Cox Saturn 1B - Ebay Listing

On Ebay, a Cox Saturn 1B was up for auction.

Here's how the Cox Saturn V and 1B looked in the 1972 catalog.
To see the catalog at Ninfinger's, CLICK HERE

I don't know why, but the Saturn V roll pattern in the middle was flipped!

These "almost ready to fly" models were molded of high impact plastic.
At first, Cox made their own engines. When the rockets were brought back in the early 1990s, Cox recommended using Estes engines.





Some pictures from the Ebay listing:

Two engine retainers. On the left is a two engine cluster retainer, on the right is a single engine retainer.
On the left is the lower molded launch lug.

A side view of the command module shows the thick attitude control system and nozzles.

Of course, every scale model should have the manufacturer name somewhere on the model.





The escape tower was also molded thick to prevent breakage.
Below the capsule is something that looks like a molded upper launch lug.

I don't see how this lug could be used. A lower lug (on a larger diameter section) couldn't line up with it.




I had never seen the print pattern on the Cox parachutes.

To learn more about their product line check out the Cox Model Rocket handbook: CLICK HERE
Of special interest is on page 20 where the Cox igniters are explained.