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Post by 4wheels on Feb 9, 2021 11:20:57 GMT -8
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Post by tatocorvette on Feb 9, 2021 11:53:02 GMT -8
That's very cool! Never seen that before.
Well done!
Thanks,
Ismael
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Post by clowncar on Feb 9, 2021 15:36:18 GMT -8
Don't let Elon Musk see this!
Seriously, though, this is one of the weirdest kits I've ever heard of. You've done it more than justice.
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Post by 4wheels on Feb 9, 2021 16:20:45 GMT -8
Thanks guys! In the 1950's, Willy Ley was a "space theorist", and he "imagineered" a whole series of space vehicles that Monogram latched onto and released as plastic kits. This particular one was originally released in 1959, and re-issued in both 1969 and 1996. It's probably the easiest Willy Ley kit to find, this is the '96 issue, with aftermarket decals.
Brian
PS - I just learned that the 1969 issue had the end cages and the astronauts chrome plated! Nice, shiny spacesuits, very Flash Gordon!
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Post by robhart on Feb 9, 2021 17:41:37 GMT -8
Really nice!
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Feb 10, 2021 8:51:00 GMT -8
If I have ever built an aircraft it would have been in the early sixties, so I was in a slump since my Brain Bleed/Stroke last year and found this 1959 Convair Space Shuttle kit reasonably priced on ebay and went for it, aside from a lot of flash and poor alignment, it pretty cool with 5 little astronauts and a ground crew of 3 to paint up, here is the box  it is a 3 piece vehicle and stands about 12 inches high, designed in 1959 by Enricke it was ahead of its time but lacking in a lot of things. I am trying to detail a bit and add some US Space Force decals if I can find a set or just make some. Here is another modelers version..  Just getting geared up to build some Automobiles... Chris |
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Post by 4wheels on Feb 10, 2021 9:38:55 GMT -8
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Post by afx on Feb 11, 2021 3:30:57 GMT -8
Nice work Brian.
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Post by Oldtimer on Feb 11, 2021 16:10:01 GMT -8
You should have used the new logo!  All you have to do is turn the old Pontiac logo upside down!  |
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