Calling all model kit fans - she's finally done

[captain nemo1701]

1:72 scale
https://m.ebay.com/itm/Dragon-1-72-...901011782?epid=20012460050&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1
Or
https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Models-Spacecraft-Building-72-Scale/dp/B00BWR65JA

Yeah, Dragon kit is big but apparently technically incorrect. I did find a chap online who produces 'correction kits' for the wrongly moulded parts. I did buy the Dragon Lunar module at the International Plastic Model Kit show in Telford last year.

I'm now going to attempt the impossible.....(big drum roll)...6 kits simultaneously. They are:

Apollo V, lunar module, command module, USS Enterprise NCC 1701E, the Seaview & Flying Sub. I've got all the paints etc.

The Saturn V is moulded the correct shade of white, which cuts down on painting. I've got all the kits & bits ready for my 'production line' which has been worked out with greater military precision than Accy's bike rides eg. all black bits on the kits will get painted black at the same time etc, so I hope to have 'em all done by Xmas.

Off to the IPMS again in November, because my final kit (no shelf room left!!) will be:

 

[stephec]

Chinese manufacturer Dragon did a monster 5ft Saturn V kit but it's very hard to get now. They followed it up with a similar one with Skylab which I've seen retailing up to £200. I did have the Revel 1.144 kit which is 77cm tall and the new one is 1.14m, which should look good!. BTW, when opening the box, I thought that some of the rocket body cylinders were missing but they come flat and you need to roll them up!.

The rolling part was what put me off buying one of those.

 

[chriswoody]

I was given the Lego Saturn V for christmas. It was great fun to put together, took over a week in total. It's over a metre tall and really well detailed. Lego made sure the parts count was 1969 pieces as well, which was a good touch. Each of the sections realistically come apart and my kids have been fascinated to learn all about the moon landings from it.

 

[stephec]

After a break I'm back at it with the Airfix 1/24 Hurricane Mk1, a bit lacking in cockpit detail so I decided to add some PE seat belts and an instrument panel, I've also had a go at weathering for the first time as well.

 

[Nonethewiser]

The 1/24th Hurricane is a bit long in the tooth now but is one of the better of the old Airfix "Superkits" and is certainly an improvement over the earlier Spitfire kit. This build is looking good and the PE belts and IP are worthwhile additions.

 

[rogerzilla]

Courtesy of the Swear Trek Twitter account (most of them are rude, this isn't)

 

[stephec]

The 1/24th Hurricane is a bit long in the tooth now but is one of the better of the old Airfix "Superkits" and is certainly an improvement over the earlier Spitfire kit. This build is looking good and the PE belts and IP are worthwhile additions.

The Spitfire Vb ended up in the bin when I lost patience with it, even the Hurricane is a bit testing, it's got plenty of flash on it. I'm not at home tonight, but if I remember tomorrow I'll get a few photos of it.

 

[Handlebar Moustache]

After two years messing about with it, the Enterprise is finished...yaaay!. Great kit, first I've built since I was about 14. I've got to work out where to display it now.
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Lovely! And massive. But lovely!

 

[captain nemo1701]

Lovely! And massive. But lovely!

Thanks for the kind comments!. I'm trying to fill my house with SF kits, currently working on several. It's the Polar Lights kit, comes in at about 32 inches long, dwarfs the AMT kit!. Not the biggest one you can buy:
USS Enterprise big kit

 

[Handlebar Moustache]

Thanks for the kind comments!. I'm trying to fill my house with SF kits, currently working on several. It's the Polar Lights kit, comes in at about 32 inches long, dwarfs the AMT kit!. Not the biggest one you can buy:
USS Enterprise big kit

wow - now that really is massive!

 

[captain nemo1701]

wow - now that really is massive!

I understand that 'studio scale' starts at about 48 inches.
Here's some I'd love to have enough shelf-room for:

 

[Edwardoka]

I understand that 'studio scale' starts at about 48 inches.
Here's some I'd love to have enough shelf-room for:

I do love the Enterprise D, despite how derpy it looks from most angles.
IIRC the original shooting model was so unbalanced they had to film it upside down and retired it after the first season for a smaller version that had fewer issues with structural integrity (and which couldn't separate)

 

[captain nemo1701]

I want one !

Currently one in the Moon exhibition at the Maritime Museum, London.

 

[captain nemo1701]

I do love the Enterprise D, despite how derpy it looks from most angles.
IIRC the original shooting model was so unbalanced they had to film it upside down and retired it after the first season for a smaller version that had fewer issues with structural integrity (and which couldn't separate)

I also heard that staff at ILM used to complain about getting roped in to lift the 10ft model about!. Of course, there's the famous crash scene from Generations (starts about 15 mins):



Enterprise D crashing

 

[Edwardoka]

Bit of a derailment, but I really miss practical effects shots. I don't want to go so far as to say that CGI has ruined everything but when you read how ILM did seemingly simple stuff like e.g the Enterprise D stretching as it goes to warp, it's really ingenious, ground-breaking stuff that requires in-depth knowledge of how light and cameras work, not to mention the manual compositing and editing processes.

Being able to do stuff like that semi-trivially in software means that special effects are no longer special.