It's about time I post an update on the Mercury Atlas. Progress has been slow but steady. The above photo shows the booster section of the model. I drilled two holes about 1 1/4 inch deep into the center of each nozzle. This will allow the model to be placed on the base which has … Continue reading 1/48 Wings Atlas D Update 15

As you can see from the above photo, I started adding more foil to the Spacelab module. I also added the mounting bars to the tunnel portion. They are made from 0.030 rod. I removed small bits of the foil at the attachment points and used CA to attach them to the tunnel. I also … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/200 Space Shuttle Update 3

Finally, paint has been applied to the vehicle! The above photo shows the booster section of the Atlas. I painted it with Alclad Dull Aluminum. When that had cured I epoxied the two booster engine nozzles in place. They were painted with Tamiya Metalic Gray. In the photos the Dull Aluminum looks a bit yellowish. … Continue reading 1/48 Wings Atlas D Update 14

Progress is slow during the holiday season, but I have made some. I've been trying for a while now to fin a descent photo of the oxygen tank pressurization line. The line stands above the tank on small stand-offs. In nearly all photo's you just can't make out where the stand-offs belong. I finally found … Continue reading 1/48 Wings Atlas D Update 13

The above image shows the long equipment pod and the instrument tunnel that I fashioned out of 1/8" x 1/16" styrene strip. I rounded the corners of the top and then sanded the tip of the equipment pod so that they matched. Here they are just dry fitted to show the attachment. Next I used … Continue reading 1/48 Wings Atlas D Update 12