Dr. Zooch's Soyuz Rockey

[Vitruvius]

Hello Friends,
I've been looking for Dr.Zooch's Soyuz Rocket kit and I cannot seem to find it any where, Has He gone out of business? I mainly want it for display with occasional flights. Does anyone have any ideas where I can get the kit at a close to original release price? Thanks in advance for Your time. Cheers

 

[kuririn]

Hello Friends,
I've been looking for Dr.Zooch's Soyuz Rocket kit and I cannot seem to find it any where, Has He gone out of business? I mainly want it for display with occasional flights. Does anyone have any ideas where I can get the kit at a close to original release price? Thanks in advance for Your time. Cheers

Yeah, Wes closed up shop maybe 2 or so years ago. See his kits occasionally on EBay but at outrageous vintage/collectible prices. ERockets continues to make only a couple of models, Soyuz is not one.
Maybe place a posting in the Yard sale/Wanted forum?

 

[BEC]

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/sad-news-dr-zooch-is-closing-up-shop.145275/

Currently eRockets has two of Wes' kits: https://www.erockets.biz/dr-zooch-rocket-kits/

You could contact Randy at eRockets to see if there is any plan to bring the Soyuz back.

kuririn beat me to it. We both need to get off the computer and go build something....

 

[Vitruvius]

Thank You both, BEC, and Kuririn,
I'll check with Randy, whom, if I'm not mistaken, runs His business about 5 miles away from where I live! Yep, Thunderhawk is about 5 miles away from where I live in Fairborn, Oh. Thanks again for the info. If I findout that Randy is willing to re-release Zooch's Soyuz, I'll let You all know! Cheers!

 

[GlenP]

There were two versions, one was a slightly smaller size and was bundled with the white tank Saturn 1b for the ASTP 40th anniversary (1975-2015) commemorative bundle limited edition. The smaller Soyuz came with a printed body tube wrap for the interstage truss, but I made my own out of dowels.

 

[David Schwantz]

I am just starting to build one. Will print most of the parts. If you go to Thingiverse and search for it, it is the 1/50th scale one. Glad to share ideas and parts or stuff.

 

[Vitruvius]

AWESOME, Fellows! Thanks You all! Believe it or not: Going through a box of 3 Ring Binders, I found my Binder of Model Rocket plans from "The Art of Model Rocketry"! Guess what was in it? The 1/63rd plans for the Vostok! Now all I need to do is to make the upper stage and the Soyuz portions. I also have a 1/73rd scale plans for a Mercury /Atlas. (clear Fins, and single engine). I'll use it to make my "Men Into Space" MR-1. (Of course, I'll swing test the MR 1/Atlas before I launch it!). Jaqui and I have the Flu bug now, (I'm not too bad, but Jaqui's got it a little bit rougher) so it will be a while before I can get to UPS/Kinko's to get the plans I have for the upper stage and Soyuz proper. Caaatch You all laater….Cheers! signed, One happy Modeler! LOL!

 

[MarkB.]

eRockets has the Soyuz cone, BNC-60SU, and the smaller cones for the "carrots", BNC-20SU, that fit the Alway plan. The Alway plan builds into Vostok; you'll have to replace the everything from the lattice up. Note the Soyuz lattice has 12 segments compared to the Vostok's 8. I've built both. They fly great on D12-3 and E12-4.

Good Luck

 

[Vitruvius]

Hi, Mark B. , I appreciate Your input. I'm glad to hear about E-Rockets having what I need. Yes, the plans are for the Vostok and the lattice does need to be corrected. as well as lengthening the upper stage. It has been said that "Great Minds think a like". I guess that means, Mark, that we have great mins...LOL! Thank You for Your input. Cheers, Larry