TWA Moonliner ready for lift-off...

jontom

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• May 18, 2016

• #21

I have the masterpiece models edition and it comes with the base, photoetch grates, and partial parts for the railing. Unless the kit has changed recently.

 

Bobbywan

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• May 19, 2016

• #22

Nice! Thank you for the information. You mention partial parts for the railing. Do I need purchase additional parts from somewhere else to finish the railing?

Thanks

jontom said:

I have the masterpiece models edition and it comes with the base, photoetch grates, and partial parts for the railing. Unless the kit has changed recently.

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hdtheater

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• May 19, 2016

• #23

I bought one of these off eBay a few years ago and it came with resin posts for the railing. They were junk and I made new ones from brass tubing. The actual railings were a pain, because I can't bend metal in a perfect circle. I had a friend make it for me because he had the tools to do it right.

This is a great model and sits proudly in my collection.

-Eric

 

jontom

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• May 20, 2016

• #24

Bobbywan said:

Nice! Thank you for the information. You mention partial parts for the railing. Do I need purchase additional parts from somewhere else to finish the railing?

Thanks

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Best explained in their instructions:

http://masterpiecemodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Moonliner-Instructions.pdf

You'll need to build the railing by curving styrene into a circle, which is less than ideal. Using a found part of the correct diameter (or doing what hdtheater did) is probably the better way to go.

 

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GF

Sr Member

• May 20, 2016

• #25

FANTASTIC!!!!!!

I know your not much of a 50's era scifi guy, but I think the War of the World war machine by Pegasus would look nice in your room, I too I'm not much into the 50's but I have one in my collection and IMHO a must if your into classic scifi ships.

GFollano

 

Bobbywan

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• May 21, 2016

• #26

Thank you, I'll check them out!

jontom said:

Best explained in their instructions:

http://masterpiecemodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Moonliner-Instructions.pdf

You'll need to build the railing by curving styrene into a circle, which is less than ideal. Using a found part of the correct diameter (or doing what @hdtheater did) is probably the better way to go.

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Bobbywan

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• May 22, 2016

• #27

Wow, just realized that I live in the same city as Masterpiece Models. Guess I'll be stopping by sometime