Hubble Paper Model Kit

by Space Craft Internation

Product Features

• It's very realistic, and it's hard to tell from a distance that it's made of paper. Many of its parts have bonded metal foil, and look like they're made of metal. Blue and gold-foil solar panels.
• Internal details include reflective primary and secondary mirrors, printed trusses and baffles. Information online includes how to modify the completed model to illustrate installing new instruments as the Endeavor astronauts did in December, 1993
• Assembled model is about 10 inches (26 cm) overall. Scale is approximately 1/65.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0007CQ622
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,817 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

This kit is made in the USA. Do not let the fact that this is a laser cut recycled paper kits deceive you. It is a fantastically detailed model that is very realistic. These are great to hang from the ceiling for display.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice kit, but very fragile, October 29, 2011

By 

MSgt Tim "MSgt Tim" (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Hubble Paper Model Kit (Toy)

I built other kits from the same company in the past. This one was by far the hardest to finish because it is so fragile. The paper is all recycled and not much heavier than regular printer paper, so little strength. Also, the telescope barrel and aft shroud are very light paper, yet you're supposed to attach the high gain antenna booms and various other appendages to them?

In construction form, usually paper models use tabs to attach pieces. This one has you using just the end of the paper tube (telescope and aft shroud) as the surface area to apply glue and pray it holds. I seriously thought about creating my own tabs to add some strength.

Once it's done, it looks fine, just don't expect it to handle more than a gentle breeze if it's hung from the ceiling. If anyone grabs the telescope barrel or aft shroud, it's over.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good looks but difficult to assemble, October 7, 2011

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Betsy Ross (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Hubble Paper Model Kit (Toy)

This model took hours and hours to assemble. Bought if for my 5th grader's science project. Ended up doing all the work to assemble it. The instructions mention using a hot glue gun at times. That was a mistake due to the paper being so thin and fragile. Simple white glue gives more setup time that's needed. Looks great once it's all complete just takes a lot of effort to get to that point.