1/125 Heller Mir Space Station

Heller's 1/125 scale model of the Mir space station came out in late 1999. Despite that the real Mir had six modules at the time, Heller made their Mir with only four, it's configuration around 1991. Despite this the kit is a pretty nice example of the the first modularized space station. It included a Soyuz and Progress ship. I always enjoyed watching Mir come over Edmonton. On summer nights it could be seen well after midnight, due to the Sun being so far north. In March of 2001, Mir was brought down after 15 years in orbit.

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