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Small Moebius 2001 Orion

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  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: Boston
Small Moebius 2001 Orion
Posted by mach71 on Friday, December 30, 2022 6:08 PM

I just finished the little guy. 

 

Overall a nice kit, but far from perfect.

The shapes are good but much of the surface detail is very heavy and out of scale.

The kit decals are nice and provide much of the surface detail. But the decals and the molded decals are very mismatched. As expected there are no PamAm decals, but HDA makes a set.

The center fuselage seam needs a lot of work.

 

The stand hole is WAY too big for this scale! As is the rectangle on the top.

 

I left out windows, they are way too thick for the scale.

 

 

 

 

 

Ready for primer.

 

 

2 coats of Tamiya white primer, 2 coats of Tamiya pure white, and a dusting of Tamiya racing white. I like the color.

 

 

Decals started, I used it's medium brother as a guild along with the instructions. The decals are still wet in these photo's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dull coated.

 

And I used Kystel Klear for the windshield.

 

And on display!

 

 

 

  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Saturday, December 31, 2022 10:51 AM

Not bad for such a tiny kit!  I wonder why they made it - could it be that they might do the space station to-scale with it?  That would be so cool.

BTW, did anyone else notice that the interior of the space station's docking bay bears an uncanny resemblance to the Death Star's bay?  I think Lucas took a lot of visuals from 2001 when he made Star Wars.

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: Boston
Posted by mach71 on Saturday, December 31, 2022 6:43 PM

I would love a 1/350 Space Station V.

It would be 34 inches in diameter. 

 

The surface detail is way too heavy for the scale. Some of the surface detail is from the decals, which are nice.

I also have the 1/72 scale Orion to build. Moebius has 3 Orions now.

 

lucas stole many sci-fi ideas, but it all works... sort of.

  • Member since
    February 2015
Posted by InternationalRescue on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 5:55 PM

Great job!  I love the 1/350 option; get a kick out of displaying next to the TOS and USS Enterprise!   Part of my "What if" world  :-)   

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 7:52 PM

Yeah she looks awesome! And her bigger sister ain't too shabby either! 

Wish Pan Am were still around, I'd book a ticket on one of them. After all being 2023 the price should have come down at this point that even I could afford a ride... 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 7:57 PM

Sharp looking build! I really like the multi tone panels look that you achieved on this. Yes 

 

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N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: Boston
Posted by mach71 on Thursday, January 5, 2023 1:55 PM

Thanks!

 

They are decals that come with the kit.

  • Member since
    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, January 8, 2023 11:30 AM

Wow, that is tiny. Super nice work. It looks amazing.

BK

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A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

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  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Sunday, January 8, 2023 12:53 PM

mach71

I would love a 1/350 Space Station V.

It would be 34 inches in diameter.  

Holy bazongas - bigger than a pizza!  But judging by the US sci-fi kit makers' penchant for oversized kits these days, it could happen!

And then we would find out the mini Orion is NOT included, and the current issue was OOP for years....  Crying

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: Boston
Posted by mach71 on Sunday, January 8, 2023 8:32 PM

At least I have mine then!

 

I wouldn't know where to display a 34 inch wheel.

 

Maybe a 1/500 or 1/1000 scale would work.                       

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