PaperModelers.com

Go Back   PaperModelers.com > Card Models > Model Builds > PASA, Paper Aeronautical and Space Administration

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 08-01-2013, 08:41 AM
WeeVikes's Avatar
WeeVikes WeeVikes is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Miamisburg, Ohio
Posts: 462
Total Downloaded: 97.13 MB
Paper Replika Astronaut

Hey guys, here's my latest project.

Before I dive into Ken West's masterpiece Neil and Buzz models, I wanted to get some experience building human figures, as it was something I'd never attempted before, so I tried my hand at the astronaut kit available at Paper Replika.

With a little help from Ken and Billy Leliveld, I was able to tweak and complete the kit. Overall I'm pretty happy with it. Had I done my homework before I started the build, I could have made it a little better and a little more accurate, but we live and we learn. It may be hard to see, but I made a little "moonscape" stand to mount him on. It makes for a nice little diorama.

I'm in the process of redesigning some of the components to let me take another run at it. My wife wants me to make another one (or two -- Neil and Buzz!) to use as Christmas ornaments for our eclelctic tree, so I think I'm going to do that.

Apologies for the lack of pictures. My computer is having "issues", and this collage is was put together by my wife on her iPad. I'm thankful to her for doing that for me.


Mike
Attached Thumbnails
Paper Replika Astronaut-neil.jpg  
Reply With Quote
Google Adsense
  #2  
Old 08-01-2013, 08:51 AM
Tim Crowe's Avatar
Tim Crowe Tim Crowe is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Wellingborough, U.K.
Posts: 4,714
Total Downloaded: 316.45 MB
Mike

You've done a great job. Thanks for sharing.

Tim
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 08-01-2013, 09:25 AM
Corvettenutts's Avatar
Corvettenutts Corvettenutts is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Ocean City, New Jersey
Posts: 377
Total Downloaded: 309.19 MB
Mike,
I had bought Kens Apollo Astronauts a couple of months ago. I did most of the boots (thats where you begin) already. If your going to start a build thread .....maybe I can jump on the bandwagon! We could build them together. So if you do, let me know. Besides....it would give me a break in between working on my LEM.

Bill
Attached Thumbnails
Paper Replika Astronaut-my-boots-01.jpg   Paper Replika Astronaut-my-boots-02.jpg   Paper Replika Astronaut-my-boots-03.jpg  
__________________
-----------------------------------------------
Seems to have been Deliberately Buried
-----------------------------------------------
Where did Gunter Wendt ?
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 08-01-2013, 09:35 AM
kenlwest kenlwest is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lake Orion, MI
Posts: 1,426
Total Downloaded: 0
Mike,

Your project came out really good!! Thanks for posting the pictures.

Ken
__________________
Comments, questions, advice and critical feedback are welcome!
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 08-01-2013, 07:32 PM
WeeVikes's Avatar
WeeVikes WeeVikes is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Miamisburg, Ohio
Posts: 462
Total Downloaded: 97.13 MB
Thank you, guys!

Ken, your build thread is helping me come up with mods to make this model more accurate such that my Christmas ornaments should come out nicely.

Vette -- I'm not currently working on Ken's Neil and Buzz. In fact, I'm helping pay down the US debt by participating in "The Great Furlough of 2013", so I'm conserving my cash, and haven't bought them yet. Given that, please don't let me hold up your build.
Reply With Quote
Google Adsense
  #6  
Old 08-02-2013, 01:16 AM
billy.leliveld's Avatar
billy.leliveld billy.leliveld is offline
POTW Editor
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Rotterdam, Holland
Posts: 3,246
Total Downloaded: 76.82 MB
Looks fine Mike!
Just wondering , what scale is that guy?
__________________
Cheers, Billy
http://pinterest.com/billyleliveld/
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 08-05-2013, 12:41 PM
WeeVikes's Avatar
WeeVikes WeeVikes is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Miamisburg, Ohio
Posts: 462
Total Downloaded: 97.13 MB
Billy,

He's in the neighborhood of 1/14th scale, give or take a little.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 08-05-2013, 07:52 PM
joeblow321's Avatar
joeblow321 joeblow321 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Aberdeen, SD
Posts: 242
Total Downloaded: 964.96 MB
Before I do Ken's model I did the Paper Replika model with some added details I did myself.

I thought the scale was 1/12

Paper-Replika Astronaut 1/12 scale



Here is a picture of my model and the one from the site


My model is on the right
__________________
My Blog
http://johnspapermodelsetc.blogspot.com/
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 08-05-2013, 08:01 PM
WeeVikes's Avatar
WeeVikes WeeVikes is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Miamisburg, Ohio
Posts: 462
Total Downloaded: 97.13 MB
Joe,

The original most likely is 1/12th.

For reasons I can't remember -- probably a lack of A4 paper, I copied all the pages into PowerPoint, which ended up shrinking the model a little.

Beautiful build, by the way. What did you do for the faceplate and helmet? It looks remarkable.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 08-05-2013, 09:53 PM
joeblow321's Avatar
joeblow321 joeblow321 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Aberdeen, SD
Posts: 242
Total Downloaded: 964.96 MB
Quote:
Originally Posted by WeeVikes View Post
Joe,

The original most likely is 1/12th.

For reasons I can't remember -- probably a lack of A4 paper, I copied all the pages into PowerPoint, which ended up shrinking the model a little.

Beautiful build, by the way. What did you do for the faceplate and helmet? It looks remarkable.

I used a Christmas ornament for the faceplate. I covered the helmet and suit with white paper towels.
__________________
My Blog
http://johnspapermodelsetc.blogspot.com/
Reply With Quote
Google Adsense
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:54 AM.


Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

Parts of this site powered by vBulletin Mods & Addons from DragonByte Technologies Ltd. (Details)
Copyright © 2007-2023, PaperModelers.com