I agree, Kari.See steps 22-24.... The modules are removable/joined by a twist locking mechanism. I think this indicates this is a kit with "interactive features" like the Monogram aircraft kits with moving parts. That's my best guess. What do you think?
Yes, it might very well be the justification the engineers had, not on inlude an optional piece. Even if that piece could also have been not glueable !!
But I don't mind, as it's nice to add that extra something making the build a little bit more unique!
Thanks once more for the blueprint, I mean Bruceprint ! :-)
I hope I can still today build it, at least start it. Sunday evening again on a worktrip and my bench rest..
- Kari
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On the bench: Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
In Revells favor, that kit is as old as the Apollo program. I built it many times as a young boy, and I honestly think it was geared more towards kids in its engineering design. Especially when you look at those lock and rotate tabs. The larger 1/48 scale models that they made were more “serious” and better detailed. And then their competitor Monogram put out a very nicely detailed (for the time) 1/32 Apollo Command and Service Modules kit.
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I agree with Carlos; the Revell kit was designed to be pose-able in different modes as shown in the instructions. I didn't build one as a kid (mostly because I couldn't find one!) but a friend of mine did have that kit built. Every now and then when I came over, he had changed it. First as the flight to the moon, then a week or three later it was landed on the moon and again in a few weeks it was in flight from the moon. Hilarious. It almost became something to look forward to going to his house. How was the model gonna be posed today?
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