NöNö Bärs Spaceport (Completed: Asteroid Base)

[nönöbär]

As I also have some space & scifi models around, its time to start with them as well.

So here is the first space attempt - to make it a What-If, I added a Kerbal to it.... 



A very simple Academy 1:288 Space Shuttle consisting of about 10 parts or so. The biggest challange was to mix some colors for it.

[NARSES2]

Now that's neat

[Librarian]

Hmmm....1/72 Shuttle tank....1/72 Eagle Transporter....Moon Mistel..... . An alternate reason for the Moon whizzing out of orbit.

[nönöbär]

I guess I am playing Kerbal Space Program too much - I just needed to build something that travels thorugh space.

The thing to build is an old Lindberg Kit - the "U.S. Moon Ship". Or should I say "Mun Ship" - would be more Kerbal style.

A 41 part kit, 1/96 scale and it looks so much 1950s.

Here we go with an easy start:

[nönöbär]

As this model only has 41 parts, everything is put together quite fast.

After a visit to the airbrush cabin, the Moon Ship now looks like this:



Next will be white color.
I wonder about the capsula "windows". They are made form a semi transparent red plastic and should be used unpainted. Really? Should I paint them? Silver? Black?

[Captain Canada]

Very cool, on both counts ! Not sure where to go with the windows....whatever you think best !

[nönöbär]

Still have no good idea how to do the windows.

Anyway, its now painted in white -as it should according to the instructions. But I wonder if I should donkey a little bit more colors to make it look not so boring.



I am also currently rebuilding this vehicle in KSP, it is almost capable of taking off without exploding.... 

[TallEng]

Well you should keep the red windows- its different,
and as for breaking up the expanse of white why not
use slightly darker/lighter/warmer/colder shades of white to reproduce
panels, bits that got hot, left out in the rain etc. (a bit like the boxart)

Regards
Keith

[Mossie]

Nice kit.   Reminds me of the Direct Ascent lander proposals, but without panels, maybe these were shed before landing to save weight???

For a bit of colour, maybe add some gold foil insuation like the Lunar Module?

[Weaver]

Sweet - I had that kit back in the day, as well as the Von-Braunesque rocket with a gazillion engines.

The Kerbal Space Program universe has rather kinder dimensions that the real one, which makes one-piece mun ships attractive, plus most people start with the free demo (still all I've got: PC not up to running the full game) which doesn't have docking components in it, so they get used to landing their whole mun-ship and bringing it back.

Kerbals works on the basis that since experience and explosions start with the same three letters, they're basically the same thing. Exhibit A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEvWsPYd4tU

[nönöbär]

Sweet - I had that kit back in the day, as well as the Von-Braunesque rocket with a gazillion engines.

The Kerbal Space Program universe has rather kinder dimensions that the real one, which makes one-piece mun ships attractive, plus most people start with the free demo (still all I've got: PC not up to running the full game) which doesn't have docking components in it, so they get used to landing their whole mun-ship and bringing it back.

Kerbals works on the basis that since experience and explosions start with the same three letters, they're basically the same thing. Exhibit A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEvWsPYd4tU

Well, with 1000+ hours of KSP playing time - if it does not take off, add more boosters....
And altough I prefer military simulations, I never had such a good experience in a game as the first succesful landing on Mun.

So I tried to rebuild the Moon Ship - with stock parts but it has some similar apperance:


Prepare to land on the Mun



The Moon Ship has landed and all three Kerbals enjoy heir day on Mun.

I wonder if they will be able to return..... 

[Captain Canada]

Cute 

[nönöbär]

Nice kit.   Reminds me of the Direct Ascent lander proposals, but without panels, maybe these were shed before landing to save weight???

For a bit of colour, maybe add some gold foil insuation like the Lunar Module?

Well, I played a bit aorunf with gold foil. Which is just aluminium foild painted with gold colors.
So, a first try would like this:



The foil itself looks ok, it just has to be arranged a bit nicer.


Btw, my attempt in Kerbal space Program ended in quite a failure. The Moon Ship was able to take of and return to Kerbin, but there it desintegrated while doing a athmosphere breaking manvouver. So I had to do what my Kerbals have to to quite often - send out a rescue mission.... 

[Mossie]

The foil itself looks ok, it just has to be arranged a bit nicer.

Looking good so far, nice work.

[nönöbär]

As the experiments with "Gold foil" works, I now started to add it to the landing gears and supporting struts: