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Topic: Countdown, Inc. Saturn V with LUT model
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Retro Rocket
Member Posts: 445
From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 03-21-2016 08:10 PM
   
I just received a Countdown, Inc. Saturn V with LUT toy model and it's a pretty nifty little piece. I haven't measured yet but does anyone know the scale? 1/400? The LUT has swinging arms, the base has the tread assemblies that pivot so it could roll on an incline, an unusual detail. Does anyone have one of these? |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1447
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 03-22-2016 03:17 AM
This one looks from brand Cashulette Engineering, scale 1/290. |
SpaceDust
Member Posts: 115
From: Louisville, Ky USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 03-22-2016 08:50 AM
I bought one probably in the early 1970’s at the KSC Visitor's Center. I noticed there are different roll patterns. Some examples are more in line with the Saturn 500F where as mine is more of the actual flight version. I also noticed that some are missing a swing arm and the pipes going up the side are different. How many different versions were made? |
Retro Rocket
Member Posts: 445
From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 03-22-2016 01:40 PM
The Countdown, Inc. version was released as a a model kit, it scales out to 1/350. It rolls! I think it's a pretty neat little model. Does anyone else have one or one in the box? |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 03-22-2016 06:54 PM
I have one, also made by Cashulette. I think I bought in the 90s, not really sure. I actually found it at a small hobby shop here in Tampa, that is long since gone. |
dtemple
Member Posts: 729
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 03-25-2016 01:57 PM
There were at least two types of patterns on the Saturn V body. I presume the original was the painted on pattern resembling that of 500-F. I have two rocket bodies with the markings closer to that of flown Saturn Vs but they done with stick on decals — not paint. |
Shobashi
New Member Posts: 1
From: Simmern, Germany
Registered: Jun 2019
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posted 06-12-2019 05:41 AM
I restored one of these toys and made a little model out of it: |
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