kit 1:144

and many other interesting resin kits and conversions.

http://mek.kosmo.cz/newware/#Kits%20and%20detail%20sets (Thanks VZ2 for the link!  )

eBay seller ‘d-condave’ offers some interesting paper kits:

Saturn V Launch Umbilical Tower (LUT) in 1:100, 1:144, 1:96, and 1:70

Crawler Transporter for (For the Saturn V) in 1:144, 1:96, and 1:70

Crawler Transporter for (For Space Shuttle) in 1:144

Launch Pedestal "MilkStool" for Saturn 1B 1:44, 1:96, and 1:70

Here's another site you may like:

http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php

Chris

Hey,  oldmodelkits.com is a pretty cool site. Prices are a little outrageous. I'd like to find a better source to buy kits then evilbay too. Plus to make matters worse; there are no stores that sell model kits in my area anymore.

The Airfix 1/144 Saturn 1B kit is one I'd love to find, but I don't justify paying $170-$280 for it. I'd also like to find the 1/96 Revell Saturn V...

The Revell 1/96 can be had on eBay for about a hundred clams.   One sold recently for about $117 I think.   

Oldmodelkits.com IS really cool but, as you said, quite expensive.  

I've bought a bunch of stuff off eBay and never a problem   Just picked up the Testors 1/48 SR-71 for $9.50 !

Chris

Are there any good aftermarket detail kits for the Saturn IB and Saturn V kits? I know there are some for the 1/96 Saturn V, but what about the 1/144 kits?

Glencoe also makes a 1/48 Jupiter C rocket and a 1/6 Explorer I satellite

You could scratch build a rocket like this guy did. Not sure what he used as propellant though, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxgMhHOaUSY

Here's a does it exist reference link for you.

http://www.ninfinger.org/models/space_models.html

FYI: Glenn from Real Space Models is working on a 1/144 Saturn V kit which will be much better then the Revel/Airfix kits. Also, he is working on a Energia Buran shuttle that is almost ready. He's putting together instructions for the kit and it'll be ready hopefully soon and available on his site.

hi i am new here,and i see your asking for a saturn 1b kit,have you tried ebay,there is a seller on there,who is selling 1/96 scale version all in resin,i have bought one,and they are very good,and the price is aswell,if you do a search on ebay you should find the seller,or do a search for the seller,he is martg1960

hope this helps

Yes I know the guy on ebay. Martin actually made the first 1/96 Saturn 1B kit for me. I am trying to talk him into making a Saturn 1 Block 2.

Tou can also New Ware models at

http://mek.kosmo.cz/newware/