DY-500

[Gidiot]

Erm ..... Yes Slawton

I'm a hoarder I keep everything and I see shapes in objects that i have in the stash.

The stash increased massively over the last 3-4 years just be keeping a look out on ebay and facebook, buying as cheap as I can even if it's part started or broken / incomplete kits i'm buying them for parts so it doesn't always matter.

The Airfix Saturn V Skylab is a great source of parts (I've had 8 of them over the last few years) the relay station was mostly made using this kit because i scored 3 of them cheaply just before christmas.

The first step is find a plan of what I want to build and print it out to scale and then look through the parts to see if there is anything that works or can be adapted from this lot

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with the DY-500 I found the nose of the Ariane 5 from Revell 1/96 was a good fit, bits of a 1/144 space station and Saturn 5 and a leftover tail of a submarine

WOW, Dream shelf!!!! ooh... I'll take one of those on the left, and that center one too! now, if you can spare that over there, I've always wanted to try that one.

-you know, if you need to declutter or anything

[Kremin]

WOW, Dream shelf!!!! ooh... I'll take one of those on the left, and that center one too! now, if you can spare that over there, I've always wanted to try that one.

-you know, if you need to declutter or anything

There is also the unlabeled box under the Reliant that has the add on parts for 1/350 NX-01 refit

[Kremin]

First layer of paint and weathering, some alignment issues to correct (Windows and Sails) before further coats final detailing and finishing

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[Kremin]

More Progress

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[kobayashimaru]

cue meme
"Botany bay... botany bay?! oh no..."

see, if one of these DY-500s is around,
then, its not like 100 Khan Noonien Singhs,
its more like a 1000 or so.

great work on this, kremin

[Kremin]

cue meme
"Botany bay... botany bay?! oh no..."

see, if one of these DY-500s is around,
then, its not like 100 Khan Noonien Singhs,
its more like a 1000 or so.

great work on this, kremin

Thanks dude

It's huge compared to the DY-100 it would be nice to have one to put next to it to show but then there is a massive list of kits I would like this year

[Kremin]

Did an extra shot of her against a dark background to see how she looks

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[Griffworks]

I'm really diggin' your interpretation of this build, Neil! Nicely done, thus far.

[Tesral]

Did an extra shot of her against a dark background to see how she looks

Here is a trick. Go on intertubes, get a picture of croma green. Attach computer to you TV and fill the TV with the croma green. Take photos and you have a perfect image for doing matt shots.