Mercury Redstone Multi-build

Well, let's see how this works out. I'm going to do a multi-scale build of the Mercury Redstone vehicle. One will be in 1/200 scale from the AMT Man In Space kit. One will be 1/72 scale from the Horizon models kit and one will be in 1/48 scale using the Glencoe Jupiter-C combined with … Continue reading Mercury Redstone Multi-build

NASA 1960’s Manned Spacecraft Group

I finally got around to finishing the the mount for the Apollo 10 spacecraft. I combined them with my Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury (Freedom 7 and Faith 7) spacecraft and the Dragon 1/72 Gemini (Gemini 6) spacecraft. I created some custom decals for each spacecraft and mounted them together on a wooden base that I painted flat … Continue reading NASA 1960’s Manned Spacecraft Group

Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft Build Update 2 (Final)

Here is the final dash to the finish line for this build. With the decals complete on the retro pack, I painted the small posigrade rockets red and used CA to glue the straps to the retro packs. The kit does not include any clear parts for the port holes or windows. To represent them … Continue reading Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft Build Update 2 (Final)

Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft Build Update 1

I needed a break from the XST build so I went back to work on the Mercury spacecraft pair. I sprayed the forward part of the capsules with Tamiya white primer. After giving that a day to cure I masked off the top and then glued on the nose of the capsules. I then removed … Continue reading Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft Build Update 1

Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft Build

While I'm contemplating what to do about the fins on the Pegasus XST, I started building what should be a simpler kit that has been in the stash for a while. I bought the Horizon 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft kit when they were first announced back in 2015. The kit contains parts and decals for two … Continue reading Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury Spacecraft Build