1:72 Airfix A50106 - One small step for man...

[Guest]

When you say base, do you mean foil, painting or something else?

He means a scenic display base that you fix the model onto — a replica of the moon’s surface in this case, to display the model in its natural environment rather than just by itself on a shelf.

[Guest]

Sorry...it comes with a moon surface, astronaunts and equipment to display.

[Guest]

Neat start. Looks to have some fragile, thin parts.

Yes, found these first parts quite fragile already and a lot of trimming that I believe could be due to a mould dating from 1970.

[colin m]

Sorry...it comes with a moon surface, astronaunts and equipment to display.

Yes Taff, that's what I'm on about. The base supplied, are you going to used crushed moon rock all over it - well, maybe not real moon rock.

[Guest]

Yes Taff, that's what I'm on about. The base supplied, are you going to used crushed moon rock all over it - well, maybe not real moon rock.

I wasnt however good idea. But, just finished cementing legs and put on moon surface to show and found an issue..leg pads dont fit in preformed depressions so lesson here when fixing legs is perhaps use the mould to get leg and support angles right.

[colin m]

I wasnt however good idea. But, just finished cementing legs and put on moon surface to show and found an issue..leg pads dont fit in preformed depressions so lesson here when fixing legs is perhaps use the mould to get leg and support angles right.

If you do cover in some sort of fine dust/sand, you can position the craft anywhere you want to.

[Guest]

If you do cover in some sort of fine dust/sand, you can position the craft anywhere you want to.

True...perhaps a bit of filler to moud new placements too.

[Guest]

Another lesson tonight...extra thin cement either takes off the gold leaf on the foil, or the foil is too old to retain the gold on the foil!
Was I meant to use a different product to stick down foil with???

[Mark1]

Another lesson tonight...extra thin cement either takes off the gold leaf on the foil, or the foil is too old to retain the gold on the foil!
Was I meant to use a different product to stick down foil with???

Probably the glue removing the colour,i would try white glue/ pva.

[spanner570]

Another lesson tonight...extra thin cement either takes off the gold leaf on the foil, or the foil is too old to retain the gold on the foil!
Was I meant to use a different product to stick down foil with???

Taff, get yourself some of this 'Elmer's' clear glue. I've been using it for ages. Sticks most things and dries crystal clear. I get mine from a certain auction site........

Watching the build too.

Cheers.
Ron



Cheers.
Ron

[Guest]

Taff, get yourself some of this 'Elmer's' clear glue. I've been using it for ages. Sticks most things and dries crystal clear. I get mine from a certain auction site........

Watching the build too.

Cheers.
Ron

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Cheers.
Ron

Thanks Ron.

[Guest]

Probably the glue removing the colour,i would try white glue/ pva.

Thanks Mark. Gave canopy glue a try last night.

[Guest]

Lots more lessons recently...main one is to apply foil during strut and body build and not after they are put together! Canopy glue on foil working well
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[Guest]

Um … aren’t you going to paint the model, then? I ask because that will be greatly complicated by the foil being on it already.

[Guest]

Thanks for reply. There is some painting required and looking at original Apollo 11 images, it seems the black and aluminium looks liking blanketing. So I plan to use something to paint over parts of foil.