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Model space capsules and mini-learn how-to frame a house kits

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@The NYC Toy fair 2008 you tend to see companies with a variety of products, Precision Modelworks has stunning and unique models of various space capsules - Saturn vehicles, Gemini capsules and others from the Mercury missions - if you're a space buff these might be the only (and best) replicas in existence.

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In addition to their space, planes and warships they are also working on a kit that is made to scale with a real house so you can learn how to frame out a new home.

More:

Precision Modelworks - Link.
More photos of Precision Modelworks @ Flickr - Link.
Giant set of NYC Toy fair 2008 photos @ Flickr - Link.
MAKE's coverage of the NYC Toy Faire 2008 in one place! - Link.

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Posted by: Bob on February 20, 2008 at 5:15 AM

The link to Precision Modelworks leads to a Directory Listing Denied page.

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Posted by: Rick DeNatale on February 20, 2008 at 6:57 AM

That's a Gemini capsule in the first photo, not a Mercury.

And, it wasn't the Saturn missions, it was the Apollo program. Saturn was the name for the launch vehicles used for both the Apollo and Skylab programs.

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