NASA's Space Shuttle Orbiter, the world's first reusable spacecraft, flew 135 missions between 1981 and 2011, and before each launch it had to be carried the 3.5-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the pad at Kennedy Space Center atop the enormous tracked Crawler-Transporter, one of the largest self-powered land vehicles ever built. This 1/400 scale kit pairs a detailed Orbiter model, complete with payload bay and distinctive black thermal tiles moulded in outline, with a scale replica of the Crawler-Transporter itself, tracks and all.
Dragon's engineering renders the Crawler's enormous tracked 'trucks' and the Orbiter's complex fuselage shape in crisp, accurately proportioned plastic, giving modellers the chance to build a genuinely unusual subject alongside more conventional military and civilian scale kits.
Decals for NASA/Orbiter markings and full instructions are included, letting the finished model be displayed as a static 'on the crawlerway' piece.
This kit appeals strongly to space history enthusiasts and collectors looking for a display piece that stands apart from Dragon's usual armour and aircraft subjects.
