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A lot of people start out building model kits when they are young and lose interest as they get older. If you enjoyed building models in the past you might want to get back into the hobby. There are kits out there which are easy to build and don't require too much clean up. I bought these a few years ago and just recently decided to glue them together.
This is the Voyager from the cartoon, not the movie, Fantastic Voyage. This was made by Aurora in the old days and brought back by Moebius Models. The part which required the most work was the interior because it needed a lot of specific painting. I'm still not happy with it and left out the tiny figures. The hardest part to assemble was the main fuselage as it has unusual curves at the nose. This isn't finished yet as I haven't painted the exterior, added the clear window parts yet, I have to sand & putty some seams which aren't smoothed out and the wings are not glued either. I test fitted them and they stayed on making it much easier to take pics.
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This is the Space Ark rocket from When Worlds Collide by Pegasus Hobbies. This company has been releasing many classic Sci-Fi subjects over the past few years, (The Nautilus, My favorite Martian ship, Martian War Machine in 2 scales and a Martian figure in 1/8 Mego scale). This model is only slightly harder to build than The Voyager. It has some tiny parts which need to be cut from their sprues neatly. Many of the fins and wings are thin and might require a delicate touch. With some planning it could also be modified/customized to look like some other style of `50's movie rockets. It also comes with a rocket-sled launch base. Currently it is the only affordable 50's type rocket plastic model out there on the market.
This is the Voyager from the cartoon, not the movie, Fantastic Voyage. This was made by Aurora in the old days and brought back by Moebius Models. The part which required the most work was the interior because it needed a lot of specific painting. I'm still not happy with it and left out the tiny figures. The hardest part to assemble was the main fuselage as it has unusual curves at the nose. This isn't finished yet as I haven't painted the exterior, added the clear window parts yet, I have to sand & putty some seams which aren't smoothed out and the wings are not glued either. I test fitted them and they stayed on making it much easier to take pics.
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This is the Space Ark rocket from When Worlds Collide by Pegasus Hobbies. This company has been releasing many classic Sci-Fi subjects over the past few years, (The Nautilus, My favorite Martian ship, Martian War Machine in 2 scales and a Martian figure in 1/8 Mego scale). This model is only slightly harder to build than The Voyager. It has some tiny parts which need to be cut from their sprues neatly. Many of the fins and wings are thin and might require a delicate touch. With some planning it could also be modified/customized to look like some other style of `50's movie rockets. It also comes with a rocket-sled launch base. Currently it is the only affordable 50's type rocket plastic model out there on the market.
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