morrris99
Well-Known Member
Well, I've taken a break from model building for a while and picked up this little gem from the local hobby store a few weeks ago. I also picked up a 4-model Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 set from the bay to hang up in the kids room.
It's the 2011 Revell 1/100 (or 1/96?) version of the Apollo Command Module. Of course, after pouring over the images at the NASA archive and other sites, I can see the body of the ship doesn't match what was flown in space, or even on the box cover. I also found out it's a Block I, instead of II, or something like that. Also, there is no spindly thingy on top of the capsule (docking assembly). Lots to do on this one.
The only "Real Space" models I've ever built are Space Shuttles, boosters, and the 747's that carry the shuttles. Apollo, Gemini, and Mercury were before my time and I was never given any of those models as a kid. So, this is new territory for me.
The kit is pretty basic. The first thing I've done is add window frames and made a door for the capsule. The window frames are made from blank sticker paper, and the door is just .010 styrene. I also drilled out the top for a custom docking assembly.
This kit is silly. You build the cockpit and find out that the interior details are covered from view. Ehhhh. I won't bother painting the inside.
Next step, cover the capsule with bare-metal foil. I want to replicate the striping pattern on the real ones.
It's the 2011 Revell 1/100 (or 1/96?) version of the Apollo Command Module. Of course, after pouring over the images at the NASA archive and other sites, I can see the body of the ship doesn't match what was flown in space, or even on the box cover. I also found out it's a Block I, instead of II, or something like that. Also, there is no spindly thingy on top of the capsule (docking assembly). Lots to do on this one.
The only "Real Space" models I've ever built are Space Shuttles, boosters, and the 747's that carry the shuttles. Apollo, Gemini, and Mercury were before my time and I was never given any of those models as a kid. So, this is new territory for me.
The kit is pretty basic. The first thing I've done is add window frames and made a door for the capsule. The window frames are made from blank sticker paper, and the door is just .010 styrene. I also drilled out the top for a custom docking assembly.
This kit is silly. You build the cockpit and find out that the interior details are covered from view. Ehhhh. I won't bother painting the inside.
Next step, cover the capsule with bare-metal foil. I want to replicate the striping pattern on the real ones.