Ronpur's Custom Figure and Model thread!

And a model of the Soviet Space Shuttle, the prototype that had jet engines and could fly on its own.

My newest model of the US Space Shuttle, it is a huge 1/72 model, with clear sides for cutaway views of the interior:

A close up of the engine compartment:

And the Crew Cabin:

And the wing:


Everytime I look at this part of the kit, I can't help but to reflect on the
Columbia and the flames that would have been leaking into this section
before she started to break up.

My 1/12 Scale Mercury Capsule:

A look at the detail of the retro pack and heat shield:

A look inside and some of the wires and hoses I added to super detail the capsule interior:

The Chinese manned launch vehicle:



Took this picture on its side, which is why there is a Sharpie keeping it from rolling over!

The Atlas V, which we will see more of in the future as it
becomes the launch vehicle for some of the new commercial spacecraft:

My ISS Model, with the last few modules added:

My new Glow in the Dark USS Defiant from The Tholian Web episode of Star Trek.
This is a re-issue of the original kit with new Tholian web-spinner spaceships added to it.
The glow looks awesome when I turn out the lights, but can not figure out how to photograph it:

Ronpur wrote:

And the wing:
Everytime I look at this part of the kit, I can't help but to reflect on the Columbia and the flames that would have been leaking into this section just before she started to break up.

I was thinking that myself when I saw the first photo you posted.

Ronpur wrote:

My new Glow in the Dark USS Defiant from The Tholian Web episode of Star Trek. This is a re-issue of the original kit with new Tholian web-spinner spaceships added to it. The glow looks awesome when I turn out the lights, but can not figure out how to photograph it:

Not sure what kind of camera you have but you can set if for night, then get one of those incandescent black lights and just have that turned one, maybe get it to make the ship to glow and then turn it off, it is what I did for the gelth zombie glow one I made.

These are fantastic! I'd love to have a collection of rockets, but alas, no room to display them.

Are they mostly made by the same company? If so, which one? I've been searching for scale models of the Mars rovers & landers but haven't found anything.

And what scale is your Hubble? I want one!

They are made by many companies, Mobius is a new one that makes the Galactica stuff.
RealSpace Models makes a lot of resin rockets and space ships.
The Hubble is 1/72 scale and made by Skill Craft. Not sure if it is still in production. There is a diecast toy of the Mars Rovers,but no kit that I know of.
http://www.thespacestore.com/maexmo1sc.html

The Polar Lights Enterprise model is another you might wanna find...lets you make several variants of the Constitution Class.

Yes, a great kit. And there are many aftermarket parts and decals available to make many different starships. All of my fleet is Polar Lights these days, except for the GID Defiant.

I have a couple of those kits going spare. should flog them on feepay, I did make an enterprise from that line and it did turn out nice, but Doctor Who toys take display precedence.

Ronpur wrote:

http://www.thespacestore.com/maexmo1sc.html

Oh, boy. I think I'm going to be spending way too much money on this site. Not what I was looking for when it comes to the rovers, but they have lots of other stuff I'm interested in. Thanks!

Ronpur wrote:

A Cyberman from a comic, not sure of the title. A combo of the Tenth Planet and Tomb versions.

Is it this one?



If so, it's from a Fourth Doctor comic called Junkyard Demon. It's really good, and you've done a fantastic job on it!

Just looked through your entire thread. Simply amazing. Love the Doctor Who stuff and all the models are stunning as well.

CGren123 wrote:

Is it this one?



If so, it's from a Fourth Doctor comic called Junkyard Demon. It's really good, and you've done a fantastic job on it!

That is the one. Have to find that one. Is it in any of the collected books?

Jackknight wrote:

Just looked through your entire thread. Simply amazing. Love the Doctor Who stuff and all the models are stunning as well.

Thank you so much!!

Ronpur wrote:

CGren123 wrote:

Is it this one?



If so, it's from a Fourth Doctor comic called Junkyard Demon. It's really good, and you've done a fantastic job on it!

That is the one. Have to find that one. Is it in any of the collected books?

Yeah, it's in Dragon Claw (the one with the Fourth Doctor in a burgandy outfit on the front cover.)