Blue Streak kit resources
Britain's nuclear deterrent was cancelled before it was complete, and
was obsolescent before that. Nevertheless, the Blue Streak was a powerful
missile of the Atlas class, and would form the basis of the Europa launcher.
The kit stands 6" tall and includes 4 resin parts, 2 aluminum tubes,
a stand (1 resin part and 2 aluminum tubes), and instructions. No decals
are included.
$12
The completed model.
I chose to paint the LOX
tank white, which would be the color at launch. Before fueling, it's
aluminum.
The striping was accomplished
by hand, and I don't know any other way to do it.
Without an ALPS printer,
I'm unable to make a decal with both white AND clear (or silver).
A Blue Streak in operational
service would have probably looked a lot like the Thor's based
in Great Britain.
Unfortunately I don't have a digital photo of one yet, but they were painted
white and featured a prominent
roundel insignia, as well as a vehicle number.
Links:http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de:80/~gkrebs/space/img_lau/bluestreak_1.jpg
http://members.aol.com/nicholashl/ukspace/bs/bs1_pics.htmThe second link goes to the Blue Streak page of Nicholas Hill's excellent web site on British rocketry.
Better still, visit the root page here:http://members.aol.com/nicholashl/ukspace/ukspace.htm
Ninfinger's Quick Look review of the kit (Sven "Ninfinger" Knudson is an independent reviewer).
