Revell: Apollo: Columbia & Eagle 1:96

[KSaarni]

What are your plans for this?

Thanks Bruce, still thinking how to.. scale is pretty small...

- Kari

[speedgraflex]

[speedgraflex]

[KSaarni]

Many thanks Bruce reading my mind! :-)

Indeed, that is a very straight forward construction I believe would be doable with some Styrene parts!

I still find it weird that Revell does not have any piece that would even remotely represent the connection mechanism.
Or even the hatch behind it!

- Kari

[speedgraflex]

I agree, Kari.See steps 22-24.... The modules are removable/joined by a twist locking mechanism. I think this indicates this is a kit with "interactive features" like the Monogram aircraft kits with moving parts. That's my best guess. What do you think?

[KSaarni]

Yes, it might very well be the justification the engineers had, not on inlude an optional piece. Even if that piece could also have been not glueable !!

But I don't mind, as it's nice to add that extra something making the build a little bit more unique!

Thanks once more for the blueprint, I mean Bruceprint ! :-)
I hope I can still today build it, at least start it. Sunday evening again on a worktrip and my bench rest..

- Kari

[Stikpusher]

In Revells favor, that kit is as old as the Apollo program. I built it many times as a young boy, and I honestly think it was geared more towards kids in its engineering design. Especially when you look at those lock and rotate tabs. The larger 1/48 scale models that they made were more “serious” and better detailed. And then their competitor Monogram put out a very nicely detailed (for the time) 1/32 Apollo Command and Service Modules kit.

[speedgraflex]

Thank you for confirming what Revell was doing, Carlos. This makes sense. Kari, looking forward to your scratchbuilding!!

[Duke Maddog]

"Bruceprint"! I like it! Brilliant Kari!

I agree with Carlos; the Revell kit was designed to be pose-able in different modes as shown in the instructions. I didn't build one as a kid (mostly because I couldn't find one!) but a friend of mine did have that kit built. Every now and then when I came over, he had changed it. First as the flight to the moon, then a week or three later it was landed on the moon and again in a few weeks it was in flight from the moon. Hilarious. It almost became something to look forward to going to his house. How was the model gonna be posed today?

[speedgraflex]

I am looking forward to your progress when you are ready, Kari. There is always a great deal to learn from following your work. All the best!