I’m trying to find out a bit more about these two models. Does anyone know who manufactured these kits and what vehicles or equipment they actually represent? Would I be correct in thinking these are fictional, rather than real vehicles? Any information would be very welcome.
By: RadarArchive - 6th September 2012 at 07:52
Cheers – thanks for that.
By: Flying-A - 2nd September 2012 at 00:29
My understanding is that these kits were first issued in fifties by Lindberg (and/or Strombecker) and were based on proposed designs by Wernher von Braun, Willy Ley, and Chesley Bonestell. These designs appeared in magazine articles, books, Walt Disney films, and the television series Men Into Space (1959-60). The kits were later reissued under a variety of different names.
As far as I know, none of the designs were actually built. For one, the giant fins on the boosters were rendered unnecessary by improved guidance systems and were structurally untenable anyway.
By: RadarArchive - 1st September 2012 at 16:45
A bit of Googling has eventually revealed that these are both Lindberg kits.
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September 1, 2012 at 3:22 pm