Time for another update. I have been making slow but steady progress. As I mentioned last time, I moved on to the pod platforms. One of them will have to have a hole drilled in the middle to pass the LED wires through to light the pod. I put a bit in my pin vise … Continue reading 2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 4
2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 3
Time for another update. I'm continuing with the photoetch for the most part. I folded the pod bay into shape and CA'd it together. I would have installed the floor but I was waiting on another set of LED's to arrive. The first set were fine but they had a slight green cast to them. … Continue reading 2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 3
2001 Discovery XD-1 Build Part 2
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
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
LDRS 38 Club Project
LDRS is an annual gathering for high power rocketeers from all over the country and a few from foreign countries as well. This year was LDRS 38 hosted by the Kloudbusters of Wichita Kansas. They are one of the best clubs in the country for large launches. They have hosted several LDRS launches and have … Continue reading LDRS 38 Club Project
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