Rocket to the Moon

Ive been rooting about in my mums attic and discovered my old box of model kits. One of the most fragile was always the Strombecker USS Explorer Rocket. A very basic kit, but extremely striking. Based loosely on Von Brauns early rocket designs, the three stage ship has the clean lines of a SWORD vehicle and the classic look of early space exploration. Id managed to lose one of the principal fins from the first stage in a box somewhere in the attic and it was a great relief to find it once more! Its unfortunately beyond restoration now, so ill have to try and find another copy of the kit and see if i can make a better job of it, some 20 years later!

Sitting next to it is the Glencoe re-issue of the Von Braun Ferry Rocket, complete with space plane. This is a more robust model which breaks down into five separate stages.

Finally, another of my favourite classic kits, the Revel Convair Space Shuttle. Another re-issue of a vintage kit, this is a large booster topped by a three part shuttle vehicle. This has been featured on the early days of the blog as a re-imagined SWORD Nuclear Shuttle.

Im currently working on a custom model of a moon rocket made from a plastic champers glass and a lip gloss bottle! Watch this space!