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Unfortunely a little
delayed, but here it is.
This page will in the
future be a monthly review of models from other model
makers.
Model of the month.
X-38 Rescue vehicle.
From Canon creative park
| Canon, the japanese printer manufactorer,
have a homepage with models. Many topics, amoung
it, a science page with some space and
telescope models. Amoung it a model of the rescue
module X-38
Canon Creative park (english
version)
.http://cp.c-ij.com/en/
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| The X-38 program was started in
1995 as an emergency and rescue vehicle for the
international space station, but the funds dried
out in 1999, and the
project was cancelled, as so many space
projects.
The X-38 bear a canning recemblance to the,
also cancelled, X-24b, and was
made as a low-tech craft, abled to be
controlled by a non-pilot astronaut.
Read the full story about X-38 at encyclopedia
astronautica.
http://www.astronautix.com/craft/x38.htm
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| The kit itself is straight
forward, and very suited for kids. Not many
parts, but be shure that the parafoil is
straight, if not, it will start to twist. I tried
to make the parafoil in paper with rounded
corners, but it can't keep it's shape,
but maybe with a little wire glued in between
the layers. The craft can also be
displayed on a stand without the parafoil,
download stand here.
I made a stand of fence vire for the craft,
but it wasn't that good. Better try
with a wodden plate and some 3-4 mm fence
wire.
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| Besides the space models on the cannon page,
there's also a lot of education models. Any
teachers visiting this page should take a look.
There's also some really good
giant bugs. I have made a couple for my joke
tray, and I can hardly wait till the
next time I have drunken and/or stoned guests
sleeping over. And I can almost
already hear myself saying; what bug? Hope I
can do it with a straight face.
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