PK and Merzo build MIR!

[merzo]

Have a nice day with good

The Mir space station has reached the level of construction.
I made a temporary holder (later to swap the final version) and tried how the individual modules are integrated together in a project







A small magnet scones very good idea, a great freedom in the construction and assembly.





The Baikal test position. Does not conflict with anything, but the Core module solar dangerously close! It would be interesting to dock!

The images for thinking. If you build alternate reality, would fit the old favorite is the TKS spacecraft. The "Sovjet Apollo"
TKS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (spacecraft)
TKS

TKS is interesting to constrict. The Soyuz alternative products. Unfortunately, his career is not the standard. Designed by Vladimir Chelomei. The successful construction of the it derived ZARYA Module still fly to the ISS. But the miR all research module the modified TKS made ​​by unmanned spaceship, docked to the station in automatic mode.
Now is not easy to obtain information about the manned spacecraft, but I would have if the alternative "Mir" is staying in one of these.







The plan was based on the "Almaz" and Salyut 7 flight. The design is similar to the idea MOL space station but also tried to lock in a hole in the middle of the Heat shield.But it seems a bit risky and practical work "





It was then a well built design.










Docked to the space station. The following is the Baykal!

[merzo]

Good afternoon

The lock chamber Байкал.
Recording accurate measurements.





The usual round of styrene balls.







After painting on dry



outrigger attachments





Glued to the open cargo space doors and radiators



They are made of the additional components.
Unfortunately, the doors open to block the ship's name

greeting Merzo

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Looking good, Zoli. The airlock looks very good, too. The Soviets were making good use of off-the-shelf techniques when they built Buran. The same airlock shape also returns in the drawings of the back end of Kliper.

I can only guess what they would have done with the shuttle's name in reality. In the U.S. they had the same problem, having the name of the shuttle on the doors, so no one could see it when the doors were opened. They replaced it to a new spot, right behind the cockpit. Perhaps the Russians would have done the same.
So there also is a magnet in the Baikal airlock?

[merzo]

Good afternoon

I finished making the loading bay Байкал

Ready to utility plant and the robot arm.









Greetings Merzo

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Great work, Zoli! It's looking really good. You're almost ready.
(So am I. Pictures soon.)

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Atlantis is ready. Here are the last parts assembled. Engine bases, engine bells and below them a small brass tube for the display stand. The model has such a good fit. Alfonso did an awesome job on this little gem. This is the third orbiter I made in 1/400 and I love making them every time. Up next is the Enterprise with the tail cone on. Now for the backdrop. A square photo frame with an earth limb picture. It's getting time to get the whole bunch together. That will be something for next time.

[mk310149]

Wow, all this looks really good! Amazing work!

[merzo]

Have a nice good afternoon.

Complete alternative Mir space station.
The current status is based on an estimate of about 1992

Байкал successor to the dock Buran and the TKS spacecraft.
The Spektr module military technology platform, and is different Príroda















Thanks for the views and the comments!

greeting Merzo

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Well then, it is also time for me to show my final piece here. Here's Mir as it was during the first shuttle (un) docking which was STS-71. When Atlantis undocked, there were pictures made from the also undocked Soyuz in the proximity of the station. I took these pictures as a lead for my diorama. Hope you like it!

[Gideon]

PK,

Your super awesome, super glossy background there gave me an idea... What if you made a frame that you could insert/remove an iPad (or other tablet) and have a dynamic background playing on it (i.e. rotating Earth)? That would be incredible, methinks!

Just thinking out loud here.