Revell 1/24 Gemini Space Capsule

Some kind of wire framework might not be a bad idea. I have been okking at photos of the Gemini craft and it looks like that they had some kind of framework in there.

Either gold leaf or gold Alclad.  My worry is forming the base of what you put the leaf or Alclad on.

Could you use gold leaf?  Michaels has bags of it.

John

Foil would seem to be the ideal medium to make the blanket from. Once you form it around something it is pretty good at holding its shape if you dont bang it up afterwards. Something like a Slurpee cup lid might do the job as a shape master.

The problem, however, is that the shield was a conical shape. It is very hard to make a cone out of very flexible material and still get realistic wrinkles. In fact, I have long ago lost the knowledge of how to lay out a cone regardless of material  :-(

Bearcat57

I just wish Revell could have made the thermal covering for this one. There's no way I'm spending the $ just to have the aftermarket one. I too will fabricate my own....can't be that difficult.

Would have been easier if Revell had done just as you say.  Meanwhile, I've read where people have used plastic bag material, mylar, or gold candy wrappers for the heat blanket.  I would just get some aluminum foil and fashion one, then spray it gold.

Meanwhile, since I already had the 1:24 Gemini kit, I bought the AM kit.  I will use it as a guide to fashion some scratch parts for a second kit.

Gary

If you like this kit you might also like the Revell 1/48 Mercury-Gemini combo kit.

I had both of these "back in the day" and was elated when Revell reissued them several years ago.

There are instructions out there to kit bash the 1/48 Mercury with 2 Glencoe Jupiter C kits to make a Mercury/Redstone launch vehicle. There is also a resin Jupiter C add on but back when I bought mine it was cheaper to go with two of the Glencoe kits.

I must admit that I've had this kit sitting in a box for over 40 years now waiting for the day that I will "re-do" it.

May pick up another just so I can do a Gemini 6 & 7 rendezvous scene, and they're so cheap.  But I would rather have an Agena target vehicle. 

I also have this for accessories:

http://www.realspacemodels.com/html/geminipg.html

Gary

Just got one.  The price is so reasonable.  Revell is really putting out some nice stuff at reasonable prices- the new mold, very excellent PT-17 Stearman is even cheaper than the Gemini.

I will start my Gemini soon, as soon as I figure out a good way to do the multi-layer gold insulation film not included in the Revell kit. I want to have that figured out as I am not sure what step in construction I will need to make arrangements for it.

I want one... Never had it back in the day, and the eBay gouges charged to much... Hurrah!