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Accurate astronauts in 1/72

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    March 2013
Accurate astronauts in 1/72
Posted by To Orbit! on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 4:58 PM

I am building an older Airfix Apollo moon landing and the "astronauts" look like something out of a black & white, low budget sci-fi show.  Does anyone know if there is anywhere to get realistic astronauts in 1/72?

Thanks!

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 5:16 PM

The only ones I could find were this set by Caesar Minitures. Theres only 3 figures and it comes with a small spacecraft, so not sure if that will be of any use.

This is their web page with the set on it, not sure where you would find it where you are.

 Caesar Miniatures

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    February 2007
Posted by mitsdude on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 12:53 AM

Airfix Astronauts  item #01741.

I bought these several years ago because I thought they were pretty cool looking.

They are not styrene but a toy soldiers/cowboys-Indians soft-pliable type of plastic. Vinyl maybe?

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    March 2013
Posted by To Orbit! on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 5:15 PM

Thanks Bish.  I saw that kit, but I hate to have to buy the whole kit just for the figures.  But they do look the most accurate judging from the pics.

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    March 2013
Posted by To Orbit! on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 5:19 PM

Thanks mitsdude.  I saw those too, but its hard to tell how accurate they are from the small pics.  I guess what turns me off is the "hooded" heads.  I was thinking of just sanding the folds off, but was afraid to make it too small.  What did you think of them?

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