1/350 Pegasus Hobbies Moonlander has Landed
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Okay, so I finally finished the 1/350 Pegasus Hobbies Moonlander. This kit really was a lot of fun to build. lighting it really made it stand out. I used teeny tiny , itsy bitsy little LEDs in side the crew compartmant at the top and slighly larger ones at the base of the tanks. Paint was all Miision Models. The base was created using railroad scenery foam for the very bottom to which I glued more rigid foam that was layered. I carved out rough contours using my Benchmade knife, then painted on acrylic gel medium with pumice. I waited a couple of days for it to dry, then applied plaster of Paris. I carved ridges and cracks using several orthopedic instruments and painted it with Mission Models Light Gull gray and weathered it with several Mig washes. This is my first diorama and I'm pretty pleased with the way the moon surface turned out. I might make another one for my Apollo CSM. I'll have more on this on my website http://www.georgesmodels.com soon
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Dan Lee said on November 10, 2019
Nice!
Almost like a scene from out of a George Pal movie.
Rick Wilkes said on November 10, 2019
Well done George. I can hear Jules Bergman telling us about the technology involved. In glorious Black & White TV. Ah the bad old days
Michel Verschuere said on November 10, 2019
Absolutely fabulous work!
Haslam Yeoman said on November 10, 2019
I have been following this build and am suitably impressed with the finished product. Well done. It looks really good against against the black background.
George R Blair Jr said on November 10, 2019
This is really cool, George. The base really adds a lot to the look of the model. In addition to plastic models, I also have a train layout, and sometimes I am amazed at how many techniques I use for my trains apply equally as well to my other modeling. Great job.
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on November 10, 2019
Great looking lander. The first photo is almost looking like the real thing. By the way, what is the story behind this, is it a proposal for a real lander, totally sci-fi or what?
Tom Hering said on March 17, 2021
It's a Wernher von Braun design from 1952. It appeared in a series of Collier's articles about the conquest of space. https://www.rmastri.it/spacestuff/wernher-von-braun/colliers-articles-on-the-conquest-of-space-1952-1954/
Tommy Killander said on November 10, 2019
Wonderful!
The effect with the lighting gives it a massive appearance and sure adds drama to the scene - it looks like it's ready to take off any second.
George Johnson said on November 10, 2019
Thank you all. I appreciate the kind words.
Robert Royes said on November 11, 2019
Lander and Moon scape both are great!
Mike Grant said on November 11, 2019
I love this, both the lander and the moonscape- those craters look amazing. Have you thought about marketing your lighting kit for other builders of this model? I'd buy one...
George Johnson said on November 11, 2019
Thanks, Mike. I haven't thought about, but I certainly could. It takes a little modification of the tanks and a little drilling of the platform, but it's not difficult.
Greg Kittinger said on November 11, 2019
Great moonscape to bring this project home!