GSymmonds Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) Thought I'd throw this in the ring. I'm not very good at documenting things on a day-to-day basis so here's the whole enchilada. (Edited to try to fix photo links) I decided to take a run at doing the Lindberg US Moon Ship as a cross between a bit of steam punk, soviet-style and apollo. One thing that I realized was that there was no way for the astronauts to get down to the surface - or even out of the capsule so I figured they needed an external platform and elevator! Used up a bunch of old PE and decals that I've had laying about for some time. Plastic buttons were used for the landing pads (the original had small rectangles). Edited June 18, 2019 by GSymmonds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Sounds nifty, but no pictures visible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GSymmonds Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Bizarro - I can see them but I've clearly not got the hang of posting pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 At this point on the clock, the pictures do show for me. I like the look. Also like inclusion of figures. Elevator is definitely an idea which fits the period. Soviet design aesthetic is interesting for sure, quite different from the look produced on this side of the planet. Anatoly Zak has a book titled Russia in Space, well worth acquiring, if you don't already have it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 And now, they do not show for me, here is what does show; (let's check the browser addons: yep, GIF blocker is off, script blocker is off) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Okay, two years later now and though the group build is done I'm still not done! 😄 But there is some progress to show, so, I'll show it. Life in general and my messy health in particular make progress on anything quite slow any more. First stage of texturing solar panels is underway. As mentioned previously I decided to go with decals instead of paint or printed paper for the foundation of the look. Next layer is 1/16 checkerboard of dark blue and clear. Over that will be glaze of clear gloss with some gold mixed in. The unevenness of ring in center will get dealt with later in the process. This concept art has solar panel color pattern I'd like to at least hint at, even though shape is different, http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/11/Orion_ESM Etch metal parts come from Paragrafix's set for Pegausus Hobbies' von Braun Moonlander & from Gold Medal Models sets of ship railings. Anyway, model photos, And that's what's happened with this project in the intervening 2 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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