Orion III model

Saw this on Space.com and thought there be a fair number of people here who'd like to see it too.

https://www.space.com/32136-2001-space-odyssey-orion-ship-model.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12377578@N07/sets/72157664760055051

Revell (I think...) made a plastic model of it in the late 60's. I had one and thought it would be fun to put two Estes motors in the back, never did it though.

Actually there have been at least 3 plastic model kits of the Pan Am Space Clipper Orion over the years.
I had one of the original Revell kits back in the 70's which I converted for Flight.. Due to the mass it takes a C6-3 to fly not two 13mm motors.
To make the model stable requires a good bit of Clear Polycarbonate fin material but the model flys beautifully, Recovering on a standard 18" Estes type plastic chute.

A Few years back (around 1996 I converted one of the 2nd round USAirfix #70060 1/144th models from around 1983. Later Airfix re-relaeased the 1/144th kit under another number #06171 in 2003. My second 1/144th Orion converted and flys just as well as the original.
Not sure if this Orion-III is going to be kitted but it looks like it could be a very nice kit if made available.