Its true that the devil will find work for idle hands and as ive been recuperating after minor surgery these last few days, ive been bored rigid. Consequently, having built the Imai Excavator, i started looking around for other stuff to do.
a while back, i bought some shave cream in a tub which had a transparent lid. Seeing this immediately reminded me of the command module from the Sword Moon Base. Since then, ive been looking out for similar odds and sods and the other day, I finally had time to pull the project together.
The idea was to make a Golden Astronaut scale model/toy in the style of the Sword Moonbase. The one big flaw in my plan was the LEM, building one simply would be tricky and I didnt have one of the correct scale to use. as a result, I cheated and dug out a supply rocket I'd made a few months back, from a light fitting. Its not exactly Swordlike, but fits the theme. The other parts, being basically modified cylinders, were easier. The communication module on the Sword base seems to have two conjoined units, one with a square base. I decided that I'd keep the units separately and go for a more Ed Valigursky look to the modules. Finally, as the scale of the model revolved around the ability to see the astronauts in the transparent lid of the shave container, the cargo/garage unit had to be built at a similar size, precluding the inclusion of any ground vehicles from Spacex. Still, its a bit of fun and kept me busy for a few hours!
