notalotaanything Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Greetings, The descent stage requires many decisions as to how much to remove and to scratch build before I can begin foiling it. One of the problems is that the kit seems to have been based on the early training unit and not the flying unit. I am going to get rid of the s-band antenna holder (the cylindrical shape), and probably do something about the equipment bays, but haven't made the final choices. In the mean time I've been working on the ascent stage and have made some progress. I assembled and filed the middle section. I got some vinyl sheeting at the local plastics store and started to cover the rear of the ascent stage. I soon discovered that I needed to pre paint where the panels would go together otherwise you could see the white showing between them. This morning I painted all the panel joints with a chrome silver. I should be able to resume putting the vinyl on this evening. I'll post photos once I can borrow a digital camera. Bulletins as they break. Mike Rama Lama Nota Lota Anything Temple of the Rain Oregon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Rama Lama Nota Lota Anything Wow, that brings back some memories.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notalotaanything Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Wow, that brings back some memories.... :D Hopefully good ones :D I applied some more silver vinyl last night. I also stopped at my local plastics shop and picked up some matte black vinyl. It looks good on the roll, so hopefully it will look good on the kit. Mike Rama Lama Nota Lota Anything Temple of the Rain Oregon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notalotaanything Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Greetings, The black is finally on the ascent stage. It was "rubbery" and often tore rather than cut. Lots of redoing of panels. Now all I have to do is finish the silver. I may have access to a digital camera later in the week. If so pics will follow. Thanks to two great sites for references: Apollo Photo Archive and My Little Space Museum (not mine...) Wish me luck on finishing in time... Mike Rama Lama Nota Lota Anything Temple of the Rain Oregon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notalotaanything Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) Greetings, I got to borrow a digital camera and created a quick web page with progress pictures. The model looks better in person but you'll get the idea. Progress Page Sorry about the yellow background...I picked without looking at a color guide. Thanks, Mike Rama Lama Nota Lota Anything Temple of the Rain Oregon Edited March 28, 2008 by notalotaanything Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike J. Idacavage Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Mike: Nice!!!!! Methinks I'll be downloading your in-progress photos and comments for a future build. Thanks for posting! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notalotaanything Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 Greetings! I'm almost done! All I have left is the decals on the astronauts, details on thier "backpack", and the lunar surface. I've filled the 'shadows' and given the moon a white primer coat. Hopefully it won't look too bad and I'll be able to get out the gray and paint away. Pics will appear soon. I've been without Internet access for a couple of weeks but am glad to be back. When finishing the descent stage, I came across a good method for making patterns for the vinyl. I used masking tape. Just apply enough masking tape to cover the part, mark, cut, and you have a pattern. It worked very well for the conic sections near the main thruster nozzle, and on the RCS thruster shields. Too bad I didn't think of that earlier... Mike Rama Lama Nota Lota Anything Temple of the Rain Oregon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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