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Model Forum / General / Rockets / January 2006Apollo Comand Module in a 4" BT, ever done?
Hi All, Those old timer will remember the Centuri Little Joe 2 that had a really impressive look to it, certainly Estes could not do such a kit today. But I wondered has anyone done a 4" dia resiin cast of the command module and are they available? Would save me weeks of making a master and casting my own. Thanks > Hi All, > Those old timer will remember the Centuri Little Joe 2 that had a > really impressive look to it, certainly Estes could not do such a kit > today. But I wondered has anyone done a 4" dia resiin cast of the > command module and are they available? Would save me weeks of making a > master and casting my own. Thanks Terry Kosel (sp?) put out a limited production 4" Little Joe II kit a handful of years ago. It has the corrugated skin roll ons, vacuformed fin fairing and resin cast details. It is a beautiful rocket. The command module was not resin cast, that would be pretty heavy. It was built up, light weight and gorgeous. The kits sold quickly but I have seen a few pop up sale. Dave > Hi All, > Those old timer will remember the Centuri Little Joe 2 that had a > really impressive look to it, certainly Estes could not do such a kit > today. But I wondered has anyone done a 4" dia resiin cast of the > command module and are they available? Would save me weeks of making a > master and casting my own. Thanks Terry Koziel (sp?) did an LJII kit several years ago that IIRC included a bunch of resin cast parts. Has any one heard from Terry lately or know how to reach him? BTW, Dave, both you and Terry are former NIRA members, although I think Terry was only around during your long hiatus.  SignatureBob Kaplow NAR # 18L >>> To reply, there's no internet on Mars (yet)! <<< Kaplow Klips & Baffle: http://nira-rocketry.org/Document/MayJun00.pdf www.encompasserve.org/~kaplow_r/ www.nira-rocketry.org www.nar.org The problem with governments is that citizens need to keep them on a short leash; unfortunately the nature of the beast is such that governments can usually arrange it so that only they hold their own leash. >> Hi All, >> Those old timer will remember the Centuri Little Joe 2 that had a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > BTW, Dave, both you and Terry are former NIRA members, although I think > Terry was only around during your long hiatus. You're right Bob. Lots of great resin cast parts! When I was building the LJ, I spoke with Terry about getting a second kit but he said they were all gone and there would be no second production run. I just pulled out the box and instructions from my Terry Kosel Little Joe II. Based on the postage date, the kit was made in late 2000. There is no e-mail address or phone number but I do have a return address that I will share privately. Dave > Terry Koziel (sp?) did an LJII kit several years ago that IIRC included a > bunch of resin cast parts. Has any one heard from Terry lately or know how > to reach him? It's "Kosel" and yes, great kits. I still have two of them, unbuilt. One of these days.............. Steve That is about 1/38 scale, right? http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/space_models.html#apollo has 1/32 as the closest. Andy would probably sell you just the nose from his 1/38 http://www.polecataerospace.com/saturn_v_-_10.htm kit but that probably won't do you much good. http://www.apogeerockets.com/apollo_capsule.asp is 1/70 but maybe they'd be interested in a 1/38 version is we all begged... 8) Best wishes, Will > Hi All, > Those old timer will remember the Centuri Little Joe 2 that had a > really impressive look to it, certainly Estes could not do such a kit > today. But I wondered has anyone done a 4" dia resiin cast of the > command module and are they available? Would save me weeks of making a > master and casting my own. Thanks SignatureWill Marchant, NAR 13356, Tripoli 10125 L3 kc6rol@amsat.org http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/will/ >Hi All, > Those old timer will remember the Centuri Little Joe 2 that had a >really impressive look to it, certainly Estes could not do such a kit >today. But I wondered has anyone done a 4" dia resiin cast of the >command module and are they available? Would save me weeks of making a >master and casting my own. Thanks Roachwerks did a limited edition LJII kit a couple of years ago that was BT-101 based, but it wasn't a cast CM. The tip of it was balsa and the base was a card shroud. If being cast isn;t essential for you, then Roachwerks also do custom turning. They might be able to make you a completely turned CM if you asked them. SignatureDarren J Longhorn http://www.geocities.com/darrenlonghorn/ NSRG #005 http://www.northstarrocketry.org.uk/ UKRA #1094 L2 RSO http://www.ukra.org.uk/ |
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