Description
Project Mercury was NASA�??s name for our first manned space program,
and on May 5, 1961, Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. piloted Freedom 7 to
became the first American in space.
MRC, along with Atomic City
Model Engineering recreated a perfect miniature of this aircraft and
it�??s escape tower. Measuring over 2 feet tall, this miniature piece of
history is incredibly detailed with attention to detail that will
astound you. The Mercury capsule�??s corrugated exterior is fully covered
with rivets, engraved markings and every detail of the original. The
interior detail contains the instrumentation along with a vinyl
Astronaut figure to add to the realism. The three rocket, red escape
tower is there too, and on the original would have rocketed the capsule
to safety if there was a problem with the Redstone launch vehicle.
This is an impressive model, and the space modeler can build any one of the six legendary Mercury capsules.
- Corrugated exterior covered with rivets and fully engraved markings
- Marvelously detailed cockpit interior
- Includes escape tower, antenna fairing, recovery compartment, crew cabin, heat shield, vinyl astronaut figure, and retropack.
- All parts fit together beautifully
- Comes with decals for you to build any one of the legendary Mercury capsules.