06-26-2018, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by georgegassaway
FYI - That Centuri design fibbed on the diameter. The Redstone rocket was 70" in Diameter. The Little Joe I was 80" in diameter. There was a short conical adapted between the Mercury and Little Joe main body to go from 70" to 80".
At 1/35 scale, that would be a 2.28" body: BT-70 would be "close enough".
So one question that arises is if the adapter will be a paper transition (requiring some ST-20 2.04" tubing inside to hold the existing Mercury) or a molded piece.
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 Excellent info. Thanks, George!
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