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Horizon Mercury-Atlas WIP

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, July 3, 2016 1:19 PM

Okay- got camera working, here is shot of present status.

The main body is primed, and has just been sanded with #600.  Trying to get a super smooth glossy black as undercoat for Alclad polished aluminum.  Still got some work on that.  The base is airbrushed MM flat aluminum.  The engine nozzles are my own mix of gunmetal and a flat dark navy blue.

I won't do much on the capsule till I get that tank finished- figure I still have a lot of work left on that, so starting capsule now but only in spare time waiting for booster parts to dry.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, July 3, 2016 11:03 AM

Sorry for the wait for pictures.  For WIP photos I use flash, in workshop.  Couldn't get flash- thought batteries in (external) flash unit were gone, so I got some good ones at store and replaced them.  Tried again, and camera battery was dead!  It is charging now- maybe that had been problem before.  Soon!

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    July 2014
  • From: Franklin Wi
Posted by Bakster on Friday, July 1, 2016 2:54 PM

Hey Don, I am looking forward to this.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Horizon Mercury-Atlas WIP
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, July 1, 2016 9:32 AM

Started their 1:72 Mercury Atlas kit.  The kit looks quite accurate and detailed.  The molding on the main tank/body is not the greatest, and that section is molded pretty thin, which makes aligning the two halves a real chore (the edges are also, as a result of the thinness quite narrow and not real smooth.  The seams between the tank halves must be finished flawlessly, since the finish must be shiny.  But, lots of primer, and a bit of putty, and the seam is coming along. I know lots of primer tends to weaken panel lines, but the recessed panel lines are a bit overdone anyway, so the primer actually helps with that.

Pics in the next day or two.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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