Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I built this a few years ago ... but just revisited the build. This is, as every other Lunar Module kit out there, inaccurate. I really enjoy making my models a little more accurate and luckily, I really enjoy building items from scratch! I've removed the inaccurate panels, and re-built 'em, and have already cut out the rendezvous window on top. The windows are too small so I cut 'em out and will enlarge them. As well, I removed the 'things' between the 'eyes'. I also removed the webbing on the lower right side ... I also cut out the front hatch I've rebuilt some support structure inside the two halves of the Ascent stage. A dry fit of the new panels The Ascent Stage primed and going through it's first sanding The Descent Stage needs some attention too. I cut it apart and will remove a quad panel ... The porch is the kit's and is quite outta scale, plus the legs are splayed a tad too much, but I also like to keep some inaccuracies of the kit visible too. I'm not a rivet-counter ... well, maybe to a small degree, but not pathological! ... building the open MESA ... the underside ... the landing radar and shield were made out of styrene The RTG cask and LRV pallets were not part of the kit either ... ... looking into the LRV quad ... The LRV will be semi-deployed and this is the dry fit ... with the completed LRV That's a lot of images for this posting ... the completed model will be next ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) A few pix of the completed model. This is depicting Apollo 16 and I've also added Plume deflectors, added or modified the Antennae, as well as added the vent hoods on the Ascent stage. And that'll do it for this one! This was fun for me too, to revisit this build! IPD Edited February 11, 2020 by Ima Penin Diaz added a word 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Nicely done. The plume deflector struts are the bug-bear for me on this kit. What did you make yours from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thanx Eric Mc! For the struts I used Piano wire and the deflectors themselves were made from Aluminium sheet from a used printing press plate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matti64 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Exc3ellent work a good alround approach. It's nice to see a mission other than Apollo 11 represented too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thanks for the explanation on how you assembled the deflectors. What did you use to connect the stays to the deflectors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 I used good old CA glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushan_Farsight Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Amazing work and love the diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Yes agree. Amazing work! Cheers / André Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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