SIM Tech Report #6 - U.S. Space Missiles

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This is the sixth in a series of special volumes in the Space In Miniature series called “Tech Reports”. These are available as pdf downloads only but are full color and you can print it yourself if you like. In 2022, Atlantis Models re-issued the old Monogram "US Space Missiles" kit. The initial version of this kit came out in 1958 as the “United States Missile Arsenal” and Monogram updated it with a different mix of 36 missile subjects in 1969. The 1969 release, the 1983 version, and the recent Atlantis edition all use the same molds, with slightly different instructions. With the Atlantis Models release in 2022 making it readily available again, it seemed like a SIM Tech Report treatment would be popular. This SIM Tech Report is based on a two-part kit review originally published in Plastic Novelty Items in 1984, a publication of the Chicago Sprue Stretchers IPMS chapter. The review covered the 1983 “Heritage Edition,” with text by Joe Suszynski and drawings by Jim Griffiths. After Joe passed away some years ago, I contacted Jim and made arrangements to use their work at some future time. That time has come. The SIM version adds up-to-date drawings by model rocketry guru Peter Alway. Brian Nicklas, my buddy at the National Air and Space Museum and author of his own book on US missiles, also made contributions to this book. There are 57 pages and 122 illustrations, many in color, resulting in a 178MB file. It is available in digital (pdf) format only for $10. When you make your purchase, Paypal should take you to the download site but since there are random times that does not work, I always send you an e-mail with a link to the pdf file. To order just the US Space Missiles book, click the button below: or use the main order page to order the book plus any other SIM publication. This volume was released in October 2022.