1/48 Wings Atlas D Update 3

While studying the model and what I had done with the stringers on the capsule adapter, I decided that I had to fix the stringers on the boat tail. I sanded down the molded in stringers on one side of the part. I was able to sand down all the raised parts without much trouble. … Continue reading 1/48 Wings Atlas D Update 3

2024 Model Build Review

2024 ended up being a pretty good year for my model builds. I completed 9 models this year. Well, almost. The final two models of the year did take a few days into 2025 to get finished, mainly because of the weather. First up was the 1/72 Ban Dai B-Wing Starfighter. It was a pretty … Continue reading 2024 Model Build Review

1/200 Mercury Redstone Part 2, Finish

When spraying primer on the escape tower I noticed that the side where you could see the mold line had no diagonal braces molded in, even though they were on the other two sides, as seen here. I searched through my inventory of styrene rod and found a close match, 0.3mm (about 0.010). I cut … Continue reading 1/200 Mercury Redstone Part 2, Finish

1/200 Mercury Redstone Part 1

The final part of this build is the 1/200 scale Mercury Redstone kit which is part of the AMT Man In Space kit. It is a very simple kit consisting of only 6 parts. Here is the parts tree. The extra two parts at the bottom of the picture are from a spare kit in … Continue reading 1/200 Mercury Redstone Part 1

1/72 Mercury Redstone Part 3, Finish

Before starting to decal the Redstone booster, I did some more work on the Mercury capsule. I mixed two drops of Vallejo 71.004 Blue and one drop of Vallejo 71.001 White to get a color that will highlight the portholes on the capsule. I then used Plasti-Zap CA glue to attach the capsule to the … Continue reading 1/72 Mercury Redstone Part 3, Finish