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
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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
1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 15
I've made some progress on the Descent stage of Snoopy. The landing radar is installed. It almost disappears in the shine of the foiled underside. I've applied the foil details on the top and sides of the Descent stage. I used four colors of foil. Bare-metal foil Bright Aluminum, Gold, Yellow Gold, and Dark Orange. … Continue reading 1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 15
1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 14
A little more work got done on the Dragon model in the last few days. I started with the steerable S-band antenna. Looking at my reference photos I noticed that the main post for the antenna projected more from the side of LM and not the top. The Dragon parts are made for a top … Continue reading 1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 14
1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 13
After a long layoff I've finally gotten back to the Apollo 10 build. I've had a bunch of other things on my plate lately and, to be honest, I just haven't gotten my modeling mojo back. But, I felt like if I don't get back and try to restart the project it will never get … Continue reading 1/72 Dragon Apollo 11 Lunar Approach Update 13
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