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Build of the year 2018 entry.Pegasus hobbies MLEV 5
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had tons of fun as always with the 2017 competition so for 2018 I have picked another Randy Cooper design (my 2016 entry was Randys Time Machine).
I will be building Pegasus hobbies MLEV-5 kit (Mars lander excursion vehicle).
This is a fairly large and detailed plastic model kit.I will be adding a couple of details sets.The first is Paragrafix interior and exterior detail set, a resin upgrade set produced by Randy which has resin engine nozzles (clear for lighting), some EVA suits and other details.Finally all this extra detail will mean I can add interior and exterior lights to the model using Voodoofx lighting kit. The lighting kit is a bunch of electronic that will require assmebly including the circuit board assembly so that should keep me busy.
Randys inspiration for the vehicle was apparently a Hamster ball (the big clear ball you put you hamster in for exercise)!! That is what he used to model the main shape of the vehicle.SOme of the interior detail and the Eva suits are very similar (to my eye) to the suits used in the Matt Damon film The Martian and I will be paitning the suits to match Matts EVA suit.
Carl
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darbyvet wrote:OK,
had tons of fun as always with the 2017 competition so for 2018 I have picked another Randy Cooper design (my 2016 entry was Randys Time Machine).
I will be building Pegasus hobbies MLEV-5 kit (Mars lander excursion vehicle).
This is a fairly large and detailed plastic model kit.I will be adding a couple of details sets.The first is Paragrafix interior and exterior detail set, a resin upgrade set produced by Randy which has resin engine nozzles (clear for lighting), some EVA suits and other details.Finally all this extra detail will mean I can add interior and exterior lights to the model using Voodoofx lighting kit. The lighting kit is a bunch of electronic that will require assmebly including the circuit board assembly so that should keep me busy.
Randys inspiration for the vehicle was apparently a Hamster ball (the big clear ball you put you hamster in for exercise)!! That is what he used to model the main shape of the vehicle.SOme of the interior detail and the Eva suits are very similar (to my eye) to the suits used in the Matt Damon film The Martian and I will be paitning the suits to match Matts EVA suit.
Carl
cannot wait to see it “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Carl That sounds like another great build in the making. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
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Good luck with the entry 
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Hmmm why does this seem so familiar???? Oh yeah cause I was supposed to build it in 2016 and didn’t haha. Good luck with your build. Can’t wait to see what you do and steal, I mean borrow ideas from you.
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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
Shelby GT-500: 28% Complete
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Sounds like an interesting project, look forward to seeing it come together.
Graeme
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I`ve never seen it  but looking forward to the build Carl  regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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Sounds like a very interesting build and look forward to seeing it come together, good luck with competition Carl..... Regards Alan
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Well just visited there website they have some cool models Carl  and the one you are building looks superb will be following regards phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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Thanks guys, here is a youtube clip of Randys finished MLEV, built by Randy himself (posted with his permission). If mine comes out half as good as his I will be thrilled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiO6jo3PcAw
Carl
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Looks a high tech model
You don't need permission to post YouTube links as they are in the public domain.
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Looks a very impressive kit, I will watch this build with great interest.
Graeme
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here are some pics of Randys own build of the kit (used with his permission). darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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Looks a very impressive model. Looking forward to seeing this build if the last one is anything to go by. Mark
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Another interesting choice Carl look forward to seeing how it turns out . Al
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That looks very interesting and so detailed Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Looks good with the lights Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Now that does look like a fun build, very impressive..... Regards Alan
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Looking forward to this, loved your time machine. Man he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day will cease to be Greet the last light of the library...We were here!
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OK here we go. The kit comes in a pretty big box! it has some really nice box art. The kit has quite a few sprues of parts.The main body is in 2 parts that are really nicely molded.There are 2 resin astronaut figures, some gold bare metal foil, some decals and a small fret of photoetched parts. The instructions are very good.It looks like quite a straightforward build.Since I am adding lighting I will need to do some planning to figure out where to put the LEDs and wiring. It looks like the interior can be built as a sub assembly and then enclosed by the out skin.This will make painting and wiring much easier.There is quite a large space under the platform which will be where I put the circuit boards for the lighting kits. darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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