Author Topic: Hasegawa 1/48 Voyager Spacecraft (Read 8067 times)

Bubbinski · « **on:** 11/14/2012 05:49 am »

Last month I got started on my Hasegawa 1/48th scale Voyager, some pics of which I'd posted earlier in the space modeling thread. I'm doing this to honor the intrepid planetary explorer on its way out of the solar system.

Pictures will be posted here. I had hoped to post about more progress tonight but instead have to report a major setback. When I glued the main body a few weeks ago I glued it UPSIDE DOWN and can't undo it. I royally "fouled up" (that's not really how I feel but I don't want to use stronger language in public).

I've ordered a replacement kit that should be in my possession next week. In the meantime I'll work on the small parts to get them ready, and hopefully all I'll need to do is the body from the new kit.

UGH. But I will see this through. <bangs head>

roma847 · « **Reply #1 on:** 11/14/2012 06:44 am »

Don't worry, be happy, next time you'll make it better.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #2 on:** 11/18/2012 09:37 pm »

Thanks...I just got my replacement kit in. Will get started sometime this evening. And I can use the dish from the old kit that is already finished.

roma847 · « **Reply #3 on:** 11/18/2012 10:28 pm »

Then come on and let's see action.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #4 on:** 11/24/2012 06:02 pm »

I've built a replacement body with the parts glued correctly. Painting underway.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #5 on:** 11/26/2012 01:16 am »

I've made definite progress.

roma847 · « **Reply #6 on:** 11/26/2012 06:13 am »

The replacement body you've built looks great, keep on.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #7 on:** 11/27/2012 03:38 am »

Thanks! More progress tonight.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #8 on:** 11/29/2012 06:02 am »

My Voyager is almost finished! Tomorrow it will be.

robertross · « **Reply #9 on:** 11/29/2012 03:29 pm »

Quote from: Bubbinski on 11/29/2012 06:02 am

My Voyager is almost finished! Tomorrow it will be.

VGER!! LOL

Nice work

Bubbinski · « **Reply #10 on:** 11/30/2012 06:02 am »

Thanks Robert! And the Voyager is now finished. Humanity's first starship.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #11 on:** 11/30/2012 06:05 am »

A couple more pics of the finished product. It was a tough build, lots of "fiddly" parts, and I had to fight right to the last part to finish it. But now I have a model of a truly historic and ground breaking probe in my collection.

Ronpur50 · « **Reply #12 on:** 08/19/2013 02:35 pm »

Great job on Voyager! It is awesome to have a kit of this spacecraft after so many years. Maybe you can use your extra parts and scratch build a Magellan?

RichO · « **Reply #13 on:** 08/22/2013 12:03 am »

BUBBINSKI,

Nice save, I can't quite tell from the photos, did you use the photo etched instrument boom kit from LVM studios?

Bubbinski · « **Reply #14 on:** 08/23/2013 03:06 am »

Thanks Ronpur and RichO!

I didn't use any photoetch, just the kit parts. I did spray the boom with Alclad copper then used a minibrush to fill in the triangular gaps with gloss black. As for a scratchbuilt Magellan that would be a long way off, if ever.