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Topic: Hubble Space Telescope models
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-04-2009 09:50 AM
   
Besides the expensive scale models, were there any resin kit (Airfix, Heller, Tamiya) scale models of the Hubble Space Telescope made? Skillcraft made one in the 1990s...Any plans for such a model with the upcoming 20th anniversary of HST? |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 09-04-2009 09:56 AM
There's a great site with instructions on how to make your own HST models from PVC and also with paper model kits. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-04-2009 11:56 AM
The fact they say "these are not real telescopes, you won't be able to peer at the sky with them" is a sign of the times. Hands up everyone who thought the models you built as a kid would actually fly in space! |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 04-08-2010 11:33 AM
Can anyone tell me if there is a commercial scale model kit of the Hubble space telescope? I tried most of the mainstream manufacturers and found nothing.Any help is appreciated. Editor's note: Threads merged. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 04-08-2010 11:36 AM
There was/is a "snapfit" kit made by Skilcraft; I picked one up while in the US 7 years ago. It is not a a super detailed model but makes for a reasonable desktop display. |
mercsim
Member Posts: 219
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-10-2010 10:19 AM
The laser cut one is very nice. Its on multi-color shiny stock and its very detailed. It's easy to assemble and is well worth the price and effort. I forget who made it but spacetoys.com has it. Mine has been hanging over my desk for over 10 years and always gets comments when someone new stops by. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-02-2012 11:04 PM
Any cS members happen to know who built this unusual Hubble Telescope model? 
 
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Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 04-03-2012 12:30 AM
Well, since the original question was never fully answered and since there have been some recent offerings, I'll try to answer the original question as best as I can.To my knowledge, there were two HST model kits produced. The first was from Skilcraft (aka Lindberg) in the 1990s. They did it as a stand alone kit and also in a special NOVA science kit pack with Lindberg's 1/200 shuttle orbiter and some other stuff (i.e. globe halves to make planets of the solar system, etc). The scale is about 1/72, although it apparently has some proportion issues. Personally though, I think it looks pretty good at a glance as it has some nice detail on it. In 2011, Hasegawa issued their 1/200 shuttle kit with an HST in the same scale (which could be displayed with the shuttle or by itself). I don't know if these were limited edition or standard production run, but they can be found for less than the Skilcraft kits on the secondary market. The Hubble itself in the kit looks pretty good and is decent sized, even though it is 1/200. Other than those two, I don't know of any other styrene HSTs currently available. But, I "think" there might possibly be one in the works from one of the other Japanese companies (I don't recall where I heard that though). Dragon also has an HST pre-paint with one of their diecast shuttles (1/400 scale I believe), although it is pretty tiny. The Skilcraft kits were going for crazy prices on eBay, but that was a little before the Hasegawa kits hit. The Nova Science set can be found for less if your lucky since not as many people know it has the exact same Skilcraft Hubble kit in it (they are identical even though the Nova box shows an early mockup of the kit on it). In my case, I remember a week where a Skilcraft Hubble sold for about $80 on eBay, yet I was able to snag the Nova science kit for under $20. So the good deals are out there if you search for them. |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1447
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 04-03-2012 02:23 AM
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Originally posted by SpaceAholic:
Any cS members happen to know who built this unusual Hubble Telescope model?
That on the table looks a scale 1/48 to me. I have built this model also two times, it's an easy model to build up by yourself, two tubes are the main parts. The Skilcraft Hubble kit is a nice kit to do more with it.  |
Spaceguy5
Member Posts: 427
From: Pampa, TX, US
Registered: May 2011
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posted 04-03-2012 04:23 AM
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Originally posted by ilbasso:
There's a great site with instructions on how to make your own HST models from PVC and also with paper model kits.
The simplified version of that Hubble model paper model even flew into space on STS-125. Though as you can see, it didn't quite survive the ride up. Personally I was very excited when I saw that, as paper modeling is one of my favorite hobbies. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-03-2012 06:29 AM
The model I show on the table looks to be 1:48ish but not of the same design as the one you have Pascal. Bring up the higher resolution images (by clicking on each picture) and it will be more apparent the model is different. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-03-2012 11:02 PM
I've attempted to capture the detailed etching which depicts the location of individual bays and sub-assemblies (very challenging with the reflective exterior).. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-23-2016 01:42 PM
Does anyone have info on the half-open HST Optical Tube Assembly scale model made by Perkin Elmer? |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1447
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 05-23-2016 02:47 PM
Yes, see by me here (and below), I did renovate one, very heavy. 
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-25-2016 10:46 AM
Looks like you have painted the original inside of the OTA. It's a rare scale model about half a dozen made! |
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