Lunar Rover by PaperAviation (Martin Saenger)

[hihik]

I finally finished building PaperAviation's (Martin Saenger) gorgeous model of the truck from the movie Moon.

Here's the link to the model on the designer's website - Lunar Rover.

From the moment I saw the mock-up pictures (the model wasn't finished when I first came across it) I really, really wanted to build it. I liked the minimalist coloring, rich detailing and just the overall look of the model. I waited for almost 2 years before the model was made available for download. Then I spent about 6 months building it - mostly on weekends, just a couple of hours a day.

It's a really well designed model. Never during the build I thought "this doesn't make sense, it should have been done some other way". I mean, the instructions tell you how to position the piece to best hide the seems!

I did my best but of course I couldn't build it as beautifully as Martin built his (you can see his finished model on his site). I did some pretty big mistakes early on which kinda accumulated as other pieces got added but I am not a person who would re-cut.

Here is the finished model as built by me - Lunar rover from the movie Moon - Album on Imgur. And some process pictures (I'm not great at documenting the steps apparently) - Lunar rover - on the bench photos - Album on Imgur.

Something else I thought you would be interested to know is that I posted these pictures on Reddit's SciFi board and, I kid you not, Gavin Rothery - the guy who designed the actual prop for the movie - showed up and commented "Hey, nice job! I love it when people take the time out to do stuff like this! (I designed most of the hardware in the film)". That caught me by surprise. Somehow I never really thought about the actual model used in the model. It was pretty cool to hear from him.

Just wanted to share this completed build with you all. Again, thank you, Martin - you did an amazing job.

[rickstef]

did you print the kit on a cream/yellowish paper?

that actually makes the truck look like it has been driven for a long time on a planet

[hihik]

Originally Posted by rickstef

did you print the kit on a cream/yellowish paper?

that actually makes the truck look like it has been driven for a long time on a planet

yes, it was printed on a manila color card and yes, i think it looks worn like that, plus I think of my mistakes as wear&tear of the truck during its life

[rickstef]

nice call, i like it, it might inspire me when i decide to build it

[Martin Saenger]

Hello hihik,

nice job! I am happy when my models be liked.

[hihik]

Originally Posted by Martin Saenger

Hello hihik,
nice job! I am happy when my models be liked.

great model, man. i'll most probably build your Odyssey 2000 space station too. i like the way you color your kits!