Having recently completed my new, improved version of the 1/96 Command/Service Module of Apollo 11, using a RealSpace resin kit supplemented by 3D-printed parts from The Aerospace Place, I decided I might as well go the whole hog and build a better 1/96 Lunar Module too. All this is a hangover from my long, slow build … href="https://oikofuge.com/small-scale-shop-1-96-lu...

So last time I left you with a cliff-hanger. Sorry about that—the opportunity so rarely presents itself on this blog. You may recall that things were coming along well with my re-do of the paintwork on this kit, and I’d got to the point of masking off some of the RCS thrusters on the Command … href="https://oikofuge.com/realspace-models-1-96-apollo-block-ii-command-service-mo...

Last time, I was contemplating how to add feedhorns to my High Gain Antennae from The Aerospace Place. The solution I eventually came up with was to use some 0.25mm fibreoptic strands, and to melt the ends into a blob by holding them close to a hot soldering iron. Sprayed white, these gave me something … href="https://oikofuge.com/realspace-models-1-96-apollo-block-ii-command...

Last time, I was about to embark on applying the bright chrome finish to the Command Module. This went on over a coat of Xtreme Metal’s Black Base, and turned out looking pretty good. Deceptively so, as it turned out. There were some nice specular metallic reflections: I set it aside to cure for a … href="https://oikofuge.com/realspace-models-1-96-apollo-block-ii-command-serv...

Those of you who’ve been following my build logs for a very long time will recall that I’ve built this model before, back in 2016, when I started assembling the Revell 1/96 Saturn V—which I completed three years later, putting the finishing touches to the last component just a few days before the 50th anniversary of … href="https://oikofuge.com/realspace-models-1-96-apol...