I need copy of instructions to Convair Nuclear Space Ship

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cyberborg 4000 - 02 Dec 2005 10:16 GMT

Yes I think this had a really long and a slender tube (access shaft)
between the Pilot section & the Huge Cylinders that represented the
(Nuclear Engine) parts.

Was this an old Strombecker Kit for the Convair Interplanetary Space
Vehicle or something like that.

Wasn't this a real Convair project drawn up for a ''Nuclear'' powered
Interplanetary Space Ship back in the early days of the Program. The
Air Force was looking into the possibility of Nuclear Powered Space
Craft travel in & out of our Solar System.

Does some has a set, and could I please ask if they would make me a copy
of the complete plans. I would really be a big help at this time. Also
does anyone out there have an idea of what a rough scale for this might
have been or even better what the 'real' size & length values would have
been for this Craft back in the 50's.

Thanks very much , I hope you can Help

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Jack Bohn - 02 Dec 2005 11:49 GMT

>Yes I think this had a really long and a slender tube (access shaft)
>between the Pilot section & the Huge Cylinders that represented the
>(Nuclear Engine) parts.
>
>Was this an old Strombecker Kit for the Convair Interplanetary Space
>Vehicle or something like that.

Always checking
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/space_models.html#classic
for things space kit related, it would be called the Convair
Manned Nuclear Interplanetary Vehicle, in the ever-popular 1/91
scale. Ron Miller's _The Dream Machines calls it 300 ft long.

>Wasn't this a real Convair project drawn up for a ''Nuclear'' powered
>Interplanetary Space Ship back in the early days of the Program. The
>Air Force was looking into the possibility of Nuclear Powered Space
>Craft travel in & out of our Solar System.

This, the Convair Manned Lunar Reconnaissance Vehicle (as in,
flyover only), and a manned satellite:
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/boxtops/strmd39.jpg
were all to be built from discarded fuel tanks from unmanned
satellite launces. The were to be crewed by a shuttle:
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/kitplans/revellh1828.html

You can even see the other vessels "guest-starring" on each
other's boxes.

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Casey Tompkins - 08 Dec 2005 03:06 GMT

Has anyone ever tried scratch-building one of those old Strombecker
kits?

I imaging trying to build (for example) the curved tubing of the space
station would be tricky.

>>Yes I think this had a really long and a slender tube (access shaft)
>>between the Pilot section & the Huge Cylinders that represented the
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>Manned Nuclear Interplanetary Vehicle, in the ever-popular 1/91
>scale. Ron Miller's _The Dream Machines calls it 300 ft long.

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Mad-Modeller - 08 Dec 2005 05:39 GMT

Whilst I don't see too many people having one in their homes, those
'curlers' that electricians use to curve conduit might come in handy.
Buy some PVC pipe, soften it in hot water, put it through the curler
and, voila!
Now someone's going to tell me that PVC doesn't soften in hot water, nes
pas?

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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Peter Baxter - 09 Dec 2005 04:00 GMT

> Has anyone ever tried scratch-building one of those old Strombecker
> kits?
>
> I imaging trying to build (for example) the curved tubing of the space
> station would be tricky.

I'd have thought that a better bet might be to use the more available
manned observation satellite (reissued by Glencoe) to do the other(s).

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Old Timer - 03 Dec 2005 00:00 GMT

Carl - I have a set scanned that I can send you via e-mail. Contact me
at braungart@verizon.net with a note so I know where to send it.
Regards,
.......................John............

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Old Timer - 03 Dec 2005 00:43 GMT

That's Braungart(at)verizon(dot)net.
I tried to dope out your address, but had NO luck...

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