MPC Taurus - 1 Build Part 1 Parts

I bought this one off EBAY for about $10.00.
In the mid 1970s I built and flew many of the MPC Miniroc series - except for the ASP and this one.

This kit was billed as a "customizer kit". It included some extra chromed plastic parts.





All the parts:
That's a 12" parachute - too large for a BT-5 based model.
Two sheets of decals are included. One sheet has roll patterns, the other has "United States" , numbers and the Air Force Star and Bar logo.
Four die-cut balsa fins cut from 1/16" thick balsa.





There is two small booster tubes. They are thick walled, about 3/16" diameter.
The two chrome nose cones fit into the tubes.

That's a Stine "Shock Lock" in the center.
The cotton string is the only shock cord on the model. No elastic, just a thick cotton string.

The parachute shroud tabs will be replaced. Most of the adhesive has lost it's grip.

Here's a closeup of the chromed pieces. All were still on the trees except for the small nose cones in the previous picture.

The pieces on the left look like they were taken from a plastic car kit.
The pieces on the right probably came from a Apollo based model.
In an optional step you are told to use the long silver pieces on the left as a nozzle in the booster tubes.
All the other pieces aren't mentioned in the instructions.

After the model was built I saw an MPC Moon Go kit on sale on Ebay. The same chrome parts were included in this larger kit.
The box illustration shows the "hub cap" looking pieces at the base of two fins. Small chrome details are glued over the leading edges.
The same Taurus boosters are used in the Moon Go kit.