southwestforests Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Perseverance is a good word for characterizing this project. And, who knows, perhaps some way, somehow, the retinal thing might come out not so bad after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Thanx airmechaja, phantom and southwestforests ... this build is almost done ... just a few more hours to go. But the "Retinal thing" is just a matter of time ... sooner or later, I hope much later, the vision is gonna go bye-bye ... I started foiling the Adapter. I used Rubber Cement, 2 sided, to adhere the gold material to the styrene. ... and just some touch ups to go on this ... the AMU has been installed too. The decals will be a combination of the kit's and Rick Sternbach's 'Space Model Systems' decals The corrugations on the crew module will take some effort to get the decals to settle into 'em ... ... a little gentle persuasion ... ... and they settled very nicely! With this kit being over 50 years old, it's still really nicely detailed! I've got a few smallish things to get done, but they will take time ... but I've still got 3 days! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 I've run into a minor, but time-consuming snag ... I still haven't been able to get a vac-form pull for the visor, and have an email in to Evergreen to ask about their styrene sheets, and wouldn't you know it, the guy responsible is off for the week. So the Astronaut out for a walk, the diorama aspect, is delayed So, temporarily, I've made a visor out of Milliput ... I wrapped another figure with Parafilm and molded the Millput to the head. The Spacecraft, with open hatch, decals, antennae and Clear Flat coat ... is done. With the Astronaut on EVA but without the Oxygen providing umbilical line ... yet. The accompanying ATDA ( Augmented Target Docking Adapter ) was scratch built 10 years ago, and the Gemini, done at the same time, was sold to a collector, so the main reason for this build was to get these two paired up again I'll finish this up real soon ... hoping I get the darn vac-former to work! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I really like it pete. It's museum quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admiralcag Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Oh, wow! That is gorgeous! Vern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Holy crap!!! Thats awesome! Dont forget to add a couple photos to the finished builds section. That way your eligible for the draw. Amazing participation in this GB is not guaranteeing a prize, but you never know! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Bravo! That's a stunning work! Truly. It's really fun to watch somebody who knows their subject, and is going to get it right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 14 hours ago, dnl42 said: It's really fun to watch somebody who knows their subject, and is going to get it right. Indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) Many thanx airmechaja, admiralcag, dnl42 and Southwestforests ... thanx for sticking around on this build. phantom, thanx! You've done a stellar job as a moderator on this GB! ... and I shall post a couple pix on the Completed Builds folder after this ... So I've had to make the visor out of Milliput, here I'm just trimming it after waiting for 14 hours for it to be workable ... The Umbilical line was a piece of insulated copper wire that I wrapped First Aid tape around ... ... then had to figure out how to fix it to the EVA astronaut ........ that Milliput visor doesn't look too bad ... ... and except for one small part that fell off during photography, it's DONE ... and just under the wire too! ... the part that fell off you can see on the Umbilical, it's a Tether Guide that affixes to the aft end to prevent tangling on a Thruster ... This was a genuinely FUN build ... and I spent about 3 months on it. I had a few weeks of down time waiting for drill bits and then some vision problems and then a bad Chest Cold wherein I couldn't work on this ... but, I'm pretty chuffed with this! Thanx guys for all your comments ... they're most appreciated! Pete Edited January 31, 2019 by K2Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 That Milliput visor is most excellent, particularly that glossy surface! Superlatives are sounding trite by now. This is an outstanding example of craftsmanship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Thanx dnl42 ... there are flaws however ... one is ... some of Revell's decals, issued with a 2011/12 re-release of this kit, silvered and I didn't notice it till I sprayed on the Flat Coat ... I'm still gonna try to fix 'em up though. Thanx again! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 We always know our build's flaws... But, I'll bet that silvering isn't as bad as this crinkling! A little voice was telling me to paint those stripes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Stunning. You really put on a masterclass for us with this build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 As good as it looks finished it is almost a shame to cover up all those details you put into it. It is funny to me that I have seen a million pictures/documentaries of this capsule but I never really looked at it until I was following along with your build. Those were some brave/crazy men to squeeze into that little thing and get launched into space. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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