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Shouldn't take too long to guess this one. We'll start with the base board and backdrop...



The backdrop is tall and narrow and a screwed butt joint didn't look like it was going to work so I cut some notches into the backdrop and put another piece of timber at the back to make up a slot for it to slot into!



Start guessing fellas (the Phantom in the background has nothing to with this build).

Cheers
Al.

Saturn V

I would have said the Stuka but you've already got a thread for that....

....unless of course you are going to make a giant pair of Stuka bookends

Aichi D3A1 Val ?

David.

Bruce got it - the Saturn V - always a favourite since I was a young kid - I was always into "space" - difficult not to be with a name like Alan Bean (fourth man to walk on the moon - Apollo 12).

As for the model - smoke added - not sure if this will work but I'll be creative with the poster paints and add cotton wool and should get a rough approximation of the box art I hope. I was going to go bigger with the smoke but what you see here is an entire can of foam and I ain't made of money!



Here is the baseboard stippled with Gesso primer. A few more coats will be needed I think.



... and the start of the show after a coat of Halfords Appliance White.



cheers
Al.

OH WOW, I have an idea where its going and can't wait to see it.

Oh yes, most excellent. This kit takes me back a good few years, my mates and I back then were all into space as the Apollo programme was in full swing at the time.

Wow, exhaust plume in a can!

BTW. Is that jar of brushes in the lower stage?

I just can't get past that HUGE clump of popcorn!

Sissel

WIP Report.
Time for some mounting. I found a stiff metal rod saved from a long discarded display cabinet if I remember correctly (diorama builders throw NOTHING away!)



I had to carefully pull off the inner engine nozzle that has previously been glued in place before notions of turning this build into a CBBA project had surfaced.
I thought it would have to be scrapped but then realised I could cut the tip off and slide it back in place over the rod.



I cleaned up the plastic, teased out a small indentation in the centre as a guide for the first drill and then opened up the hole with gradually increasing size of drill bits - slowly and carefully. I eventually got a nice tight hole for the rod to stop the rocket body moving about once mounted in the baseboard.



I took the assembled rocket and positioned it to gauge the correct angle for the hole in the baseboard to best match the picture on the box art - again starting with a pilot hole and opening it up to get a nice tight fit for the rod.



This diorama is big - I had to stand on a chair for this shot...


Last shot before breaking it down for decaling and then painting the baseboard and backdrop.



I am going to wimp out as far as the falling control tower is concerned because it is difficult to see with clarity on the box art - I had toyed with doing it in low relief but will now just paint it on, so the rocket and smoke effect are the central focus.

Cheers
Al.

Very impressive build dio so far! A truly "large" idea!

I cant wait to see the finished article,

Regards

Justin

Very dynamic!

That looks great Al, some excellent dio building there.

Wow it looks amazing! Great work, Al. The smoke is really good. Still think it's oversized popcorn though.

Sissel

Prisca wrote:Wow it looks amazing! Great work, Al. The smoke is really good. Still think it's oversized popcorn though.

Sissel

When I first applied the foam to the flat board my wife couldn't get over how much it looked like whipped cream - it was all I could do to stop her dipping her fingers in it and licking them - fortunately the foam hardens up after 15-20 minutes!

Al.