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Topic: MPC 1:100 Vostok, Titan IIIC re-released models
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hotdog
Member Posts: 41
From: Chattanooga, TN
Registered: Dec 2011
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posted 03-02-2014 04:49 PM
   
Round 2 Models has re-released the MPC kits for the 1:100 Vostok and Titan IIIC rockets. This is the first time these kits have been released in over 35 years. The best deal I could find on these kits is at Tower Hobbies. |
E2M Lem Man
Member Posts: 846
From: Los Angeles CA. USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 03-05-2014 03:10 PM
Has anyone told these guys that they misspelled Vostok? Wish the box art was better.
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Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 03-05-2014 08:37 PM
Has anyone ever built these kits? I wonder what the detail is like for a 35 year old kit. |
GrantV
Member Posts: 28
From: Winnipeg, Canada
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 03-05-2014 09:06 PM
I have not built it, but received my kit and had a look at it last night. For a 30+ year old mold, it looks really good - no flash evident on any of the parts and no molding issues. Not sure about the fit, as I have not dry-fitted any of the parts. They have included a clear nose cone that will allow you to display the satellite, as well as a clear part to fit over the main engines and presumably allow the finished kit to stand upright. |
hotdog
Member Posts: 41
From: Chattanooga, TN
Registered: Dec 2011
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posted 03-05-2014 09:09 PM
They fixed the misspelling on the box artwork before the kits went into production, but apparently the images sent to retailers didn't get changed out. Other than that, the box art with these kits are excellent!I received my Titan IIIc today. Very nice for such an old kit. Some of the parts for turning it into a flying model rocket are still there. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 03-06-2014 07:57 AM
I know there isn't much chance of it, but I would love to see an after market Soyuz conversion kit. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 03-06-2014 05:28 PM
And a conversion set for a MOL/Blue Gemini for the Titan would be nice too 
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Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 03-18-2014 01:03 AM
I went ahead and did a YouTube inbox review video for the kits. I've got both models partially assembled and they are not bad. Given their age, it does take a bit of fiddling to get things to fit, but MPC did a pretty good job researching both subjects back in the 1970s. I am glad these are out once again. |
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