Lindberg Space Base Build Update 1

With everything having a good coat of white primer, it was about time to start painting. But before that I needed to pour some epoxy into the communications dome so that the metal rod that connected the station to the display base had something to fit into that was more sturdy. The rod fit into … Continue reading Lindberg Space Base Build Update 1

Lindberg Space Base Build

After doing three Mercury Redstone models with varying degrees of detailing I decided I wanted to do a fairly easy model for a quick project. I looked through the stash and found the Lindberg Space Base and Satellite Explorer kit. I'm not particularly excited about the Satellite Explorer part of the kit but I did … Continue reading Lindberg Space Base Build

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