Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Starting to apply the 'Velcro' decals to the Adapter ... as well as for the access panels. These are from Rick Sternbach. After some trial and error trying to figure out how to affix the 'foil' to the plastic, I started applying the 'foil' ... Dry fit of the crew cabin Something was preventing the panels from fitting better ... It was the Astronaut's feet, so-o-o ... I had to amputate ... ... and do a little filing on the AM parts ... ... and file a bit more ... But I realized that I had forgotten to install the centre console ... shucks, this was not gonna be fun ... But after a couple of hours, it got in there and some painting got done The 3 piece hull, had a lot of gaps, even without all the aftermarket paraphernalia stuck in there. So with some styrene scraps, the gaps got filled. Still a lot to get done ... IPD 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Poor Tom Stafford. Still I suppose he doesn't really need feet while he's stuck in that tin can. Your ship is begining to look impressively complex and colorful there. Not too surprising to have the final fit problems when it comes time to close up something that jammed full of extra goodies. It was pretty tight in the real thing and you have to deal with components that are five or ten times thicker than what the actual parts would be in scale. What did you use for the mylar blanket on the adapter? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Many Thanx Tzulscha er, I mean 'Q' ... I picked this film up at Michael's Craft Store ... it's like Mylar and is for wrapping gifts. To adhere it to the model I tried Model Cement, that didn't work. White Glue, that didn't work either ... then I tried Rubber Cement that I've had since my old Graphic Designer days and it worked nicely. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 2:40 PM, Tzulscha said: Poor Tom Stafford. Still I suppose he doesn't really need feet while he's stuck in that tin can. Don't you mean "sitting in that tin can"? While Cernan is floating round it... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Ima Penin Diaz said: Many Thanx Tzulscha er, I mean 'Q' ... I picked this film up at Michael's Craft Store ... it's like Mylar and is for wrapping gifts. To adhere it to the model I tried Model Cement, that didn't work. White Glue, that didn't work either ... then I tried Rubber Cement that I've had since my old Graphic Designer days and it worked nicely. Something that works to if you have it is Fixative, sprays a nice even coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Um ... Fixative?? Fixative isn't an adhesive ... so, you would use it ... how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 I botched the RCS section. In trying to enlarge the Thruster holes, so I could insert Aluminium tubes, the Dremel ( which is not my friend ... ) wandered a bit ... So I found a short length of PVC and cut off a piece ... ... transferred the centrelines ... ... drilled pilot holes with the pin vice ... ... transferred the shingle lines ... ... enlarged those holes ... ... trial fitting the Aluminium tubes ... but ... ... and WTF?? ... I did it again! I thought that maybe fitting the tubes in there might conceal the error but ... nope ... ... using styrene scraps, scratch built a new RCS section ... Filled the seam with styrene ... I'll thin down the shingle strips. And let's see how it looks ... Getting down to the short strokes. IPD 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 A quick suggestion - If you need curved plasticard shapes, cut out a trip longer than needed and wrap around a suitable former with a slightly smaller diameter than that needed and hold in place with masking tape, then carefully pour boiling water over the plasticard and dip into cold water. The former needs to be longer than needed as a handle and made of a material which won't melt in bioling water. Also don't use plasticard thicker than 20thou(0.5mm). 2 Layers of 20thou plasticard produce a much stronger part than 1 layer of 40thou. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 The EVA Astronaut is just about done. The Umbilical line is a coat hanger wrapped in First Aid tape ... The major seams were filled with styrene strips ... and the minor gaps were filled with putty ... In the process of sanding those seams, some of the kit's washers were sanded down, so I stamped out a few and glued 'em down ... The two umbilical connections were carved out of a block of styrene ... A dry fit, one of many ... First coat of Primer And getting closer to complete IPD 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Impressive stuff. I like the coat hangar idea. It's looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Thanx Pete in Lincs! Starting to add the 'Mylar' to the aft end ... ... and done. Starting to decal the crew cabin ... the decals are from Rick Sternbach's 'Space Model Systems' ... and they're lovely! The BIG US decals need some TLC to settle into those corrugations ... lots of setting solution and some, um, persuasion. ... and they settled very nicely. The spacecraft is done ... ... but I still need to include the EVA Astronaut ... Till next post IPD 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 This post will wrap up this build ... Still without the EVA Cernan ... With him but ... without his umbilical line ... With the accompanying, scratch built, ATDA which was also on this mission ... you may know it better as 'The Angry Alligator' And the final assembly ... Ignore the little doo-dad hanging off the umbilical line ... it's an anti-foul fitting that detached from the adapter and I didn't notice it when I took these pix ... It has its flaws, under close scrutiny, it shan't win any awards at a contest, but ... it'll still get entered! Thanx for your attention to this thread gents ... onto the next build! IPD 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Wonderful work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Morris Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Brilliant build, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Great work. Was a pleasure to follow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 As a humble kit assembler, I am in awe. This is proper modelling. Fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 You are too modest. Superb work and very well thought out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 A really impressive result. Good luck with the competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima Penin Diaz Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Fellow modellers ... Thank you very much for comments! They are most appreciated! IPD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgregor Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 That’s a fantastic build of this old kit, lovely detail added in all areas. Looks like it fought you in a few places but you nailed it. I am inspired to build mine but so far haven’t been able to get the LVM detail set so far as they are no longer producing it. Hopefully pick one up one day! Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 What a fantastic build and thoroughly worth reading through too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Brilliant work. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimT64 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 That is a fantastic model. I really love the job on the heatshield, have seen so many models that are not convincing, but yours looks very realistic. Its a real shame that the LVM detail kit is not available these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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