Emotional Rescue

 Its Friday and im feeling a little frivolous and speculative. Seeing Woodstocks Dyna-Soar/Saturn mash up the other day, made me wonder why such a cool idea hadn't been suggested before. Looking at similar toys, such as a personal favourite the Spacex R6 Rescue Craft, I thought id try the same thing.

The R6 is such a tiny little toy, about 10 cm long, that it wasnt hard to find a suitable launch vehicle. The Spacex Interplanetary 1 is the obvious choice, as the rocket from the Mobile Launch pad, but its too thin and streamlined at the nose. Consequently, I opted for the Revell Convair Shuttle instead, as the clean lines have a spacex air about them.

The R6 reminds me of the XRV Rescue vehicle from Marooned - previously shown here. It is also very similar to an illustration from the Daily Mirror Book of Space showing a 'Space Lifeboat'. Have a look at John Sissons excellent site for more on this cool book.