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Altair lunar Lander,scratch build,about 1/72?as per lunox plan1993.


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Hi, i,ll post a bit of background to the lunox plan later,so for now you will have to make do with the pics,ive still a bit on the base to finish,and some ancillery space gear to make,but heres the main bit,hope you like it?the build is in the wip section,but it started from this...

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to this,im quite pleased,with it,though i could of done a lot of things differently,but this will do for now?

what i was working off..

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my end result..

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view of fork lift,as it got bigger than i thought it would,so a lift mechanism was needed.? in my head?

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the access area...to the hab/ascent module..

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the view from low orbit..

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view of the docking port,for the lunar command module,which is the plastic ring off the camera that broke half way through the buid..

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the ascent/hab module,

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the ascent engine bell

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view as it leaves the sander section....make engine noises as appropiate???

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more thrust noises,....

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whats left behind?

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the main descent engines..

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the view down the blast chute from the platform to the surface..

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the landing platform is left,to be used later for the fixed habitats,which im building next???

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next to the auto lander and rover,part of the same programme..

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and a hint at whats involved in the next one...its gonna bigger by the time the solar array,s are attached???

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so hope you like it,?and thanks for looking and persevering...

any thing you want to know just ask?..

cheers.Don.

ps.in my haste to post,i forgot to mention my thanks to martin,from martins models,for finding the time at short notice to make the Decals up for me,very reasonable and quick.so thanks martin,id of been stuck without them..

don

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These are really cool, I think I missed commenting on the first one but I think that's actually my favourite so far - the striping and decal placement, and your skills with foil, are excellent.

Will

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