stevej60 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Hi folk's my Monogram build again way out of my comfort zone is their 1/48 Moon landing complete with Luner lander,base and figure's.Nice molding and even gold foil for the area's covered.This was a snip off E-bay at £15 posted. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Ok now Im jealous ! Ive been looking for the Space stuff for awhile, particularly anything Gemini. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 £15? - bargain I reckon - look forward to seeing it come together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I remember building this when it first came out, cost me a massive £5 in the 1980s. Those moulded in shadows were a pain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 25/06/2022 at 12:20, John_W said: I remember building this when it first came out, cost me a massive £5 in the 1980s. Those moulded in shadows were a pain. Yea I'm not sure what to do about them John,even considering filling them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 7:20 AM, John_W said: I remember building this when it first came out, cost me a massive £5 in the 1980s. Those moulded in shadows were a pain. I remember when it first came out, the base had the shadows pre-painted. Foil was a pin in the backside to apply. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, LorenSharp said: I remember when it first came out, the base had the shadows pre-painted. Foil was a pin in the backside to apply. No way I'm using it Loren looks a PITA,thinking of gold crackle paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Might work, Though I'd do a test first. Or, take regular foil ,possibly Mylar (child's big balloon) if you can find it, and paint that gold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 10 hours ago, LorenSharp said: I remember when it first came out, the base had the shadows pre-painted. Foil was a pin in the backside to apply. It was paper backed foil with a cutting template printed on the back. After about a year the foil peeled off in parts just leaving the paper on the model 🙄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 13 hours ago, John_W said: It was paper backed foil with a cutting template printed on the back. After about a year the foil peeled off in parts just leaving the paper on the model 🙄 If I was going to do one now Id use gold leaf myself. Its available at most craft stores and actually is quite inexpensive considering it is gold. If not gold leaf then gold foil of some sort. Painting would work if you could realistically capture the wrinkles ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 The wife painted the garden seat with Hammerite (green).I tried it on an old kit and it looked OK so I'm thinking their gold might work.I sprayed the base in primer last night so a start has been made. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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