I'm starting a new build. This will be the first for the year. Last year I completed three models. That is a record for me. I'll see if I can do better this year. First on the table this year is an all resin kit of the Saturn I Block I (SA-1) from Martin's Models. … Continue reading 1/144 Saturn I Block I Build
2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Complete
Well construction is done on the Discovery XD-1. I made my goal of finishing it before Christmas (if you don't count the stand). I'm still working on how I want to display it. I don't know if I'll use the stands that are included in the in kit or if I'll try to find something … Continue reading 2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Complete
2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 9
Progress has finally made it to the color coat stage. After hand brushing the darker gray colors and then masking them I painted everything in my base color using Vallejo Model Color White Gray. To my eye it makes the perfect base color. It is almost white with just a hint of gray. I sprayed … Continue reading 2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 9
2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 8
I didn't get as much done this week as I wanted. The holidays tend to do that. But there was progress. I assembled the 10 spine parts. These each consisted of 5 pieces. There were no locator pins since there needed to be room to run the metal tube through them. They did have an … Continue reading 2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 8
2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 7
The cockpit light boxes were a bit more difficult than the pod bay. They had to fit around some complicated shapes. This time I made some patterns out of index cards. I then trimmed the patterns until they fix nicely around the cockpit. I then used this as a pattern to cut out the shape … Continue reading 2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 7
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