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Topic: Dragon's 1:400 Chinese Long March rockets
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Bill Hunt
Member Posts: 399
From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 10-03-2011 06:47 PM
   
Interesting. Dragon just announced the Chinese Long March 2F T1 (Tiangong-1) booster... |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-29-2011 12:06 PM
Dragon announced today the Long March CZ 2F:  |
arjuna
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posted 11-30-2011 04:56 AM
Nice. Let's hope they produce a Shenzhou in 1:72 as well. |
Glint
Member Posts: 1040
From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 11-30-2011 08:54 AM
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Originally posted by arjuna:
Nice. Let's hope they produce a Shenzhou in 1:72 as well.
I agree with the latter. 1:400 is miniscule. I have a 1:300 LM 2F and even it looks pretty puny. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42982
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-02-2011 07:55 AM
Here is the Long March 2F T1 (Tiangong-1) in its finished form: |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 12-02-2011 09:06 AM
Well, Dragon models years ago has already done the Long March CZ-2E and CZ-2F Shenzou boosters as 1/48 scale kits (I have the CZ-2F myself and used to own the 2E). You want to have a BIG booster and have a little bit of modeling skill, this is the model for you! Granted both models have been out of production for a few years, but I don't think the prices for them on the secondary market have hit absurd levels.Dang, if I had kept my 2E, I could have pretty easily converted it into the Tiangong-1 launcher. Ahh well. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-02-2011 09:32 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Glint:
1:400 is miniscule.
I'm really interested in scale coherence between models (rockets and aircrafts) for scale comparison. Miniscule? Depends where you live or how much shelf space you have!  |
cycleroadie
Member Posts: 452
From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 02-10-2012 06:29 PM
The CZ-2F-T1 Rocket (Chang Zheng2F) TianGong-1 hit the coast today, your preferred supplier should have them in stock soon. |
OLDIE
Member Posts: 268
From: Portsmouth, England
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 05-12-2012 09:38 AM
As no one else has mentioned the Chinese rockets yet (as far as I know) may I ask a question? What is the difference (in use) between the two CZ-2F models since they have different shrouds?Editor's note: Threads merged. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-13-2012 07:21 AM
One carries a Soyuz-type capsule and the other a space station module. |
OLDIE
Member Posts: 268
From: Portsmouth, England
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 05-13-2012 02:41 PM
Thanks for that. Not unlike the Skylab programme, though two different rockets were used in that case. Now there's an idea for Dragon! Why not a complete stack of Saturn 1B, launch table and tower together with the Saturn V and Skylab assembly? |
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