Shuttle-Мир
Reference photo of Shuttle Atlantis approaching Mir.
Reference photo of Mir.
Mir assembly reference.
Rendering of Shuttle docked to Mir.
I wasn't able to acquire a Mir kit, but the Armageddon Space Station kit was readily available on eBay. Research on the internet suggested the Armageddon kit contained a Mir plus extra parts! I can confirm that. These are the extra parts.
These are the Mir sprues found in the Armageddon kit. I used the Mir instructions from Scalemates to compare to the Armageddon kit instructions, and separated out the parts according to module in the downloaded Mir instructions. The only thing missing is a Space Shuttle docking module, which will have to be scratch built - perhaps fabricated using some of the extra parts.
Kristall and Piroda modules. Kristall (Crystal) was a technology, material processing, geophysics and astrophysics laboratory launched on May 31, 1990, by a Proton 8K82K rocket. Piroda (Nature) was a remote sensing module launched on April 23, 1996, also by a Proton 8K82K rocket.
Core and Kvant-2 modules. The Core module served as the living quarters. It was launched on February 19, 1986, by a Proton 8K82K rocket. Kvant-2 (Quantum) provided newer and more sophisticated life support systems. It was launched on December 6, 1989 by a Proton 8K82K rocket.
Spektr module. The purpose of Spektr (Spectrum) was to house experiments for the US-Russian Cooperation program. It was launched on May 20, 1995 by a Proton 8K82K rocket.
Kvant-1 module. Kvant-1 (Quantum) was an astronomy module. It was launched on March 31, 1987 by a Proton 8K82K rocket.
Core/Kvant-2 additional parts.
Progress spacecraft. Progress is an expendable cargo spacecraft. Its purpose is to deliver the supplies needed to sustain a human presence in orbit. While it does not carry a crew, it can be boarded by astronauts when docked to a space station. Progress is derived from the crewed Soyuz spacecraft and launches on the same launch vehicle, a Soyuz rocket.
Progress has supported space stations as early as Salyut 6 and as recently as the International Space Station (ISS).
Progress has supported space stations as early as Salyut 6 and as recently as the International Space Station (ISS).
Soyuz capsule. Soyuz (Union) is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights. It was originally built as part of the Soviet crewed lunar programs. It is launched on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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