1/48 Wings Atlas D Update 1

The angular details on the sustainer nozzle are looking much better. Not quite finished yet, but looking better. There are still a bazillion holes all over the molding. Those are going to be a pain. You can see from the opening photo, that I have also sanded off all the molded in stringers on the … Continue reading 1/48 Wings Atlas D Update 1

1/48 Wings Atlas D

My next model build is a 1/48 scale Atlas D rocket by Wings48. I bought this kit back in 2005 from Don's Model Works who was producing the kit lines by Wing48, Wings72. This kit was originally produced by Eagles Talon Models. The Don had aquired the Wings48 and Wings72 lines a couple of years … Continue reading 1/48 Wings Atlas D

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