Apollo 11 Transposition Docking and Extraction

[saturnapollo 178]

My contribution for the Apollo 11 50th anniversary.

 

Finally finished the LM - and the whole combo. I'm afraid at this scale the photos show it to be a bit scruffy, though the photos are about 3 times actual size! Last time I did a 1/72 scale LM I was 15 and I hadn't realised just how small it is at this scale! And constant touching up being required has not helped.

Hopefully the final photos will look a bit better rather than the flash photography - and there are a lot of combinations I can do.

I hadn't weighted down the S-IVB, not thinking the CSM and LM would add much weight at the forward end, so it sits further back on the stand than I intended. Ah, well too late now.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/47369015381/in/album-72157669731076195/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/40403494463/in/album-72157669731076195/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/47369015451/in/album-72157669731076195/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/40403494483/in/album-72157669731076195/

Edited March 13 by saturnapollo
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[Gemini 8 64]

Great work. I like the natural look that you have captured.

[TimB 217]

Very nice.  I like the way the LM has come out. I'm still working on mine - got distracted by the SV.

Regards

Tim

[saturnapollo 178]

Thanks very much guys. I'm afraid I have to do one model at a time Tim. You are juggling a whole load there.

 

Now to spend a bit of time on the "real" photos - and there will be a few:) !

 

cheers,

 

Keith

Edited March 14 by saturnapollo

[Caerbannog 2,603]

Excellent work as always Keith. Amazing considering the base kit and size...

René

[MarkSH 3,207]

Very nice build and presentation. We need more builds such as this to commemorate an impressive achievement and important anniversary.

[morty_3333 521]

Hi Keith!

 

Being of 'The right vintage' , I am nuts about anything Apollo!

 

This is a great build, of a scenario I have not seen modelled before, well done Sir!!

 

Keep Sticking! Cheers, Pete

[saturnapollo 178]

Thanks very much guys.Appreciate the comments.

 

Here are the first of the photos.

 

 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/47345381472/in/album-72157667646196676/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/32456291617/in/album-72157667646196676/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/33509739878/in/album-72157667646196676/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/40420507133/in/album-72157667646196676/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/40420506973/in/album-72157667646196676/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/40420506873/in/album-72157667646196676/

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 16 by saturnapollo
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[DMC 1,374]

Stunning! Can’t put it any better than that.

 

Dennis

 

[saturnapollo 178]

Many thanks, Dennis.

 

Finally completed the photography. Certainly got my money's worth out of this model!

Too many to list here, but here is the link to the album;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemodelsphotography/albums/72157667646196676

Keith