The kit is a straightforward build and I left the roof section unglued so one could view the interior detailing. After doing research on the Internet to find the appropriate interior colors, I discovered that no one was really sure what the true colors were. Some felt it was bluish others a light green color. [more]
This model kit is the Federation Models 1/72 scale “Discovery One” model kit, which measures a whopping 57 inches in length when assembled. I scratch-built a Bridge/Circuit Breaker Room, complete with Bridge seating and 1/72 scale figures of Poole and Bowman, and installed it behind the Command Module window, which I glazed with clear styrene. [more]
Here are photos of my latest modeling project. This is the 6″ resin kit from Captain Cardboard, that I lit up and painted over the course of the year (I started the project in January, 2001 and finished last September). It’s not as detailed and precise as I would have liked the end result to [more]
This is the ancient Aurora kit of the Orion III from “2001.” I built the kit when it originally came out in the ’60s, and being a kid at the time, I did a lousy job. For some reason, it’s the only model I saved from my youth. A couple of years ago, I decided [more]
I’m happy to bring a first look at the new Space Clipper kit from Moebius Models. As you can see, this is very similar to the Aurora kit from 40 years ago, but a closer look reveals it is not the same kit. The box is only about 11 x 7 inches, but the kit [more]
This is the German Satellite from Adam “Aja Models” Johnson. From a general point of view, the model is good, but the a lot of detail needed replacing and that was not fun. The most difficult part of the model is to assemble the corrugated panels at the stern. I re-made pipes and [more]
This is the Airfix (not Aurora) version and was a re-release of the original 2001 Pan Am Clipper with different decals and packaged as the ‘Orion’ Clipper with no references to 2001 A Space Odyessy or Pan Am on the box. The Airfix kit, generally regarded as the poorer version of the two kits, still [more]
Two pictures of the partially completed HAL-9000 faceplate I’m working on. Oh and that’s my living room furniture, not my workbench. Once I get finished, this will be a network monitoring tool, as I’ve dissembled an Ambient Orb ™ I’ve activated the developer’s channel for the Ambient Orb ™, so I’m busy coding up the [more]
I needed to display my Capt Cardboard 2001 Dave Bowman astronaut, so I decided to build a simple diorama. I started with the diorama first, because I thought the figure was so good it would just need painting. I settled on a section of the room outside the brainroom. It’s almost a corridor, and the [more]
Robert McCall passed away a bit more than a week ago. We’ve all seen his fine work – the movie poster for 2001 and his moon landing diorama in the Air and Space Museum are a couple that come to mind. My friend John Eaves wrote a very nice post about Robert McCall, so I [more]
This is a 1/8th scale resin figure provided by Captain Cardboard to accompany the Pod kit. The build was pretty straight forward, but I did a lot of additional research by studying the film and taking notes. This is a spectacular figure, plus it was fun to paint! Tony Hardy
HAL 9000 is the super artificial intelligence computer aboard ship in, “2001: A Space Odyssey”, circa 1968. My first HAL 9000 is actually made of cardboard and had striking realism. It was stuck up on a piece of equipment at work. It was there a few weeks before it walked. I still don’t know if [more]
