Vostok I - WIP

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August 3, 2021
The sphere is incorrectly assembled, so the openings do not match up. The chair and rail assembly for the cosmonaut was also not inserted prior to the sphere being closed, so it was impossible to get it in. Will have to disassemble.
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August 3, 2021
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August 3, 2021
Disassembly of the sphere was easier than anticipated.
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August 5, 2021
The seams on the service module has big cracks, lots of putty needed
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August 5, 2021
Same for the third stage, the parts does not quite line up-.
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September 12, 2021
After a lot of sanding, I decided to add some bracing to the inside og the 3rd stage.
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September 12, 2021
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September 12, 2021
The inside of the 3rd stage didn't look nice, so I covered it with a sheet of 0.4mm styrene. I will have to think about adding some details later to make it more interesting.
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September 12, 2021
The location pins on the 3rd stage engines aren't that useful ...
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September 12, 2021
The cosmonaut seat was glued to the rail structure. It was slightly damaged during disassembly, so started on some repairs.

Comments

21 3 August 2021, 07:30

Robert Podkoński
Memories, memories - I built this model at least three times as a kid 🙂 Following, of course!

5 August 2021, 19:13

Thomas Espe
Thanks for the like, Robert. Wow, did you really build it three times (or more)? Was it a special favourite of yours?

6 August 2021, 06:25

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your likes, too, Thomas 🙂 Frankly speaking, this was one of the easily available kits here in Poland in 1980ies and I most probably got them as Christmas gifts... I liked it much too, since it has the cosmonaut and interior 😉 Nevertheless, my favourites from VEB Plasticard were SAAB Draken, LET L-410 Turbolet and Aero L-60 Brygadyr...

6 August 2021, 07:36

Torsten
😎 👍

3 October 2021, 04:27

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Good work ,,, following !

7 January 2023, 20:32

Thomas Espe
Thanks for all the likes, and welcome aboard, Julian.

9 January 2023, 06:28

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Vostok I

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1:25 Vostok-1 (Wostok-1 Spacecraft) (VEB Plasticart 1518)

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