SIM #5 - Mercury

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This volume on the Mercury program is the fifth in the Space In Miniature series. While the previous volumes were all based on some prior article (largely from articles in CRAZED PLASTIC), this new work is all original and the information has never been compiled in one place before. This 53-page monograph is a dozen pages longer than the previous book in the series (Soviet Space). The book includes everything a modeler would ever need to know about all of the Mercury capsules, from the boilerplates to the unflown Freedom 7 II. With over 70 photos and line drawings, the differences among the capsules are explained in detail. A very thorough section summarizes the hardware differences on a mission by mission basis. Scale drawings of all capsule marking variations are included. There are nine pages of kit reviews plus illustrated modeling articles by David Weeks and Ken Harman. This volume was released in July, 1999, and all of the 500 original copies were sold out by the end of 2002. In March, 2004, 300 more copies were printed to the original quality by the same printshop. In that time, however, printing costs have gone up, so now this book sells for $14 plus postage. Please use the linked order form for details including a postage calculator.