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Saturday, 11 December 2010

Moon Base Darth

Hey Paul,
Thought you might like these. It's not a Project Sword Base but it is in fact four real moon bases! I just inherited these from the Apollo Program Lunar Science Manager. They are sculpted by the US Army Topographical department and are cast in molded styrene. The Apollo 14, 15 and 16 maps are each about four feet high and 2 to 3 feet wide. The Apollo 11 is about 2' by 18". They are accurate 3D renderings of each of the landing sites. God knows how many were made of these, but the same sculpts were used by the Apollo astronauts inside the Lunar Module simulator. So, not exactly a lunar base but 3D renderings of four real lunar bases! Now all I need is a Project Sword lunar base....!
Cheers
Darth

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