Oct 172019
 

 

UPDATE: AUCTION HAS ENDED.

Here are some things that I think *should* be of considerable interest. If you are indeed interested in making a bid, send it via email to: Buyer is responsible for postage, which for most of these can be Media Mail for low cost. Auction will end 48 hours after I put this post online. Items and photos after the break…

An incomplete “Mark 3 Ferry Rocket” glider stage model in 1/72 scale. Made from wood, this was to serve as the master parts for a fiberglass mold from which to cast fiberglass copies. The purpose of the thing was to serve as background set dressing/props for “Man Conquers Space.” This didn’t come to fruition. Shown alongside it in the third photo is the Mark 2 version, which has sold already and has a wingspan of about 18 inches.

Four Pioneer Rocketplane models I made when I worked there. Outer two are in 1/72; inner two in 1/144. The first one is vac-formed, the other three are solid cast resin. The paint jobs are… less than spectacular. These were about as close to “official display models” as existed at the time, on display at the PR offices.

“The Effects of Atomic Weapons,” the original title of the better-known “The Effect of Nuclear Weapons.” 1950 edition, did n0t come with the “computer.”

“The Effects of Nuclear Weapons,” 1962 edition *WITH* the “computer” and instructions. Everyone should have a copy!

All three volumes of “Burnhams Celestial Handbook,” the best pre-internet source for everything you were likely to want to know about virtually every star or galaxy or nebula you were likely to be interested in. Volumes 2 and 3 have dust jackets, Volume 1 does not.

“First Men to the Moon” by Werner von Braun, *with* dust jacket. 1960, ex-library copy.

“First Men to the Moon” by Werner von Braun, *without* dust jacket. 1960, ex-library copy.

“Architectura Navalis Mercatoria 1768,” a modern (1967?) reprint in large format with LXII plates showing a large number of merchant vessels in clear detail. Great to make models from.

“Jet Transport Performance Methods,” Boeing, 1967. Loose-leaf (punched for three-ring binder) and very thick treatise on what the title says.

 

“UA 1205 and UA 1207 Solid Rocket Motors,” a United Tech book on the boosters for the Titan IIIC and Titan IIIM launch vehicles. This is a standard-sized photocopy.

“Space Station Lexicon,” NASA, 1967. Basically a dictionary for the Space Station program.

 

“Whole Buncha Space Station Transparencies,” program planning status as of 1984. With a couple other Space Station documents.

“Space Station Design, Development, Test and Evaluation.” Three volumes in binders; not the complete set, but what I got. Comes with Vol. 1, Executive Summary, “Responses to Questions and Amendment 7, Appendixes,” and “Responses to Questions and Amendment 7, Book 1.”

Hydrogen Detector, former NASA property. Another item procured to serve as a prop for Man Conquers Space, but never set to Australia for that purpose. Looks in good shape, might work if the right batteries were plugged into it.

Dust Respirators, two. They *look* like they’re from the fifties, but they also look nearly new. They were clearly stored well for a long time. Use ’em as respirators. Use ’em as steampunk cosplay accessories. Use ’em with the gimp suit for sexyfuntimes with the significant other. Who am I to judge?

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