This is a blast from the past and down Airfix memory lane I go. The lunar lander (The Eagle) which was part of the Saturn 1B (IIRC) was hidden in an unassembled, primed and "brown washed" state for such a long time. All it took was for possible inclusion in my Conference of Wargamers (CoW) game 2026, "The Earth Prepared" to jolt it towards the painting tray (see below, not sure about the hole in the roof, but I think that is where it attached to the orbiter Columbia - I quite like how it has come out):
The big boys rockets - the diminutive Soyuz in comparison to one of the 'smaller' American rockets, the Saturn 1B (see below, a stretch goal for the game is to get the Saturn V, currently hiding in the loft, assembled and painted too):
Note the little Yuri on the launch pad, a tiny dot towards the front of the CCCP (LHS) launch pad.
Lovely nostalgia. Always wanted to do the Airfix lunar landing diorama.
ReplyDeleteYes those 1/76 scale NASA Astronauts were iconic .. watch this space
DeleteI seem to recalI built the SaturnV when I was a kid. Those old space rockets were Huge!
ReplyDeleteFantastic. Once made .. where did you put it?
DeleteI've got a 28mm LWM and Soviet LeK to build for my Lunar forces in 28mm.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see a Soviet N1 matched up against the Saturn V :-)
Cool!. GZG do a lovely 15mm modern astronauts, I think they do 28mm (?) too .. I love the Lunar 1 game .. the environment is the biggest danger.
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DeleteI have to build my Saturn V
DeleteYou have "made me" have to do it, thanks (I think)!
DeleteSplendid blast from the past! I did have to search for Yuri!
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Well spotted. In fairness I do need to put a light drybrish of silver over his spacesuit. I have a Russian decal to add to the platform too!
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