wscarvie
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Hi all,
While browsing for rocket parts at the local hobby store today, I found some new toys from Dragon, sold under the "Can.Do" branding. There are several, all related to the Apollo 11 mission.
Check out this page for a pic. Parts C, D and E together make up the Saturn V. Each part ran me $5. The fit between the pieces is quite nice. Tight but still removeable. The S-4B module breaks in half, revealing the interior fuel tank, too.
You can see the complete model a bit betterhere.
My plan is to gut it, and build in an 18mm motor mount. Seperation point will most likely be between the S-4B and S-2 modules. The opening into the S-2 module is pretty narrow, though...might need a dry-cleaner bag parachute to fit.
The model is quite light. I don't have my scale handy, but it's much, much lighter than many of my 18mm birds. There ought to be enough room inside the S-4B module for enough nose weight to fly this model, even with the tiny, tiny fins.
Ideally, I'd leave the nicely detailed engine mount intact, building the model rocket engine mount up inside the S-1C module with enough room to put the toy mount on for display. Getting that piece out intact looks very hard though. There isn't enough gap between the model's pieces to insert a knife blade without doing some damage...maybe one the fuel tank cap has been removed I can get at it from the inside though.
Anyway, just wanted to tip you all off to this new (to me, anyway) product.
Enjoy.
While browsing for rocket parts at the local hobby store today, I found some new toys from Dragon, sold under the "Can.Do" branding. There are several, all related to the Apollo 11 mission.
Check out this page for a pic. Parts C, D and E together make up the Saturn V. Each part ran me $5. The fit between the pieces is quite nice. Tight but still removeable. The S-4B module breaks in half, revealing the interior fuel tank, too.
You can see the complete model a bit betterhere.
My plan is to gut it, and build in an 18mm motor mount. Seperation point will most likely be between the S-4B and S-2 modules. The opening into the S-2 module is pretty narrow, though...might need a dry-cleaner bag parachute to fit.
The model is quite light. I don't have my scale handy, but it's much, much lighter than many of my 18mm birds. There ought to be enough room inside the S-4B module for enough nose weight to fly this model, even with the tiny, tiny fins.
Ideally, I'd leave the nicely detailed engine mount intact, building the model rocket engine mount up inside the S-1C module with enough room to put the toy mount on for display. Getting that piece out intact looks very hard though. There isn't enough gap between the model's pieces to insert a knife blade without doing some damage...maybe one the fuel tank cap has been removed I can get at it from the inside though.
Anyway, just wanted to tip you all off to this new (to me, anyway) product.
Enjoy.
