Lunar Rover from "MOON"

modelnutz7 · May 29, 2013

Lunar rover from Moon

Hi Please can I ask if this model will be made available soon?

I love the design and would be really pleased to have a model of the Rover.

Best

Tom

PaperAir · May 29, 2013

looking forward to this model being made available soon.

Rhaven Blaack · May 29, 2013

modelnutz7 said:
Hi Please can I ask if this model will be made available soon?

I love the design and would be really pleased to have a model of the Rover.

Best

Tom

I am sorry, but this model is not available on paperavition.de as of yet (it will be release, but it has not yet been determined as to when). Marco Scheloske sent me one of the SpaceDays prints.

Rhaven Blaack · May 29, 2013

Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement.

Rhaven Blaack · Jun 1, 2013

Here is my latest update. Now that I have really gotten into the actual build and am working on the body of the LR, I can say that this model is not for beginners or even intermediates for that matter. There are both glue tabs and glue strips incorporated in the model.
There is a TON of printed texture that can easily be turned into physical texture. While I am test building this model, I am (very carefully) studying it to find out how much room I have to work with, so that I can plan out just how and what kind of detail I will put into the model when I rebuild it.

Now for the photos:

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Maverick65 · Jun 1, 2013

Looks really great so far but I see what you mean about it not being for the novice builder. I would be interested in adding it to a far off future build pile though. Will continue to watch with pleasure and enjoyment. Thanks fore sharing your build with us.

Regards,
Rick

Rogerio Silva · Jun 2, 2013

I'm following AND I'm very impressed!

zathros · Jun 2, 2013

Great job Rhaven!!

Rhaven Blaack · Jun 4, 2013

Thank you all for the compliments and encouragement.

Rhaven Blaack · Jun 4, 2013

Update

Here is an UPDATE of my progress.

"FOOD FOR THOUGHT": If you do not understand German, you will need to pay close attention to the diagrams of the instructions. Otherwise you will make mistakes.

As you can see in the photo, there are four (4) panels that need to be folded under and glued down.
This will form the underside of the bed of the vehicle.

All four (4) panels are folded under and glued down.

Now I start adding all of the greebles to the bed of the vehicle.

Rogerio Silva · Jun 4, 2013

Some people say that the devil is in the details... Not that I believe in devils, but in this case, I'd say that those details take your model to a heavenly level! Great job!

Rhaven Blaack · Jun 4, 2013

ASC Mclaren · Jun 4, 2013

WOW! Just wow!

DanBKing · Jun 5, 2013

Superb detailing work RB.
You never cease to amaze me ...:thumb:

Rogerio Silva · Jun 5, 2013

2nd!

DanBKing said:
Superb detailing work RB.
You never cease to amaze me ...:thumb:

Totally agreed! Fetching paper tissues to avoid drooling all over my computer...:-o

Rhaven Blaack · Jun 6, 2013

It is time for another update of my progress on this project.
All of the parts that I am showing in this update are for the backend on top of the "BED" of the vehicle.
As you can see, there are quite a few parts that are QUITE small (and there are still more very small parts to come.)