It is 1962 and America is under nuclear attack. Somewhere in a southwestern desert, the crew at an Atlas missile silo prepares for retaliation. 

The site layout based on blueprints from Scott O’Steen ©1997. Background information from “The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force 1945-1969” by Jacob Neufeld (A publication of the Office of the USAF, 1990). 

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Photos & Notes

Explosion Shot Against a White Background Lit By Orange & Red Lights

Full Diorama Against White Background of Orange & Red Lights

Full Diorama Against White Background of Orange & Red Lights (Uncropped)

Diorama Against Our Regular Black Canvas Studio Background Lit With a Red Light (Uncropped)

Diorama Against Our Regular Black Canvass Studio Background (Cropped)

Cross Section of an Atlas F Missile Complex / ©1997 by Scott O’Steen

Top of Atlas Missile Site (Used for our Diorama) / ©1997 by Scott O’Steen

See the Atlas Missile Silo site on the Internet

Wikipedia on Atlas Missiles