Supercuber Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) Within a month , april 12th , it will be a full 60 years since the first manned space flight, so i decide to commemorate this effort with my quick build. Old , good ($@&%@)Veb Plasticart, 1990s in Master Modell boxing, started few months ago, was on hold, but finished in less than week. This is my third VEB Plasticart VOSTOK build. The first was in the late seventies, the second in 1985, the third in the year of COVID 19. The model is basic, with many problems , during the research for story, details and color scheme on obscure Russian sites and forums, I learned that both Revell 1/24 and VEB Plasticart 1/25 were made according to the display model of VOSTOK 1 from the Paris, 1966. show . That full scale Vostok model was exhibited with a third stage segment in white, with a spherical capsule polished to a high gloss aluminium and with all its equipment of military and technological significance removed. In reality, the third stage of the carrier rocket was gray, and the spherical capsule of Vostok 3K # 3 was covered with hexagonal segments of asbestos plates 3-18 cm thick, covered with a thin aluminum sheet. Many other small details were added, service openings on the third stage were printed decals, hexagonal segments were vinyl foil cut on cutter, plastic antennas were replaced by steel wire ones , everything is shown in the following pictures. Original VEB Plasticart box, and Master Modell box, Kit parts and instructions, And work started... And finished model, gallery here: R.F.I. here: Edited March 9, 2021 by Supercuber 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Lambess Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Very nice ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I seem to remember building the Revell release of this kit back in the late '60s. I think I still have the Master Modell kit in my collection somewhere... Inspirational! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Now thats a great job , really well done , especially considering what the kit is and how old and basic it is, congratulations ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Brilliant idea with the hexagonal foil. I really need a plotter... Very nice build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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