Convair-Atlas Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL)

by Mike Turco

Thornton, PA

maturco@aol.com

 

Turco Hawk Convair Atlas 1

SCALE: 1/110

ORIGINAL RELEASE: 1960

RE-RELEASE: 1968

MEDIUM: Styrene

RARITY: (5)

 

Turco Hawk Convair Atlas 2

Turco Hawk Convair Atlas 3

 

Attached are photos of my Hawk Convair Atlas Space Station/MOL for the Visitor's Gallery, which as you already know is 1/110 scale in styrene.  This is built from the 1968 reissue of the 1960 kit.
 
I separated the solar power panels at the rear and remounted them to better simulate how they would be built for repositioning in space.  I also scratch-built a more realistic antenna with brass rod and made new decals to replace the originals that were too old to use.