bgire Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hello, Following is a summary my assembly of LVM Studio’s magnificent kit of the Baikonur Soyuz Launch Pad. A really big kit (resin, photo etching) which will host my NewWare kit of Soyuz TM. Scale is 1:144. Part one: the Soyuz launcher (NewWare, resin and PE): First coat of orange paint. On the right is a Vostok launcher. masking using Parafilm. Decals: Completed launcher: PART 2: Launchpad base PART 3: lattice towers and arms PART 4: Service towers Adding equipment on towers: Scratching the air conditionning platform: Air hoses in Magic Sculpt: Final detailing of various arms and towers: Front Back PART 5: General assembly PART 6: Additionnal detailing Adding Kazakh workers & technicians (made from modified Preiser German Air Force aircrew with Magic Sculpt helmets) : The famous steps where prelaunch pictures of the crew are taken: This two year project won a gold medal (Real Space) and Best of Show at Telford 2015: The whole assembly is about 38cm high and 17cm square. Thanks for watching _Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dafixer Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Awesome! That is fabulous workmanship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spaceman Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hi Bruno, I think I had posted about your awesome Soyuz TMA-21 Launch pad that time, after you won 1st prize in Telford (2015). Unfortunately, this LVM kit was nearly the last big cry from Leon van Munster's team, thereafter they disappeared, never to be seen again, after they had completely overreached with their LUT Project and had burned all the money of the backers, so also my 600 €, damn it!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Was the launch pad and the equipment that went on it all LVM items? My goodness, LVM did some beautiful PE! And New Ware's Resin looks excellent as well! On the plaque, you have dates ... what does that refer to? Manfred, your investment must have stung a little bit ... and did you, as a backer, not get any prior notice about LVM's demise? Bruno, this is flawless ... I'm glad the judges were open minded enough to make a Real Space model Best of Show! It's gor-r-rgeous! Thanx for showing it to us here! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spaceman Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I've extensivevely reported about this LUT project in my Thread Apollo Saturn LUT by LVM Studios 2015, after LVM 2015 started working on it. And you, Pete, already had reservations then, like others, if that would be successful. Who wants, can read it again there. While the former Kickstarter site still exists, one can now find the following message under their former LVM website ... € 14,271 of the 26 Backers have dissolved in nothing but smoke and mirrors ... Forget it!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgire Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Was the launch pad and the equipment that went on it all LVM items? My goodness, LVM did some beautiful PE! And New Ware's Resin looks excellent as well! On the plaque, you have dates ... what does that refer to? Pete Thanks Pete for the kind words. NewWare items: the complete Soyuz launcher LVM items: the launch pad, including resin base. Excellent PË indeed: very well designed and easy to handle: a real pleasure. Preiser items: half scratched workers Scratch: wooden base, all piping around the two service towers, decals (safety circle on base, stars on left tower lever brace), air conditioning unit, hoses and extra platform on right service tower, light bulbs on upper level of both towers, numerous electrical boxes around base and on some platforms, about six metres of electrical wire on towers and arms. The dates of the brass plate refer to the TMA-21 mission which took place by the 50th anniversary of Gagarin historic flight, hence the portrait of the cosmonaut "painted" (in fact a NW decal) on Soyuz white shroud. Also Gagarin name in red on the shroud. _Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie-Pete Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Wow. Fantastic build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmer25k Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Awesome work. Makes me want to take a hammer to mine. 😉 https://imgur.com/gallery/hetmF67 Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgire Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Awesome work. Makes me want to take a hammer to mine. 😉 Why? I'd seen your work some days ago and it is really stunning and very inspiring! Ironically, two years ago I bought the same Soyuz trailer kit, which is at circa 1:150 scale and have planned to use it to entirely redesign a true 1:144 scale resin+PE model, including the TEM2 diesel loco and service vehicle. This will use another NewWare rocket, of course. This should be done around 2022-2023 and I'll do a separate companion dio showing Soyuz flight MS-03 in November of 2016 being transported to the launch pad. When building my kit I originally wanted the two towers jointed around the launcher like yours but I finally opted for semi-open state to make the colorful Soyuz more visible. _Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Fantastic awesome stunning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 A really nice result! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Propellerhead Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Wowzers! That is the "busy-ness!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Underdog Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 This two year project won a gold medal (Real Space) and Best of Show at Telford 2015: The judges at Telford 2015, knew what they were thinking and responded accordingly! Bruno, absolutely amazing results with this build - a space model to be proud in having as part of a collection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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