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About 2 1/2 years ago I purchased a Falcon 9 & Flacon 1 1/72 scale. Took about a year to get them. Then after 1 week on display in my home (with many other models) the Falcon 9 fell over damaging the payload fairing & 2nd stage. It was my fault it fell as I unknowing touched it. But the supplied stand was not very stable to support the model. I purchased another 2nd stage & fairing. About 6 months later the model was whole again. The owner did answer my emails and the order was filled. Expect a long wait but the models should ship.

HobbyLink Japan has just sent an email confirming the model is still on backorder.

This may be a little off topic, but I called Plastruct last week because my order was also delayed. I talked to the women of a husband & wife team that had just purchased Plastruct and was in the process of relocating stock & manufacturing machines to Des Plaines, IL. In addition they also own Evergreen, so they have the market for hobby plastic material cornered. If you check they just launched a new website for Plastruct, sine the old one was not working very well with orders. Just give them a call you will get the stuff the next day like I did.

I know this is a way out there request but I thought it was worth asking. I am looking for any photos of YDB-47E S/N-5220. I want to model the YDB-47E that launched the "Bold Orion" missile in 1958 & 1959. Bold Orion was the first missile that had a near confirmed interception of a satellite (Explorer 6). 51-5220 was a converted B-47E that had a right side mount added to its air frame to carry the Rascal missile (one of two B-47Es). When Rascal was canceled 51-5220 was used for Bold Orion test program. I have searched the web and can only find poor photos of t

Keith; Decal sheet sent let me know you got it. Keith

Hello; Send me your email in a private message & I can email you the file, and you have your choice of how the decals can be printed: 1.The file is scaled for 1/72 scale so you would have to increase by 150% when printing for 1/48 scale. You can have a commercial decal printer such as Draw Decal print them for you. Or you can print them yourself if you have an ink jet & decal paper. By the way Draw Decal does great work & will print just one sheet. 2.You can contact Caracal Decals (they have their own section in the ARC forums) to ask them when they are coming out wi

OK also good to make someone happy. enjoy Keith

Dutch; Thank you for the info, I am no-way an aircraft expert (spacecraft yes). That is very interesting on the life & times of NASA 927. NASA loves getting the prototype aircraft (Exp: F5D Skylancer, Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III, 1st Boeing 737-100, etc.) from the manufacturer since I suspect NASA gets a big discount on prototypes, like NASA uses the aircraft or its the scrap yard. Plus the manufacturer I sure has a "you fly it & we don't want to ever have to worry if the aircraft losses a wing" agreement with NASA.

Well; now that you mention NASA aircraft decals, I would want any aircraft with a NASA paint job since that is what I exclusively build (in 1/72 scale). But there is one NASA aircraft that has been bugging me, the NASA version of the P3 Orion. Only two decal providers (Microscale & Ronin) have done a NASA P3 and both did the same aircraft NASA 927 Earth Survey 1 in 1/72 scale. Both providers have done these a while ago and decal sheets don't get better with age. The rub is NASA 927 (see photo links) had its MAD boom removed (or it never had one) and it's got a big nose

Careful what you wish for, 1/48 3D printed LASRE rig YOU GOT IT! Michael said it was easy to enlarge the part to 1/48 scale so here's the link: https://www.shapeways.com/product/THM52SA8J/nasa-lasre-pod-for-1-48-sr-71-model Remember I said it would be costly $270 in smooth fine detail plastic! Ouch, 3D printed parts are great but they still cost ALOT! Michael did give all you 1/48 scale guys a lower cost option though $80 in white natural versatile plastic. The natural versatile plastic option does NOT have a model smooth finish! You would have to coat the pa

I am asking Michael to see if a 1/48 scale is possible to produce. He was waiting to see if any orders for 1/72 scale 3D part comes in. Of course a 1/48 part is going to be more expensive, maybe beyond what people are willing to pay.(Shapeways sets the prices) Thats why a 1/72 scale was used. Keith

The CAD drawing has been sent via regular email, let me know if you don't get it. Keith

I have forwarded your request to Michael and the since I have the 3D part (but its on the completed model) I measured it with a caliper. the reflection plate (7.50 on drawing) is 32.8mm wide the reflection plate (17.32 on drawing) is 73mm long The overall length is (41.21 on drawing) is 172mm (apox) caliper does not go that high. the canoe hight is (1.86 on drawing) is 9mm high the X-33 model is (2.50 on drawing) is 11.3mm wide the X-33 model & canoe are (7.53 on drawing) is 34.1mm high Let me know if you need any other measurements. Keith

** One more note on this part. 3D printed resin parts are heavy and most of the weight is being added behind the rear wheels. Expect to add a lot of nose weight to your model. On the Hasegawa model I put 21 grams (I added more than needed to be safe) of nose weight just over the front wheel housing to make sure the model would not be a tail sitter.

Swimmer25k, you did a fanatic job and seeing your scratch built rig online inspired me to start this 3D project with Michael Key. I knew I could never build the LASRE rig like you did and I think it would have been even harder in smaller 1/72 scale.

WOW, thank you KursadA. That is a fantastic offer to any SR-71 builder who will want the ultimate NASA SR-71 decal sheets.

As for the Aerospike markings I can send you (or Michael Key) a .pdf file that you can print on decal paper or have a decal printing company print it for you. The NASA meatball (5mm) is mounted on a black background so a inkjet decal will not work, the rest of the decals are mounted on the white LASRE wing.

Good so Caracal will offer all the NASA decals for the SR-71 with a new fresh printed in 2019 decal sheet, Great thanks for the info.

Has anyone seen photos of NASA SR-71 844 (last of the SR71s flying) with the LASRE/X-33 Aerospike rocket engine rig mounted on its hump? Then you thought that it would be cool to model this SR71, but building the LASRE/Aerospike rig from scratch was just a little too much work. Well I asked Michael Key of "The Aerospace Place" to build me one & he did. Michael now is offering this part to the model world 3D printed from Shapeways. 3D parts are never cheap when printing in the better resolutions & this part is $87. He made it to fit the NASA Hasegawa SR-71 1/72 kit (

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Has anyone seen photos of NASA SR-71 844 (last of the SR71s flying) with the LASRE/X-33 Aerospike rocket engine rig mounted on its hump? Then you thought that it would be cool to model this SR71, but building the LASRE/Aerospike rig from scratch was just a little too much work. Well I asked Michael Key of "The Aerospace Place" to build me one & he did. Michael now is offering this part to the model world 3D printed from Shapeways. 3D parts are never cheap when printing in the better resolutions & this part is $87. He made it to fit the NASA Haseagawa SR-71 1/72 kit

The Redstone launcher is now available for purchase.

Mingwin, Thank you, in the photo you found I couldn't be sure. But 2 set of eyes are better than 1. I agree with you I don't see any dummy missiles in the rear recessed positions.

I would like to ask a question of the Phantom experts out there. I am doing a 1/72 F-4a Phantom from China Lake Weapons Center (sn# 143389a 4th Phantom built) that launched a unsuccessful orbital rocket called Caleb under the code name "Project Hi-Hoe" in 1962. I have managed to get a few photos of this Phantom & have a 3D printed Caleb rocket to use. I am using a Hasegawa 4-FB kit (I know the canopy is higher in the F-4Bs than the straight canopy of the F-4A). Heres the question now that you know what I am modeling. The Phantom had 4 sparrow missiles recessed into the bottom f

Bradjett just told me he has a new batch of X-43 with Pegasus booster resin model kits that will be going up for sale on ebay. The kit is 1/72 scale and the resin casings are done by Blab Models. This is the same company that does the castings for Fantastic Plastic and the resin parts are the best! I have Bradjett's X-33 model kit (also available on ebay) & its free of air holes & the parts fit together very well. The pour plugs are also located in good areas & easily removed. The kit comes with decals printed on a ALPS printer (see graphic) and a CD disk with photos & informat