Bell BoMi MX-2276 - Fantastic Plastic Box Art

Bell BoMi MX-2276 (1954)

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ABOUT THE DESIGN:    ABOUT THE MODEL:
In the years following WWII, Bell Aviation hired former German rocket engineers Walter Dornberger and Kraft Ehrike to work on long-range spacecraft concepts for both military and civilian purposes.  One of these was the BoMi (Bomber Missile), a "boost-glide" concept not unlike the "Silverbird" posited 15 years earlier by Eugene Sanger.  The first stab at the BoMi concept was dubbed the MX-2276.  It was a three-stage system composed of a horizontally launched piloted first stage, a disposable second stage, and a piloted third stage designed to "skip" over the upper atmosphere before dropping its payload on an enemy target and then returning to Earth.

The precursor to the X-20 Dyna-Soar, the MX-2276 concept was ultimately scrapped as too complex and replaced by a winged orbiter to be launched atop a conventional booster.

  • Scale: 1:144
  • Material: Resin
  • Number of Pieces: 22
  • Length: 10"
  • Master by Alfred Wong
  • Decals by JBOT
  • Casting by Masterpiece Models
  • Special thanks to David Stern
 

Bell BoMi MX-2276 - Fantastic Plastic - What You Get

BoMi MX-2276 - What You Get

 

Bell BoMi MX-2276 - Fantastic Plastic - Catalog Photo 1

 

Bell BoMi MX-2276 - Fantastic Plastic - Catalog Photo 2

 

Bell BoMi MX-2276 - Contractor's Model

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