posted 05-03-2015 07:47 AM            

Valentina Tereshkova's patch on base is a custom decal printed on my laser printer.

posted 07-06-2015 07:46 AM            

Bonus: base signed by STS-1 Pilot Robert Crippen

posted 08-01-2015 01:00 PM            

First attempt at the Mylar tape pattern in 1/72 scale. I applied Bare Metal Foil in sections based on the David Weeks drawings and gently scribed the lines with a hobby knife. I drilled out a round dimple for the center of the CM hatch window and used and engraver to add the optics penetrations. I kitbashed the EVA light from spare parts.

posted 11-08-2015 06:28 PM            

Landing windows recut and docking window added. Helium tank bulge added to descent stage, along with resizing the ALSEP box. Covered with Candyland Craft foils. Landing probes from a Dragon kit and cut down to correct length.

Postal cover in background signed by Mission Commander, Tom Stafford

posted 11-26-2015 07:33 AM            

Based on the 1/72 Dragon Apollo 10 kit. I added external antennas and hatches to the outside of the IU and the umbilical panel on the top of the S-IV-B skirt. Based on photos at the Apollo Image Archive, I built up the shape of the IU cable tray and covered it with orange foil to simulate the thermal blanket covering. For the bottom, I photographed the S-IV-B LOX tank from the Saturn V kit, printed that and glued to sheet styrene that was then glued to the bottom of the stack. Finally, I added attachment pads for the LM to the top rim of the SLA base and shimmed the LM stand to bring it to the correct height and act as an extra, hidden brace for the finished model. Decals were leftovers from the Space Model Systems Saturn V set.

Besides correcting the standard issues with the Dragon LM and CSM, I added the thermal-blanket covered MET to the face of the MESA and the slightly raised reflector unit stowed on the surface of Quad I. On the CM, I resized the David Weeks drawings of the Mylar tape patterns, printed and cut into workable units along tape lines and surface landmarks. These were used to cut Bright Chrome Bare Metal Foil and as guides for scribing the tape lines. I rearranged some of the SM stencil locations to match the Apollo 14 placement shown in the Space in Miniatures CSM edition.

posted 03-08-2016 08:09 PM            

On the S-II, corrected the LH2 feed and vent fairings, added the LOX vent fairing, added umbilicals, access hatches and telemetry antenna panels, added access hatch to second interstage. Topped with the RealSpace Models Skylab launch shroud and workshop.

Kit decals, plus first motion targets made from white film and black stripes and S-II motion targets made from black decal film. Also added white background to fin ID letters.