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Manufacturer:
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Collect-Aire
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Name:
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Mercury capsule
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Scale:
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1:32
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Kit contents:
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37 resin pieces
6 metal pieces
flexible wire
styrene strip
clear styrene sheet
decals
instructions
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Comments:
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The resin parts are molded with very crisp details, but are marred by
airholes. The thin resin parts for the escape tower and display
trailer are very fragile, with lots of flash and many airholes and
probably should be replaced by the modeler with styrene rod. The crew
cabin is molded as one piece, rather than the more conventional three
pieces. The retrorocket and separation rocket nozzles are represented
by nicely molded metal parts. The wire and styrene strip are to be
fashioned into the retropack straps, using templates provided in the
instructions. The wire can also be used at the base of the escape
tower legs. The instructions include exploded drawings of each major
subassembly: crew cabin, escape tower, and the display trailer. The
decals appear to be the wrong scale: the UNITED STATES and US flag
markings look to be about 1:72, while the Friendship 7 logo looks a
bit too large. There are also a couple of Stars and Bar markings, as
well. A text assembly tips and painting guide complete the
instructions.
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Order from:
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CURRENTLY OUT OF PRODUCTION
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Reference Price:
(as of 7/14/00)
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$79.95
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Part views
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Sven Knudson
