Poppop Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Does anyone have an educated guess on the color of the R-7 booster rocket for the Sputnik 1 launch? I have reviewed a number of sources and it appears to be a shade of gray. But depending on the lighting, film, age of picture, etc I cannot tell what shade. Any help would certainly be appreciated. Regards, Charlie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhe56 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Does anyone have an educated guess on the color of the R-7 booster rocket for the Sputnik 1 launch?I have reviewed a number of sources and it appears to be a shade of gray. But depending on the lighting, film, age of picture, etc I cannot tell what shade. Charlie Take this for what it is worth: I attended a Soyuz launch in October, right after the 50th anniversary of Sputnik. My visitor's badge from Roscosmos (which I was allowed to keep as a souvineer) has color artist renditions of both the Soyuz and Sputnil launches on it. The Sputnik/R-7 appears to be the same shade of white/light gray used on the Soyuz launch vehicle, except that the lower 1/3 of the strap on boosters are red-orange. Whether this is accurate or some Russian graphic artist's fantasy, I cannot say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Carroll Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Charlie: I merely dabble in real-space modeling, but I do know that your question is a rather popular one! You are correct - the gray-green is an elusive color, and rarely do two photos ever "agree". But there seems to be some level of concensus in the modeling world that Model Master "European I Gray" is pretty darn close. Which kit are you building? Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Poppop Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 Charlie:I merely dabble in real-space modeling, but I do know that your question is a rather popular one! You are correct - the gray-green is an elusive color, and rarely do two photos ever "agree". But there seems to be some level of concensus in the modeling world that Model Master "European I Gray" is pretty darn close. Which kit are you building? Kevin Kevin: Thanks for the response. I am building the Cutting Edge kit. I'm doing the dry fitting now and it appears to be a fine model. Time will tell! Charlie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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