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Topic: Mike Black's NASA model collection
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MikeSpace
Member Posts: 42
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2020
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posted 10-25-2020 11:25 PM
   
Some photos of my NASA collection of models with Beta cloth patches and other items. 
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2613
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-26-2020 04:56 AM
What a wonderful collection, thanks for sharing! |
space1
Member Posts: 883
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 10-26-2020 06:48 AM
Wow! I love the variety. Also the interesting mix-up of the Gemini and LM.Can you tell us more about the purpose of the pen suspended above the writing pad? |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4273
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 10-26-2020 08:26 AM
Fantastic collection Mike. Made my day seeing it. Thank you! |
MikeSpace
Member Posts: 42
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2020
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posted 10-26-2020 08:50 AM
The pen is a Fisher Space Pen display I found at a flea market; it has a pad of paper where people could try out the pen while it was attached to the plastic display.The large LM and Gemini capsule were won from Sotheby's; I bid only because I could pick them up; the one is in the "Lunar Gemini" configuration. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1987
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-26-2020 08:53 AM
Fabulous collection! Can you give us some specifics on some of the unique items - like the Gene Kranz vest? Thank you. |
randy
Member Posts: 2323
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 10-26-2020 08:57 AM
Very cool! |
MikeSpace
Member Posts: 42
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2020
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posted 10-26-2020 03:00 PM
Thanks all. The vest is just a white regular vest signed by Kranz. Some of the contractor's models are rare, the Saturn V is super rare made by the models division of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The NASA meatball beta cloth is probably the biggest signed item. The item in front of the big LM is the Apollo Optical Telescope used in the movie "Apollo 13." It was replaced by a lighter one for the TV series "From The Earth To The Moon." If you click on each photo you can see them in full size and zoom. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 1049
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 10-26-2020 06:58 PM
Outstanding! |
sts205cdr
Member Posts: 664
From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 10-26-2020 07:12 PM
Breathtaking. A special collection by a special space fan. |
randyc
Member Posts: 786
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 10-26-2020 07:32 PM
Is there a reason why the LM ascent stage is resting on the Gemini equipment module and the Gemini spacecraft and retro module are sitting on the LM descent stage? |
BruceF
Member Posts: 13
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: May 2019
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posted 10-27-2020 12:13 AM
Wow! Great collection! |
Charlie16
Member Posts: 510
From: Italy
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 10-27-2020 02:43 AM
Dear Mike, wonderful collection! I remember with pleasure the many times we met at Cape Canaveral. — Luigi Pizzimenti |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 941
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 10-27-2020 12:58 PM
I think you need at least another one or two LM models.  Fun collection!!! It's nice to see someone else who appreciates SMEAT. Congratulations on a lot of excellent looking models!!! |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1369
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 10-27-2020 03:22 PM
Awesome collection! |
MikeSpace
Member Posts: 42
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2020
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posted 10-27-2020 03:44 PM
The multiple LMs are Astronaut Scholarship Foundation event centerpieces from ASF events I attended, each is signed on the base by different crews. |
MikeSpace
Member Posts: 42
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2020
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posted 10-30-2020 10:21 PM
I added several hundred photos detailing specific areas of my collection.I will eventually organize this into the Virtual Museum which it should be; I am still organizing photos, so things are all over the place. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1483
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 10-31-2020 12:50 AM
Really nice cross section of history there Mike. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4273
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 10-31-2020 07:32 AM
One phrase comes to mind Mike when looing at your collection: Mouth watering! Thank you for sharing. |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 440
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 10-31-2020 11:01 AM
Mike, what year did you start collecting? I am wondering how long it took you to amass this treasure trove. |
MikeSpace
Member Posts: 42
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2020
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posted 10-31-2020 05:16 PM
Started around 1995 when the Mercury 7 Foundation was formed, which evolved into the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. I was one of the first to buy the George Bishop Mercury 7 litho.I went to my first ASF event in 2010, and got tons of things signed at those events, and bought and sold and traded with others. Some stuff won at auction, some through the major space dealers. Thanks all for the nice comments. It's a blast. If I may say one thing about space collectibles, I dare say they are massively undervalued as of 2020. One day sadly there will be no more moonwalkers, or support personnel. That's a real bummer. As expensive as some of this stuff gavels for, they pale in comparison to prices in the world of art, sports, music, and movie memorabilia. |
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