Revell 1/24 Gemini- complete 8/26

Lol! Thanks Sprue.  Yes I have found real space for this one. ;)

stikpusher

. . .  so I entered it into the monthly contest. Although it did not take the theme award, it did place 3rd in the Master Division.

Thanks for looking.

Congratulations! 

I just found this thread now and will be go through every page after this post.

I hope you find 'Real Space' on your shelf for this one! TwoThumpsSplash

excellent build-up. Looks fantastic!

Congrats Stick!

Thanks guys! Real Space rocks!

COOL !! 

Stik...congrats buddy. That is awesome!!!

One final note to my Gemini Spacecraft build story. This last weekend was the meeting for our IPMS Chapter and the theme for the contest this month was"Go Big", 1/32 and larger scale kits. Well this was a natural for me, so I entered it into the monthly contest. Although it did not take the theme award, it did place 3rd in the Master Division.

Thanks for looking.

Bakster and KC, thank you. I am very happy to hear that you like this project.

Hey Stik...  That is gorgeous.  You did an awesome job.  You should be proud of that build.  It is one to keep on display for sure.  I love all the detail that you did. It brings back memories of the space program.

Great job!! I'll follow this when I build mine.

Yes, I have seen their stuff and it is gorgeous!

Nice job Stick!  If you don't want to use paper, Real Space models does a resin kit of the Agena Docking Target as well as a set to update the kit to the flight versions.  I've got several of their sets and they are worth the money.  

Richkat

The Agena target and a bunch of other Gemini (and other stuff) can be had here www.delta7studios.com/project_gemini.htm some VERY COOL stuff.....Rich

Something for me to download and save for the time I work on my Revell Gemini.............and I can add that ever so cool Rogallo wing to the kit !! 

The Agena target and a bunch of other Gemini (and other stuff) can be had here www.delta7studios.com/project_gemini.htm some VERY COOL stuff.....Rich

Now THAT would be too cool! I would love to see a kit of the "Angry Alligator" and the standard proper Agena to go with this kit. Thank you for looking in here SG!

You finished off that kit really well !

Now if only someone will bring out a paper model of the "angry alligator" 

Thank you guys. I appreciate your kind words and am happy that you like it!

Mindblowingly good, Stik, nice job.

Very nice build!

Mike

Stik,

Beautiful rendition of a classic kit.  I first built one of these back in 1968-69 (and still have it, tho in pieces).

Sure brings back a lot of memories.  Thanks!

Gary

Thank you Eagle. Glad to hear that this will be of help to you down the road.

Stik!  Awesome, simply awesome!  The astronauts turned out very well!  The over detail is great!  Thanks so much for posting this!  It will come in very handy when I get around to mine!

Eagle90

Thanks for looking in and your kind words... very much appreciated.

bloody awesome!

This came out GREAT!!..........Rich

Thank you cb, I am glad that you like this build.

So after a bit over four weeks of not so constant effort, I am calling this one done. This afternoon I finished up all the final touches- gluing on clear parts after a final airbrushed coat of Humbrol Satin Clear Coat, painting up the Astronauts helmets, then gluing them in in their seats, and lastly painting in the ablative coating in the manuevering nozzles.

a close up of Astronaut John Young (my close up shot of Gus did not come out so well)

some of the beautiful molded on exterior surface detailing

and on the kit display stand

Thanks for looking in folks!

looking great. really, a great job

After repeated applications of Solvaset, I think this is as good as I will get with the decals over the corrugations

Not prefect, but good enough.

I also painted the manuevering thruster nozzles on the Retrograde and Equipment sections based upon photos. I still need to paint their centers. But that will be after I airbrush on the final clear coat tomorrow