Atomic City’s 1/12 Mercury: Friendship 7

[Pete Fleischmann]

That is truly outstanding-

 

cheers

P

[Alex]

That's a fantastic model - kudos on it.  And thanks for introducing me to Atomic City models - had not ever heard of them.  As a native of the original Atomic City (despite any/all pretenders out there, it's Los Alamos, NM, all the way...), I'm going to have to look them up...

[aircommando130]

That's awesome! I have one of those kits as well. My dad was with NASA for a few years

during the Apollo program and worked on the Lunar Module engines. I have John Glenn's

autograph but was going to build mine as Gordo Cooper's . They were buddies there at NASA.

Great job on the re-entry burn effects on the outside skin and the interior is amazing!

 

Cheers...Ron

[npb748r]

that is incredible - you should feel rightly proud on every aspect of the build.  Looking at builds like yours makes me realise the gulf between the average modeller (me !!) and a truly artistic and skilled craftsperson. 

neil

[Phil Smith]

Thank you!

[KUROK]

Wow what an amazing job!

I have that kit in my stash and would like to do one like yours.

It will be hard to match your results!

[AlbertD]

This is absolutely amazing. John Glenn was my hero growing up and I have always loved the early space program. Your build is fantastic and a real inspiration. May I copy your photos for my onw references? I really want to build one of these.