The Rocket from "Objectif Lune" and "On a Marche Sur La Lune" (Tintin)
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Archive&Future
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It's been a backburner project for a while, but the construction and assembly of the Tintin moon rocket is complete. It's going to need a lot of primer and polishing before it's ready for that gloss red paintjob, but it's well on the way....
Wood filler over the whole fuselage to eliminate large dents and grain imperfections
Although I had already made one wing, I decided to make three more in one go because they would be much more consistent, rather than trying to copy the method for the first wing, which I couldn't for the life of me remember anyway
Rodger did the finer turning on the pods for me once I had roughed out the shape
Wooden dowel added as pins. I had colossal fitting issues with all of the pins, no matter how precise I tried to be, almost none of them fitted the way I wanted
The solution (seen here on wings #1 and #3) was to fill the pin holes with PVA, stick the dowels in the pod, slather the join on the wing side with wood filler. Then push the two halves together and cut/sand away the excess
I had better luck with the fuselage pins' fitting
I used the same squishy wood filler joinery to attach the wing assemblies. I'm genuinely surprised it holds so strongly
Photo of me working, courtesy of Henry, my 10 year old brother
It was THIIIIIIS big
I think I'm most surprised by the fact that it stands up straight....I really thought that there would be balance issues because of the variances and difficulties I had with the wing assemblies
PVA and primer will be the next job...and a lot of fine sanding.
I'm still undecided about whether to create the front cover for "Objectif Lune" or "On a Marche Sur La Lune"
Wood filler over the whole fuselage to eliminate large dents and grain imperfections
Although I had already made one wing, I decided to make three more in one go because they would be much more consistent, rather than trying to copy the method for the first wing, which I couldn't for the life of me remember anyway
Rodger did the finer turning on the pods for me once I had roughed out the shape
Wooden dowel added as pins. I had colossal fitting issues with all of the pins, no matter how precise I tried to be, almost none of them fitted the way I wanted
The solution (seen here on wings #1 and #3) was to fill the pin holes with PVA, stick the dowels in the pod, slather the join on the wing side with wood filler. Then push the two halves together and cut/sand away the excess
I had better luck with the fuselage pins' fitting
I used the same squishy wood filler joinery to attach the wing assemblies. I'm genuinely surprised it holds so strongly
Photo of me working, courtesy of Henry, my 10 year old brother
It was THIIIIIIS big
I think I'm most surprised by the fact that it stands up straight....I really thought that there would be balance issues because of the variances and difficulties I had with the wing assemblies
PVA and primer will be the next job...and a lot of fine sanding.
I'm still undecided about whether to create the front cover for "Objectif Lune" or "On a Marche Sur La Lune"
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Archive&Future
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Although I was happy with my Moon Tank V.1 when I built it first in April 2013......I knew I could make a far superior one now...
I decided that a Panzer IV in 1:100 scale would be ideal, despite having I think one or two more wheels than the comic book version, it looks pretty close.
V1, half assembled Panzer IV, and friendly 1:100 man
I made each skirt side twice, once as a back layer and a second layer to cut up and stick back down as panels
0.85mm wire, sticky vinyl tie-downs and a styrene piece create the pick axe
I built up the sides with 0.5mm styrene
I finished the sides in 0.5mm styrene, and used 1.3mm for the tops. Then obviously I made it look all cool and fancy with some etched brass
I like these a lot and if I hadn't had the etch sheet then I would never have attempted adding them, they're absolutely miniscule
See!!! It's tiny!!
hello friendly 1:100 man
Next I'll need to add the 5mm clear LEDs for the bubble canopies and add the floodlights
What a big rocket
I decided that a Panzer IV in 1:100 scale would be ideal, despite having I think one or two more wheels than the comic book version, it looks pretty close.
V1, half assembled Panzer IV, and friendly 1:100 man
I made each skirt side twice, once as a back layer and a second layer to cut up and stick back down as panels
0.85mm wire, sticky vinyl tie-downs and a styrene piece create the pick axe
I built up the sides with 0.5mm styrene
I finished the sides in 0.5mm styrene, and used 1.3mm for the tops. Then obviously I made it look all cool and fancy with some etched brass
I like these a lot and if I hadn't had the etch sheet then I would never have attempted adding them, they're absolutely miniscule
See!!! It's tiny!!
hello friendly 1:100 man
Next I'll need to add the 5mm clear LEDs for the bubble canopies and add the floodlights
What a big rocket
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Archive&Future
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It seems that the tank scale is a little too big (not that much mind you). Eager to see what the paint job will do in the end. Good luck with all those squares
I think the version 1 tank is too big.....the V.2 tank is a lot closer. I don't think there is an issue with scale is there....?? Maybe I haven't paid close enough attention :confused
Archive&Future
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If anything, my tank looks too small in comparison to what we see on the 'Explorers' cover art
Avanaut
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This is wonderful! I really liked the first version but the second is coming up great too, looking forward to seeing it painted. I have a problem seeing the new tank properly, though, I can see only one photo in post #26, is that supposed to be like that? EDIT: I can see the images if I copy the address of the image from text and paste it on the browser directly.
I like these comic book builds, I see a lot of territory to cover there. It would be great to build, say, the Valerian ship in 1/72 and display it next to the FM Millennium Falcon.
I like these comic book builds, I see a lot of territory to cover there. It would be great to build, say, the Valerian ship in 1/72 and display it next to the FM Millennium Falcon.
Archive&Future
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I'm not sure what went wrong with it, it did it the first time and I went through THREE different hosts and none of them showed up even after I deleted and remade the entire post. I got too tired to bother fixing it
I'd be honoured!! It looks superb, can't wait to see how it prints
Just put it up on Thingiverse. Can't decide to print it at 1:144 and buy a tank and Jeep at the same scale, or go 1:120 and buy the Preiser set with a Snowy-ish looking dog 
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:455269
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:455269
Strode
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I love to have one of these rocket myself one day
Agreed. This and Flight 714 are now on my "to build one day list"
crackerjazz
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She looks great, Haystack Hair!!! Really fun to watch the lathework too!
Nobody will notice the difference if you use that 1:120 dog with a 1:144 model at the size of that thing ...
And Haystack Hair, you´re like a young Albert Einstein of the prop world
Archive&Future
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Thank you for all the kind words my friends!! You;re all great
The V.2 Moon Tank is almost complete, some finer airbrushing and filter work is necessary for the appropriate cartoon look, and then the bubble canopies need to be fitted
I made styrene structures at the back for the tow cable
5mm holes drilled out for the canopies, I also created the floodlight and glued that down
I used a cotton bud and then tightly wound cotton onto it for the tow cable
A combination of Light Ultramarine and Prussian Blue was airbrushed on in several layers
Then a wash of Prussian Blue. It looks a bit blotchy but that's primarily because of the lighting
I'll finish it tomorrow, do all the details and shading and stuff
The V.2 Moon Tank is almost complete, some finer airbrushing and filter work is necessary for the appropriate cartoon look, and then the bubble canopies need to be fitted
I made styrene structures at the back for the tow cable
5mm holes drilled out for the canopies, I also created the floodlight and glued that down
I used a cotton bud and then tightly wound cotton onto it for the tow cable
A combination of Light Ultramarine and Prussian Blue was airbrushed on in several layers
Then a wash of Prussian Blue. It looks a bit blotchy but that's primarily because of the lighting
I'll finish it tomorrow, do all the details and shading and stuff
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Killer work! Now I desperately want a rock/tank set for my shelf!
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