1/12 Apollo Command Module

ennder

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There are only a few places that you can tell that this is a paper model..... but other then that you have gotten the look closer to the real thing then even plastic models can get.

Job WELL done!!!
 

zathros

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Super clean build. Plastic models do not innately come with the sharp edges that many real objects have, and need sanding or paint/filler, to get their. On a model like this, an equivalent plastic model just oukd not have the detail capability. If it did, you could probaly by a small nice used car for the price they would charge. Could you imagine what Tamiya would charge for a 1/12 scale model fully detailed? I can't. :)
 

micahrogers

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Bandai only want $200ish for the 1/2 scale BB-8... outta my price range, but many can afford that.
 

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I built the Honda model below. When I purchased it it was $175.00 bucks. The chains is individual links. You built everything. I had it for years, and eventually gave it to a friend (funny, I can't even remember his name now) but that model, when available, costs $870 and worth every penny. It hasn't been available for a very long time, though some pop up on EBAY once in a while, usually half built, It looks truly like the real thing, and you don't have to paint anything, you do have to grease the chain though. which took around a week of on and off building to complete. ;)

Link = https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/die-...da-cb750-racing/semi-assembled-premium-model/


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I agree John, Tamiya make some absolutely superb models, and some of them cost outrageous sums of money. Way back I built on of those 1/6th scale bikes for a friends son, who rode for team Honda. They provided the kit, and custom mixed paints, and decals... Took me 4 months working 10 to 12 hrs a weekend. It was a CBR 1100 Superbike. The kid rode 2 seasons, then fell off in a turn, and quit.
 
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