I had the cockpits painted and ready for decals, so I applied a decal to each one. They came from an extra set of Millennium Falcon decals I had created back when I built the Falcon. It helps the cockpits have more character than they would otherwise. The next thing I did was some test … Continue reading Willy Ley Rocket Build Update 3

I continued construction with the cockpit of the models. The cockpits need to be completed before I can glue the stage halves together. I started by cleaning up the pilot figures. As you can see from the above image some of the parts had quite a bit of flash on them. Once cleaned up they … Continue reading Willy Ley Rocket Build Update 2

I quickly noticed that all the rocket nozzles are flat on the end. The engine bells are not hollow as they should be. I have drilled out smaller nozzles on other rocket kits, but they were small thrusters. This would require removing quite a bit of plastic and angled sides on the inside of the … Continue reading Willy Ley Rocket Build Update 1

It's been a month since I last posted. It has been a bit hectic around here but I did get in some progress on this new build. I just haven't had any time to post about it. Anyway, her we go with the last build of the year. I decided to do one more factual … Continue reading Willy Ley Rocket Build