Concept Spacecraft

Convair Nexus Mega-Booster (1962)

w/Mars Mission Payload

Convair Nexus Mega-Booster - 1

Fantastic Plastic Logo

SCALE: 1/288

INITIAL RELEASE: 2010

MEDIUM: Resin

RARITY: (2)

HEIGHT: 17"

 

Convair Nexus Mega-Booster - 2

 

Convair Nexus Mega-Booster - 3

Convair Nexus Mega-Booster - 4

 

Convair Nexus Mega-Booster - 5

 

Convair Nexus Mega-Booster - 6

Mars Bound

 

ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

The Nexus was spaceflight visionary Krafft Ehricke's concept for a Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) booster capable of lifting 900 tones into orbit.  Standing as tall as the Washington Monument, the fully recoverable booster system would have dwarfed anything in either the American or Soviet arsenals, including the Soviet N-1 and the American Saturn V. 

The Nexus' mission could have included anything from space station components to a Mars Mission spacecraft.

When released in November 2010, the Convair Nexus was the largest kit yet produced by Fantastic Plastic Models.  Standing 17 inches high, the model was designed in CAD by Scott Lowther and cast by Masterpiece Models.

For information on kit price and availability, CLICK HERE.

 

Convair Nexus Mega-Booster - Box Art

Original Box Art

 

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