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Topic: Dragon Wings 4D Project Cutaway models
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cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 01-14-2011 12:47 AM
Dragon Wings has announced a 4D cutaway line of products known as Project Cutaway. Here's the link with images of a Boeing 747.Will Dragon include space models? |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-23-2011 09:59 AM
The Boeing 747 has been announced. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-06-2011 01:54 AM
Apollo 11 "lunar approach" is announced. |
Lunokhod 2 Member Posts: 89 From: France Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 07-06-2011 03:05 AM
I just hope the scale will not be 1/72. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-06-2011 09:57 AM
The cutaway model is the same the original model DM-50375 and the scale is 1:72.Although since there's a 1/48 Apollo 11 Lunar Module "Eagle" plastic kit, maybe there's one in the making. Who knows. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-06-2011 01:31 PM
In my opinion, the 1/72 scale would be too small to do justice to the cutaway Apollo spacecraft. The bigger the better I say and 1/48 would certainly be an improvement. |
Daugherty54 Member Posts: 591 From: Cabot, Arkansas, USA Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 07-06-2011 06:22 PM
Another thread on this forum talks about the 1:24th scale lunar lander and the Apollo CSM that will soon be out. I agree a 1:72 scale would be far to small for the 4D vision to be effective or worthwhile. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-22-2011 01:53 PM
The folks at Dragon are really fast! A 1/144 Shuttle Orbiter. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 10-13-2011 12:58 AM
And based from this picture, the shuttle comes with a B747. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 10-13-2011 08:35 AM
Could they have done a more see-through orbiter? The model shown however looks like a work-in-progress one. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 10-28-2011 07:34 AM
The first two models (both 747) are planned for November (Braniff) and December (Air Force One) respectively, with a price difference of $40 between the two. (?) |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-15-2011 01:59 PM
Based on pictures from the Flying Mule web site, the 747 comes as a snap kit! I wonder how the space models will look like. |
cycleroadie Member Posts: 452 From: Apalachin, NY USA Registered: May 2011
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posted 12-15-2011 07:15 PM
It looks to me like it is ready made. Looks like there is some assembly, attach the wings, etc. No worse than their shuttle stacks I would imagine.And is documented as a ready made model: The Dragon Models "Project: Cutaway" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made plastic models in varying scales. These educational replicas don't just show you what you can see on the outside, but they also take you inside! Represented in true to scale accuracy and a high level of detail, it's as close to walking inside the real thing as you can get!Dragon Models "Project: Cutaway" display models feature: - Molded plastic construction.
- Cut-away or transparent sections to show interior details.
- Detailed cockpit interiors and structural features.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- No painting or glueing required.
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cycleroadie Member Posts: 452 From: Apalachin, NY USA Registered: May 2011
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posted 02-16-2012 06:57 PM
Looking at Dragon's website tonight, it appears there is a 1/144 orbiter on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, also there is a 1/144th orbiter with ET and SRBs. From the image of the orbiter and stack, it looks like the orbiter is much more see though then the previous pictures we saw of the orbiter on the SCA. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42982 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-20-2012 06:06 AM
Dragon today updated its promo image for its 1/144 Space Shuttle Discovery with Boeing 747 SCA (No. 47405), part of its Project Cutaway line of models. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-21-2012 07:03 AM
A lot more attractive, isn't it? |
press4meco Member Posts: 44 From: Renton, WA, USA Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 04-21-2012 07:12 AM
I know it's just pre-production artwork, but I'm concerned that the 747SCA is being shown as a light shade of blue.Dragon erred with their last 1/400 SCA and Discovery model by painting the SCA that very same shade of blue that is shown in this image. Hopefully that gets corrected.
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PeterO Member Posts: 399 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-21-2012 07:32 AM
quote: Originally posted by press4meco: I know it's just pre-production artwork, but I'm concerned that the 747SCA is being shown as a light shade of blue.
Actually, Dragon is correct. The current NASA white has a slight blue tint. This was clearly visible during the ferry flight, with the SCA having a distinct blue tint, especially in shadowed areas, compared to Discovery's white. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-16-2012 09:22 AM
The model is on display here, but it's hard to see. |
cycleroadie Member Posts: 452 From: Apalachin, NY USA Registered: May 2011
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posted 05-16-2012 12:40 PM
quote: Originally posted by press4meco: I know it's just pre-production artwork, but I'm concerned that the 747SCA is being shown as a light shade of blue.
Here's a 2005 picture (Credit: Lori Losey/NASA/Getty Images), it's blue-ish back then. |
GoesTo11 Member Posts: 1309 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 05-16-2012 09:55 PM
Regarding the SCA paint color... It's obvious in recent years that whatever color formula NASA used for the current SCA upper-fuselage paint has a distinct blue tint, at least in what appears to be most daytime lighting conditions. That's why the coloration of the recent Dragon Discovery/SCA model, though interesting in contrast with their earlier Endeavour/SCA release, doesn't bother me. As for the upcoming cutaway model... paint job aside, it seems to me not "cut away" enough. I realize that most ferried orbiters were empty of visually interesting payloads, and the interiors of the SCAs were basically stripped clean to save weight, but I'd like to see more interior detail than what this looks to show. At least the SCA cockpit and maybe the forward interior section? But, yeah, I'll buy it regardless. It'll look nice next to my Bandai Endeavour in the same scale. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 10-23-2012 02:11 PM
I don't know if it's an error or something that will be announced but Dragon has included a scale 1:48 in their line of products, although it doesn't correspond to any specific product (only 1:72 and 1:144 products have been announced). |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 01-31-2013 03:55 AM
On Dragon's website, there are photos from the Nuremberg (Germany) Toy Fair. Here's the 1:144 Shuttle/ET/SRB Cutaway model. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-04-2013 09:09 AM
The model is now listed under the Cutaway section of Dragon's website. |
garymilgrom Member Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-04-2013 10:05 AM
Too bad they didn't cutaway an SRB and the ET. The fairly simple components inside these could have been made visible with little effort. This would add a lot to the model. To put my Photoshop where my mouth is .... Note this is a mockup and does not represent the actual kit being offered. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-04-2013 02:56 PM
THAT would be neat! |
GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2474 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-04-2013 06:35 PM
Wow, I saw it and did not read it I was so excited. Man that would be cool. Gary, you are way to good with Photoshop. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-15-2013 03:09 PM
Dragon Models USA lists the shuttle with booster/ET model with a "delivery date" of July. |
the clocks running Member Posts: 382 From: Rochester, NY Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 05-18-2013 01:21 PM
What is the projected price of the Discovery model? |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-22-2013 05:06 AM
Who knows...Only two models have been produced (or reached retailers) so far, both 747 at 1:144 scale, announced in November and December 2011, available for $91 and $128 (check the Flying Mule web site). Four more models have been announced since late 2011 but availability and pricing is anyone's guess. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-25-2013 05:24 AM
quote: Originally posted by the clocks running: What is the projected price of the Discovery model?
$137 at the Flying Mule. |
the clocks running Member Posts: 382 From: Rochester, NY Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 05-25-2013 09:02 AM
Thank you gents on the pricing info. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-26-2013 04:36 PM
Or 135 Euros... |
bdipaolo Member Posts: 89 From: Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 05-29-2013 12:31 PM
I hope they reversed the negative on the photo, otherwise the shuttle main hatch is on the wrong side... |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-29-2013 03:44 PM
Nice catch! I wouldn't have bought it anyway! |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 06-20-2013 04:26 PM
List price: 16,000 yen. |
cycleroadie Member Posts: 452 From: Apalachin, NY USA Registered: May 2011
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posted 07-09-2013 03:55 PM
the 1/1444 Shuttle has arrived on the coast. |
PeterO Member Posts: 399 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-09-2013 06:15 PM
The cutaway shuttle stack is already in stock at Sprue Brothers. Price is $149.99. |
bdipaolo Member Posts: 89 From: Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-10-2013 04:58 PM
How the hell could they put the shuttle main hatch on the wrong side of the vehicle? What a screw up! |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-11-2013 03:36 AM
Based on photos on the Flying Mule website, the hatch is, well, on both sides of the vehicle! |