Mercury Redstone
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Mercury Redstone Rocket
The Mercury Redstone was the first rocket used to send American astronauts into space. I've always been fascinated by America's space program, and since I'll never be an astronaut I enjoy building models of the different rockets used in the space program. One of the easiest to build is the Mercury Redstone. Several excellent kits have been available over the years, so it's easy to build your own Mercury Redstone model rocket and fly your own Mercury space missions...
Mercury Redstone Model Rockets
Several models of the Mercury Redstone have been produced over the years so it's easy to build your own. Models currently available range in size from Dr. Zooch's "ant scale" Mercury Redstone at 13.75" all the way up to CJS Aviation's 1/24 Scale model that stands over 40" tall. The most practical model of the Mercury Redstone is probably the Estes Mercury Redstone which is unfortunately out of production.
Dr. Zooch Mercury Redstone (BT50)
This little Mercury Redstone rocket kit is the smallest flying model of the Mercury Redstone you'll find. It stands 13.75" tall with a fin span of 2.8". In spite of the small size it has good detail and would make a nice display model. You would need to make some sort of stand because the engine mount design on this model rocket extends below the fins so it can't be free standing. It's also a fairly simple kit to build (except for the escape tower) so it would be a good second or third kit choice if you're just getting started in model rocketry.
Dr. Zooch Mercury Redstone (BT60)
This Mercury Redstone kit is 23.5" tall with a fin span of 4.15", making it slightly smaller than the Estes kit of the Mercury Redstone. It includes decals to build all 5 versions of the Mercury Redstone; MR-1A, MR-2, MRBD, MR-3 (Freedom 7), and MR-4 (Liberty Bell 7). This model only flies half as high as the BT50 version above, but the larger size makes it a little easier to build (at least for me) and in my opinion this is probably the most practical model of the Mercury Redstone available today. It can also be free standing so it makes a better display model IMHO.
Estes Mercury Redstone Model Rocket (#1921)
1/24 Scale Mercury Redstone Kit
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Want to know more about the Mercury Project?
This book on Project Mercury rocks...
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