44" Moon Transporter
Resin Molded Parts
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These limited resin cast parts will help you get your own 44" model finished a LOT faster by saving you significant scratch building work. These crisply cast parts are proportionally accurate, mastered using measurements from the original 44" studio model supplied by model expert Chris Trice! Although all of the parts supplied here are made from cast resin, these parts are plenty strong enough for a display model and also makes for a much lighter model than was the original studio model which was necessarily more robust to withstand the punishment of filming crashes etc. The pictures shown on this page are of a model being built from all the parts listed below and is quite sturdy for general handling and display (parts are shown temporarily propped because the connecting spine is not yet in place).

Please Note carefully:
This is NOT a complete kit, but a series of parts divided into sets which you can buy as you need. Purchase only the set of parts you want and you can scratch build the rest or source other parts elsewhere as you desire. Examples: You'll still have to make the spine from soldered brass tube or similar and make the rear engine dome shapes and piping from standard Plastruct products which you can order online. You will also need to engineer internal structures necessary for the strength of the model, such as the shoulder pod "prongs", the internal box wooden blocks and the A-frame and support structure needed for the rear engine section. Also you will need to buy the basic hardware such as screws, springs (for the landing gear) and some wood, basic metal channel, rods etc. to complete the structures needed for support. 

These parts are recommended for use only by experienced modelers who have the knowledge of basic structural design and know how the model is supposed to be built. You can also read David Sisson's Restoration article to see how the original model is built and can be used as a guide, although somewhat different engineering practices are used with these resin parts. If you have any questions I will do my best to help you.

Also please note that you can purchase extremely accurate blueprints of the model by going HERE. These blueprints are an absolute must for a scratchbuild project and to use with these parts, as they detail every single part to scale and shows how all the parts go together.

Castings of the nose cone will be available soon.

To order any of the sets shown below, please go HERE



 
 
 
 
 
 

Parts Set Set contains: Price per set (in U.S. dollars):
Set 1
Cage Tube Sections (front and rear)		 39 solid resin cast side, top and bottom "tube" sections, all parts needed to make the front and rear tubular cage sections. Very accurately proportioned. Click HERE to see the parts. Note: for extra strength and possible warp prevention over time, you can cut slots into the back sections of the longerons of these parts, glue in some metal rods and putty over. This modification will not be seen on the finished model.
$275
(Sorry, no longer available at this time! Molds are worn out!)
Set 2
Cage Interior Box with shelves		 Front and rear detailed interior companionway exteriors (the boxes inside the cages) cast in 6 parts each with 3  accurate "Alpha" style doors and detailed rear section. Also included are the 4 "shelf" sections, each cast in 4 pieces, which are located beside the boxes. Click HERE to see the parts.
$180
(Sorry, no longer available at this time! Molds are worn out!)
Set 3
Shoulder Pods set		 Eight hollow cast, extremely accurate parts to make all four shoulder pods for the Eagle. Each pod is divided as top two thirds and bottom one third. Detailing precisely matches the original #1 studio model. Click HERE to see the parts.
$350
Set 4
Landing Gear Set		 One piece cast A-frames, elbow joint parts and accurately detailed "feet" for all four landing strut assemblies. Click HERE to see the parts.
$160
Set 5
Engine Parts and Extras		 4 Engine bottle cylinders, 1 Rear engine Cruciform section, 4 engine cones (which mount the bottles to the cruciform section), 4 engine mounting forks, 4 nose cone mounting brackets. Plastruct piping and clear domes seen in photos not included, but are available from Plastruct.
Click HERE to see the parts.
$59
(Sorry, no longer available at this time! Molds are worn out!)
Set 6
Passenger Pod Kit (complete)		 Two hollow cast side sections, solid floor section with framework, four 2-piece leg strut castings and 1/8" sheet styrene roof section. NOTE: The aluminum engine parts once included are now only available separately and made exclusively by Mike Reader (reader@mts.net). The aluminum bells shown in the picture are NOT included. The price has been reduced for this set accordingly. Click HERE to see the parts.
$275 (was $350)
Set 7
Laboratory Pod Kit (complete)		 Four hollow cast side and outrigger sections, four small attitude thruster sets, solid cast detailed floor with frame, footpad assembly and styrene roof section. NOTE: The aluminum engine parts once included in this kit are now only available separately and made exclusively by Mike Reader (reader@mts.net). The aluminum bells shown in the picture are NOT included. The price has been reduced for this set accordingly. Click HERE to see parts.
$380 (was $450)
Set 8
Command Module
 2 piece resin hollow cast, made from Chris Trice's original master now available. The only truly accurate (with flaws corrected) nosecone castings available anywhere! Click HERE to see parts. $110 

 

Below are examples of how some of the parts are put together.


 
Prices above shown in U.S. dollars.
 

These prices include surface shipping within North America. 

For air-mail or overseas shipping please write for a quote based on the parts you wish to purchase. 
 

To order, please fill out the order form shown here.
 

 

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