HOME MADE MOON BUGGY: A COMPLETE RE-HASH

This will be my last post for a month before handing over to Wotan, who is kindly giving me a break, so I thought I'd update you on my Moon Buggy progress today.

This was how my project started out a month ago using a whistle, before I got stuck into my other mash-up, the LT-10.

The original Moon Buggy toy can be seen in all its glory on Paul V's terrific SpaceX website, which I refer to constantly.

http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpGAtoys/MBug/SpLTMBug.html

So, with the LT-10 finished and my practice golf balls successfully delivered from China, I cut one of the balls in half. 

These will become the Moon Buggy wheels I hope.

Having lived with the big toy driver for four weeks I had gone off him and his Boba Fett rocket launcher completely. 

He's just too big for a decent Moon Buggy and he had to go!

This allowed me to add some proper shape to the empty seat.

I also re-did the decal in the SpaceX II livery.

But overall I still wasn't happy at all with the way this project was going.

It just doesn't look enough like the original toy.

So, I sawed it in half and took off the spring.

I also tested a silver pen top as a possible wheel axle holder.

With renewed zeal I rebuilt the whole rear end so that it slopes like the real thing.

I also replaced the spring with a shinier one and moved the seat forward.

I've also removed the decal to make room for a smaller one and the words MOON BUGGY later.

Finally I've added a small button just behind the spring.

That's it so far.

What do you think?

I'll post the finished product when its done later in June but for now its over and out readers.