Norman Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Wow ! I love it.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Amazing work! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandaire Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Just Wow! and now further detailing?? Fabulous workmanship. Very well built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgire Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 … Continued after another long intermission: My aim is now to add a small platform which isn’t in the kit (probably added later in the real stuff) and which support some sort of air-conditioning device (pumps, exchanger and flexible hoses) The platform: Building the platform out of plastic card and beams: [ For the top anti-skidding plate I used a double layer of kitchen aluminium foil scribed with a small rivet-tool: Finished with railing from spare: Now, the hoses. I wanted to reproduce their crushed surface. I used Magic Sculpt (1) I formed in cylinders (2) and then calibrated to 2mm in diameter (3). I rolled theses cylinders on talc covered, creased double aluminium foil layer (4) and formed the parts to desired shape before curing (5) The heat exchanger is made of Evergreen plastic: A loooong step now: fitting numerous cables to those structures. Cables are white covered, about .2 to .4mm in diameter. I used .3mm brass wire and copper wires from a small multi thread electronic cable. After a slight sanding, wires are painted off-white (Humbrol gloss enamel, more flexible than acrylics in this case), cut to lengths, bent and glued. The first stage umbilical mast: The second stage large umbilical mast. Note small canvas covers from aluminium foil. The left tower: The right tower: And the two towers finished: Front: Rear: To be continued…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I like your attention to detail and clever practical solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Absolutely lovely! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgire Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 … continued Now it’s time for the general assembly for all these parts: First a dry fitting of the two towers. After trials I decided to show the diorama during removal of the service towers as to highlight the launcher with contrasting colours: Making the four huge tower actuators: ] The towers are secured in their final configuration: Making the launch arms and tower actuators Another (last) detailing step: adding electrical boxes and cable connexions at the base of each tower: I added fourteen worker figures. These are modified Bundeswehr pilots from Preiser. I replaced helmets and caps with worker helmets made of Magic Sculpt. Some clothing were modified the same way. ET VOILA ! After two years of work this assembly is finished ! Hope you enjoyed it. _Bruno 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Beautiful job!! Nice details, nice kit, nice presentation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Hi Bruno, you can be proud of your fantastic Launch Pad. The effort has paid off with the detailing, really very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Only one word describes this, AWESOME, well done Bruno, cracking job. Are you going to post your pics in the ready for inspection section? All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Outstanding work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I really hope you're going to put this in a glass case as it'll be a nightmare to dust! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Oh boy, absolutely stunning. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgire Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Thank you for your kind comments. I've been informed this afternoon this model has just won a gold medal (real spacecraft section) in the Telford Scale Model Show. And it has been elected the Best of Show for 2015. A big thank to Leon of LVM Studio, who designed this awesome kit. _Bruno 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Certainly Gold Medal work!! Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Fantastic work, I saw this had won at Telford yesterday. Well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 what an awesome build, brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorClanger Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Saw it yesterday (briefly, amid the throng of admirers!) at Telford - well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer66 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Well done Bruno, a very well derived Best in Show. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 A brilliant real-space model, beautifully made. Congratulations - I really admired it at Telford. Regards Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Martin Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The definition of modelling PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Love it, great attention to detail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Occasionally I scratch my head at the SMW gold medal winners. But definitely not this time. Excellent modelling all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy wood Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 congrats. well deserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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