Nothing much to report as yet - The major sub-assemblies are mostly together, nothing out of the ordinary, just glueing halves together. Though I've put a quick slap of paint on the interiors, nothing intricate because the windows are tiny.
There aren't any transparencies in either kit, so I'll just be making windows using PVa glue, left to dry clear.
The front and rear halves of the ascent stage were a very poor fit, and needed a LOT of sanding to smooth over the seams.
Oh, also need to get some silver-paper to cover the descent stage - might have to buy a bag of sweets with suitable wrappers (Oh the hardship - LOL)
First job tomorrow though... is to clean out an old Humbrol tinlet for mixing the very pale greenish-grey for the ascent module.
I did a home-brew mix for the 48th scale 'Eagle' I built a coupla yrs ago, but that went on a little TOO green (Pic in first post) - need to be more subtle with this mix.
IIRC. last time I used Hu147 with a little Hu120, lightened with a bit of white - Wish I could remember the mix, that would make this one a bit easier to judge - less green required this time.
You can't see too well in the picture, but that glass with white-spirit in it, has a name and date engraved on it.
It has my great-great grandfather's name on it, and the year 1898 - AFAIK it was given to him by my grt-grt grandmother
I acquired it after my grandfather died (30+yrs ago) - He used it for holding water/white spirit for cleaning paintbrushes, and I used it for the same thing in my late teens.... and again these last coupla yrs.
