Ranger 7's last moments

[Paper Kosmonaut]

It is, isn't it? I actually really saw the frames for my dioramas only as horizontal bases for my models. But these rockets lifting off are just as easily viewed from the side of a wall as from a flat horizontal surface. They look fun like this - and a nice extra advantage, the base now is a little less of a dust catcher.

[Retired_for_now]

Love your pictures of the Grunn Space Museum - open to the public yet?

Yogi

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Actually, I still am trying to find time to talk to the university here in town whether they would like to show a couple of my models at their astronomy faculty. For the time being it is a cosy bunch of rockets tightly clung together. Soon they will be joined by a new one, I started on a 1/96th Soyuz FG (Leo Cherkashyn's design @50%).

[Gideon]

Originally Posted by Paper Kosmonaut

Use the wall? First reading this I just laughed. The wall? Maybe like putting a Soyuz on a stick out of the wall?

Mmmmm!! Soyuz on a stick... You're making me hungry!

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Yeah, Soyuz-on-a-stick, that old Kazakh delicacy. All the kids love it.

[sgoti]

Originally Posted by Paper Kosmonaut

Use the wall? First reading this I just laughed. The wall? Maybe like putting a Soyuz on a stick out of the wall?
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But then it dawned on me. Hanging picture frames on the wall is not such a bad idea. Merzo might be on to something. So I...
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Now... Isn't that fun? I don't know if its temporary but it certainly is making space! Hahahaha!
Thanks Merzo! Who would have thought Paper Kosmonaut would put picture frames on the wall?

That... is... cool!

I think this method is extremely effective with the stage-separating dioramas.

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Originally Posted by sgoti

That... is... cool!

I think this method is extremely effective with the stage-separating dioramas.

Exactly. I also have lots of other things on frames on the shelves but they need to be horizontal. Those staging displays however, look wonderful on the wall. I just need to give them a better spot, I think.

[closet astronaut]

I finally get now, you build according to shelf space. Depending on the size of the empty space that dictates the scale of the next model, yea?

I had to download your pic to a file so I could enlarge it to get an up close look at the at all the work. Some really great builds there. I especially like the chopper trying to lift Grissoms Merc capsule.

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Well, it is about true. It already started to pile up here and there. The removal from shelve to wall has created a little space again.
It is a bit like how turtles in captivity grow: when they have a lot of space they get much bigger than their relatives in smaller tanks. Luckily rockets stand vertically and occupy less space than my regular 1/400 dioramas.
By the way, the Sea Horse and Merc diorama is here in the forum to see closer up, you knew that, did ya?