Project Lazurus Finished Build Pictures

Here is my entry ,and a huge grail for me - The Amazing Moon Mixer ! Never mind how an air cooled carbureted engine can run on the Moon with no air ! Todd challenged me to rebuild this and I jumped at the chance - The first and hardest part was getting it apart ; old Revell plastic is more brittle than eggshells , and many pieces broke .Some parts wouldn't come apart anymore and I had to work around them. Once it was as apart as it would come and the paint stripped off ,it was time to dig in - literally. Lots of glue had to be cut or ground out .The steering was repaired by drilling the spindles (which broke a few times) and using a Christmas ornament hanger as the center link . I found that by slowly building it in sections or even gluing one or two parts a night made for a more solid platform to work with. The thrusters on the mixer are the same ones used on the Revell moon landing kit and luckily I still had the remains of my old one to use. I did have a few of the missing bits donated, on the condition that I finish this kit. Paint is Testors one coat lacquer Firey Orange over a silver base. Hot Wheels Bob once again came through for me on some excellent repro decals. He really outdid himself and they really make the kit stand out. Thanks again Todd for the Lazarus challenge, It was a blast !!!