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Help remembering an old Apollo kit.
Posted by jimbot58
on Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:13 AM
When I was a youngster about 10 or 12, I had this amazing kit of the Apollo spacecraft. It consisted of everything from the Saturn Booster on up. From the top, there was the escape booster that could be detached from the command Module, the command module itself that featured a cockpit and a hinged hatch that could be opened (don't remember if a crew was included or not), and a removable section at the top that allowed you to view the packed parachutes. This all atached to the service module that had a large panel on the side that opened and all the O2 tanks, fuel tanks, fuel cells and so on could be seen. The main engine noozle was removable and so was a sheild that when removed, the piping and other details of the engine were visable. Then was the section that housed the Lunar module (I think refered to as the LM adapter?) and it attached to a square base-I think it had clouds On its surface. It has the four panels that opened like a flower, but when closed the service module could be placed on top. The LM itself had legs that could be closed to fit in the LM adapter or opened to sit on an included 'moon base' that had craters and all, and the cabin and base of the LM would separate as well. The CM and the LM could be docked with a locking mech. that locked with a twist. As I said, all pieces were able to separate. If I had to guess, I would say it was maybe 1/24th scale. Who made this kit? I very much regret getting rid of it.
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