1/48 Lunar Module Eagle-5 (English Package)

Here's a real blast (-off) from the past! This cool model kit of Apollo 11's Eagle-5 Lunar Module was first released in 1969--the same year as the real Apollo 11 mission, the first moon landing!--and now has been re-released by the fine folks at Aoshima. The kit features fine molding, and spring-loaded landing legs for nice bouncy landings! Two interestingly shaped suited astronaut figures are provided, as is a nice nameplate and three pieces of moon surface experiments equipment. Decals are included. No clear parts are included for the windows, but that would be a very easy fix using your own pieces of scrap clear plastic (you'll have to supply your own descent stage gold foil too, if you want to be ultra-accurate!). Aoshima warns that due to the age of the molds, the kit parts may have "burrs and scuffing," but all the parts looked fine to me, other than showing a wee bit of flash here and there. A great kit of a great subject!

This release features packaging and instructions in both Japanese and English.