May 262011
Hey, neat! They’re re-releasing the craptacular 1/48 Apollo/LEM kit, and the old, old Renwall 1/32 Atomic Cannon:
http://www.revell.com/index.html
And here’s another long-gone kit that I thought I’d never see again apart from hideously expensive auctions on eBay:
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Woo! The 1/48 Apollo CSM and LM kit looks neat, the only problem is the CSM is IIRC a Block 1 spacecraft. The updates would be extensive but easier than scratchbuilding. The newer Monogram LM can replace the one in this kit, as an avid modeler I have several!
The Atomic Cannon… I long thought I’d never get one, they are just too expensive. They are a great source of detail parts ( just read a Shepherd Paine ‘how to build armor’ book ). Plus, being the old Renwal kit, it has * Moving Parts *. You can set it up on the living room floor and blast away at the Commies! Okay, it’s not as big as the 1/35 Dora kit but the nuke shells make up for it.
I didn’t realize the 1/72 Shuttle stack was rare… I guess its been a while since it was last issued. I have one and am not really impressed with the orbiter that comes with it; if I ever build mine I’ll use the other 1/72 Orbiter kit. You do get a sense of how large an External Tank is when comparing it to 1/72 figures. For some reason the 1/144 and 1/200 kits just don’t convey the size all that well.
I briefly thought of home vacuforming three more ETs to make Shuttles for a 1/72 ‘Footfall’ Micheal… let’s just say reality is a harsh mistress when you think how huge that would be.
I mean, a Michael that’s 1/288 has a Shell that’s 13 1/2″ diameter. That may not sound like much but we’re not talking about an airplane fuselage here, its a circle… its that big in * every direction *. Or, why I went to Party City looking at acrylic punch bowls with tape measure in hand.
Boy, does the Apollo kit bring back fond memories.
The Apollo CSM would be the perfect starting point to do a direct ascent Apollo model from.
I wonder if the Atomic Cannon still has its spring firing mechanism so you can lob shells around the living room?
I think the Helldiver set the all-time record for working features on any Monogram model; IIRC, it has:
Retracting landing gear, sliding canopies, swiveling rear guns, opening dive brakes, folding wings, opening bomb bay doors, dropping bomb, and turning prop and wheels.
Great play value, that model.
It’s too bad they don’t match the 1/72 scale Revell Shuttle orbiter with the Monogram launch stack, as it has a lot better detail than the Monogram one, including all the tiles on it – which must have driven the mold-makers crazy.
At an SRP of apparently $55, it’s a lot cheaper than the available accurate 1/48 Apollo CSM. I like the 1/48 scale as it matches the other classic Revell kits and is a scale I’ve always liked my air- & spacecraft kits in.
As for the Atomic Cannon, I have the operator’s manual in the library and that should make tarting it up a lot easier. I might even work up a few resin accessories for thems that wants to produce a better model.
Yeah, these are not the worlds most accurate kits, but they’re a good and inexpensive place to start. I’m looking forward to them. 🙂
Paul
> . I might even work up a few resin accessories for thems that wants to produce a better model.
Huh. I’ve been contemplating making a SICBM Hard Mobile Launcher model, but haven’t been too sure of the scale; in 1/32 next to an atomic cannon might look kinda spiffy.
The Helldiver kit is not their old 50s kit but the really nice ex-Promodeller version. I had a couple of the Atomic Cannon kits and none had a spring to fire the shells. The shells included in the kit are actually larger in diameter than the barrel bore!
the one which fired was the adams kit , not the renwal (I have had both, and still have one)