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knewton
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 09:34 AM UTC
https://toylandhobbymodelingmagazine.press/2019/03/26/1-35-soon/ A 1/35 SPUTNIK kit of all things.... from Red Iron Models, a new, to me at least, company. Whatever next! Cold War dios here we come.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 09:45 AM UTC
Just needs the rest of the rocket now .....
TankManNick
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 10:05 AM UTC
So, a half-inch diameter ball in 1/35???

Doesn't sound too exciting!
ironelf
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 10:22 AM UTC

Quoted Text

So, a half-inch diameter ball in 1/35???

Doesn't sound too exciting!


It’s Sputnik 3, a significantly larger satellite, cone shaped.
TankManNick
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 11:40 AM UTC
Ah OK. (The link was flagged as a dangerous site - I'm @work yeah.)

Yes much cooler. A cross between a Gemini capsule, a Dalek, and a 1950's appliance!
Scarred
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 12:07 PM UTC
From Wiki: 3.57 m (11.7 ft) long and 1.73 m (5.68 ft) wide at its base. It weighed 1,327 kg
HermannB
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 04:59 PM UTC
Informations about the original Sputnik satelite.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1

With 23 inch dia, it could be done as a 1:1 scale kit.
PzDave
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 05:36 PM UTC
I would love to see a model of the Russian R-1 rocket booster. Many versions from 1957 to today. One of the most successful piece of engineering ever built.
Vodnik
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 06:33 PM UTC

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Informations about the original Sputnik satelite.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1

With 23 inch dia, it could be done as a 1:1 scale kit.

Wrong Sputnik. The kit is this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_3
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 11:18 PM UTC
I have an idea:

How about a 1/35 model of Khrushchev's "Party Lapel Pin"..? $89.95 USD Retail, $15.95 USD Shipping. Comes in an 18 x 18-inch box, and you'll need a microscope to view this wonderful pin...
Bravo1102
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Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 11:53 PM UTC
Do a diorama with this thrown in the back of a pick-up truck and label it "Space Junk"

Or a pile of guys in NBC suits approaching it and tentacles creeping out of it-

One of those Russian trucks all rusty with this in the back along with and a couple of tanks with a sign in front "Soviet Union going out of Business sale."

The possibilities are intriguing.
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