S-132 Kit for the IMSAI 8080 Clone

Here is the S-132 kit from The High Nibble. It adds many features that were provided on the real IMSAI 8080 by add-in S-100 cards. It provides output to a VGA monitor and supports either a PS/2 or USB-HID keyboard for input. You have to choose one or the other the board does not support both. I ordered … Continue reading S-132 Kit for the IMSAI 8080 Clone

IMSAI 8080 Clone Kit

I've had an actual IMSAI 8080 computer since about 1976. I purchased it as a kit. The kit came with all the parts needed for the computer except RAM so I purchased an S-100 4K RAM card kit as well. Here is a photo I took of it just after I completed the kit. You … Continue reading IMSAI 8080 Clone Kit

1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 18 (Final)

I glued the Ascent and Descent stages together with a small amount of 5-minute epoxy. The stages fit together well and I could probably have not used any glue, but I didn't want to risk it. Here is a series of photos around the completed LM. Below is a series of photos of the completed … Continue reading 1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 18 (Final)

1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 17

Work on the Ascent stage continued with more foil work. Before I added more foil, I painted some black on the lower cabin and the RCS quads. Foil was then added around the hatch area, the area below and under the "gills" and the lower sections of the front RCS quads. Next I painted the … Continue reading 1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 17

1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 16

Having pretty much wrapped up the Descent Stage, I started work on the Ascent Stage. I started painting with the mid and aft section of the LM. I painted it Model Master Acryl Aluminum. I then painted the panels that were black with Vallejo Model Color Black. When that had dried I went back and … Continue reading 1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 16