Recieve one of each cut and uncut Apollo 7 crew replica patches.
This will ship late March 2025.
Retrorocket Emblems is excited to finally release their Apollo 7 replica. I have wanted to replicate this patch for almost 10 years. There were a lot of challenges in producing this patch because the original version of this patch had so many unique production features that are distinct to the long outmoded Schiffli embroidery machine. While modern multi-head embroidery machines produce beautiful work, there was a certain quality and style that was lost when the older machines were replaced. I did my best to re-create some of these artifacts with this Apollo 7 replica. One of the unique attributes of this particular patch is the rather rough nature of all the detail work on the Apollo CSM. Details that even varied across individual patches. Fine details were a distinct challenge in the era when the embroidery machines were programmed using punched paper tape. Another difficult element to reproduce was the classic Schiffli fill style. Modern machines have a very difficult time accurately reproducing it. Having said all that, I hope you enjoy this reproduction as much as I do, and I hope it finds a welcome place in your collection.
This version is cut from the twill and reflects the version as worn by the crew on their recovery.
Retrorocket Emblems is excited to finally release their Apollo 7 replica. I have wanted to replicate this patch for almost 10 years. There were a lot of challenges in producing this patch because the original version of this patch had so many unique production features that are distinct to the long outmoded Schiffli embroidery machine. While modern multi-head embroidery machines produce beautiful work, there was a certain quality and style that was lost when the older machines were replaced. I did my best to re-create some of these artifacts with this Apollo 7 replica. One of the unique attributes of this particular patch is the rather rough nature of all the detail work on the Apollo CSM. Details that even varied across individual patches. Fine details were a distinct challenge in the era when the embroidery machines were programmed using punched paper tape. Another difficult element to reproduce was the classic Schiffli fill style. Modern machines have a very difficult time accurately reproducing it. Having said all that, I hope you enjoy this reproduction as much as I do, and I hope it finds a welcome place in your collection.
The Apollo-Saturn 201 (AS-201) mission was an unmanned suborbital flight to test the Saturn IB launch vehicle and the Apollo Command and Service Modules. It was the first flight of the two-stage Saturn IB. The objectives of the flight were to verify the structural integrity, launch loads, stage separation, and operation of subsystems of the Saturn 1B, and evaluate the Apollo spacecraft subsystems, heatshield, and mission support facilities. The patch depicts the Saturn IB rising atop a column of fire and smoke and the Command Module re-entering the atmosphere.
AS-202 Commemorative Patch
The Retrorocket Emblems is proud to announce the sale of the Apollo 4 concept patch, the first of at least three concept patches in a series.
