Ron Bell Posted December 2, 2025 Report Posted December 2, 2025 Willie Ley was a sci-fi guy back in the 50's and he 'designed' many space vehicles for various sci-fi mags. He drew national attention and some of his "designs" made appearances on major media outlets such as Disney with his moon rocket, which became the center piece of Tomorrowland in Disneyland. This is the Atlantis re-release of his Orbital Rocket. The kit came in two versions differing only in the space plane. It also seems that Mr. Ley stole a march on Mr. Trump and created a "Space Force" way back then. The decals include markings for this and I incorporated them into my version of his rocket. I also used some markings from my spares drawer. The kit is tough to get together without gaps and seams as there are many "working" parts, such as removable fuel tanks, etc, so much putty and some shimming is required, but it is a prototypical 1950"s space ship model and looks kind of cool on the shelf. I painted it in what might appear to be a more 'modern' scheme.
Dick Montgomery Posted December 2, 2025 Report Posted December 2, 2025 3.....2.....1.........Blast off!
Mark Deliduka Posted December 2, 2025 Report Posted December 2, 2025 That is magnificent Ron! Well played!
Highlander Posted December 7, 2025 Report Posted December 7, 2025 Takes me back to the golden age of science fiction and the covers of Popular Mechanics. Very well done.
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