Daron Worldwide Trading RT38921 Space Shuttle Full Stack W/ASTRONAUTS

孫が気に入り購入しました。 なんでこんな物を選んだのか不思議です。本人が気に入っているので仕方ないと思っています。

Not worth for the price, low quality material

I was looking for a model of the shuttle in full stack configuration at a reasaonable price. Most of the ones (full stack) listed are very expensive being made of wood. I saw this listing and ordered it. I was very pleased with this item. Shape is good, the size is perfect at approximately 1/200 scale, detailing is quite good considering the cost. The addition of the launch support structure is a very nice plus. As I purchased this for a static display, I cannot attest to how robust it would be as a children's toy, however, it seems to be quite solid. That being said, this item is not perfect. The main fuel tank is rendered in a rather bright orange, which is not correct as the real item is closer to a brown color. A model builder could correct this easily with the correct color of (acrylic) paint, if one wished. The shuttle cargo bay doors are perhaps the biggest issue. They are a bit oversized and don't sit closed properly. There is a gap, as seen in the listing photo. Thus can be corrected by a judicious amount of sanding on the mating surfaces. Once this is done, the doors will close as they should. There is a rather nice payload included in the cargo bay, If one wishes to display the shuttle with the doors open. The shuttle can be separated from the boosters and tank and reassambled by sturdy attachments. For the price, this full stack shuttle is rather surprising. It might be intended to be a children's toy, but it will look really good on a shelf along with other spacecraft models as the construction and detailing belies the modest cost.

This thing is really cool and a great model. As an Aerospace Engineer I worked on the Space Shuttle. Actually I worked aeroheating on the orbiter and acoustic testing of the solid rocket boosters flying backwards at supersonic speeds. My current company built the external tanks. I saw mission 41-C launch while leaning on a Launch Fire Truck. I'm impressed with this model and wanted to buy something to remember this exciting period in my life.

My son loves this Space Shuttle toy very much. But it seems that the orbiter's doors are brittle (made of plastic). With this, I always tell my son to handle it carefully and avoid opening/closing the doors frequently. The boosters cannot be detached from the fuel tank but this is just fine. Overall, this is a great educational toy for a kid who loves simulating a Space Shuttle launch. Thank you, Amazon!

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