Unicraft Models 1/72 SpaceShipOne

QUOTE: Originally posted by lodni_k I wonder if any of the "mainstream" companies will tackle this historic a/c?? - Calvin

They should! this is a very important aircraft. Revell did make the Breitling Balloon, so who knows...

Then again, how many "Spirit of St. Louis" kits are out there?

I wonder if any of the "mainstream" companies will tackle this historic a/c?? - Calvin

Excellent - the first privately owned commercial spaceship - towed by a car !
Salvage 1, 21st century style .

Just thought I would share a pic I took last June during SpaceShipOne's maden space flight. It was rather neat to see a part of history take place!

I built it last August and it was good, although Igor makes no bones about his models being for experienced builders.
I recommend pinning everything together, otherwise the wing joints will fail. I used one 1/8 dia. brass wire in each wing butt joint and its quite strong despite the ungainly appearance of WK.
I put together some progress photos here, and a couple of finished photos.
http://groups.msn.com/ModelersAndHobbyForum/whiteknightampspaceshipone.msnw
I also rebuilt the landing gear using brass wire and aluminum tube. The resin is too brittle to trust not breaking.

Haven't heard anything on this kit but know others who have built their kits and they say the quality is pretty good.