Fantastic Plastic Models has a new release for all you 1950s spacecraft fans: The Bell BoMi MX-2276 3-Stage Skip-Glide space bomber project from 1954:
http://fantastic-plastic.com/BellBOMIMX-1176-CatalogPage.htm
Back before ICBMs, the only way to bomb the godless Russkies was by intercontinental bomber -- or from space! The MX-2276 was Bell Aircraft's first design for a manned space bomber system: A fly-back carrier plane, a disposable rocket-powered second stage and a cool-as-hell pre-Dyna-Soar "skip-glide" bomber to deliver the goods.
Our 1:144 kit was mastered by Alfred Wong based on original Bell Aircraft documents provided by aerospace historian David Stern. Casting is by Masterpiece Models. Decals are by JBOT.
The BoMi (Bomber-Missile) is available now for just $70.00 plus shipping
http://fantastic-plastic.com/BellBOMIMX-1176-CatalogPage.htm
Back before ICBMs, the only way to bomb the godless Russkies was by intercontinental bomber -- or from space! The MX-2276 was Bell Aircraft's first design for a manned space bomber system: A fly-back carrier plane, a disposable rocket-powered second stage and a cool-as-hell pre-Dyna-Soar "skip-glide" bomber to deliver the goods.
Our 1:144 kit was mastered by Alfred Wong based on original Bell Aircraft documents provided by aerospace historian David Stern. Casting is by Masterpiece Models. Decals are by JBOT.
The BoMi (Bomber-Missile) is available now for just $70.00 plus shipping
