I got started on the photoetch parts. I sprayed them with a white primer and then covered that in a clear coat. I decided to start with updating the exterior airlock door. As the kit comes, there is no detail on the door itself and the door controls are just a couple of raised areas … Continue reading 2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 2
Category: Scale modeling
2001 Discovery XD-1 Build
I'm getting ready to start my next build. It will be the Moebius kit of the Discovery XD-1 from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. This is one of my grail kits. I've wanted a kit of this model ever since I saw the movie back in 1968. There have been no injected styrene kits … Continue reading 2001 Discovery XD-1 Build
Voskhod Build Complete
The Voskhod build that I started back in January is finally finished. I got the main engine bells painted. Then I drilled small holes at the base of the core and boosters to accept the tab that is on the engine bells. They were then glued into place with thick CA. The vernier motors were … Continue reading Voskhod Build Complete
Voskhod Update 2
Now that I have finished the Saturn V and the Lego LM I need to get back to the Voskhod 2 model. When I last posted about this project, I had assembled the stages and put the photo etched brass truss on the first stage. Since then all parts have had primer applied and also … Continue reading Voskhod Update 2
LEGO Apollo 11 Lunar Lander
I'm bored to death waiting for the bubble to dissolve in my eye after my surgery. My vision in that eye is such that I have a hard time with small items, so that rules out getting back to the Voskhod right now. However, I did get the LEGO Lunar Module for my birthday. My … Continue reading LEGO Apollo 11 Lunar Lander
