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Here is my completed build for the 2017 build of the year competition. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the worlds first and largest operational space launch facility. Many historic flights started at this cosmodrome including the launch of Sputnik,Luna1, Yuri Gargarin, and Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space). The cosmosdrome has been scaled back in recent years, but it still has 2 Proton launch complexes with 2 pads each.One is used for international launches to ISS and the second is used for Russian Military launches. The Soyuz rocket is the most frequently used launch vehicle in thew world.The word Soyuz means "union" in Russian.Soyuz rockets have been used more than 1700 times and the rocket is known for its reliability and low cost. The kit used to model the launch complex was LVM studios resin and photoetched kit.This is a highly detailed kit with 13 frets of photoetched parts for the towers and resin parts for the base and tower base.Construction of the kit was a bit fiddly due to the small size of many of the photoetched parts.It was also a bit of a challenge folding some of the larger parts.I decided to solder the larger pieces rather than use glue because the contact points were very small and I knew I would be handling the large and fragile photoetched towers. The rocket is New Ware Soyuz R7 kit.this is a resin kit with some photoetched detail parts. So here is the finished model.Best of luck to all entrants for the 2017 build of the year competition. darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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Brilliant finish Carl. The model looks so complex with all that etch and i must say how impressed i was seeing you work with all that metal - very skilfully put together. Its turned into a very nice display piece that anyone would be very proud to have out together. Very good luck with your 2017 entry Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
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Well done on a superb build Carl  good luck with your entry. Al
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Very nice. Good luck with your entry. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi great job of what looks a very fiddly kit to put together,very neat indeed.good luck in the comp.cheers Mick.😀 Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
built, Mclaren M P 4 - 23. Occre london tram,
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Wow, this came together very nicely. Don’t think I would have had patience for all those photoetch parts. Good luck with the contest Carl.
DeAgostini kit builds:
Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
Shelby GT-500: 28% Complete
Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
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 Looking good and as I have said before the rocket makes it all come together very nicely. Good luck with the comp Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi carl. Very nice build. looks fantastic. well done. Ian  Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Nice job Carl. She is a thing of beauty. Good luck in the competition this year. Cant wait to see what idea you come up to build for next year. You always have interesting subjects that are fun to watch. Best Regards,
Ron
On the bench: DeAgostini '67 Ford Shelby Mustang, Hachette Space Battleship Yamato 2202, Agora Models T-800 Terminator
Finished builds: DeAgostini Toyota 2000GT
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Excellent job Carl, all that work has definitely paid off. Great show piece.  Mark
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Fantastic job What is the final size of the model?
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Great to see another BotY finished, well done and good luck with the entry
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A beautiful build Carl, good luck with the comp and very well done..... Regards Alan
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michael.rolph wrote:Fantastic job
What is the final size of the model? Thanks everyone for your kind words. Micheal, it is about 10 inches in diameter with the base and stands about 14 inches tall. Carl
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