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icarkie Member Posts: 618 From: BURTON ON TRENT /England Registered: Nov 2002	posted 12-10-2002 01:08 PM Hi I've brought my nephew the Revell MIR space station this Christmas,and I was wondering if any fellow space nuts(comrades)could email me with the basic colour scheme of the modle.The lads only 12 so were not talking ace fine scale modeller here,but it would give the lad an idea what to do.many thanks Ian.
Ben Member Posts: 1896 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Registered: May 2000	posted 12-10-2002 01:56 PM To make it simple, the modules should all be painted flat tan. The flat panels with the lines, on the modules, should be flat white. The solar panels should be glossy blue on one side and glossy brown on the other. The plastic solar panels included with the kit are undersized by a lot. If you are interested in making it more realistic, there is a metal set of solar panels (called photo-etched brass) at http://www.mus.cz/~ales/newware/ But that would be for you, not the 12 year old :-) Have fun! ------------------ ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -Ben http://www.geocities.com/ovcolumbia/totaleclipse.html "'Time was invented to keep everything from happening at the same time. Space was invented so that everything doesn't happen to you.' -Anonymous"
Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001	posted 12-22-2002 05:29 AM I believe YOu also have to buy replacement solar panels for that model as the original ones are too small in comparison with each module ... http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/models.html#fotos
icarkie Member Posts: 618 From: BURTON ON TRENT /England Registered: Nov 2002	posted 12-22-2002 07:52 AM A big thankyou Philip I will pass this info on to my brother for his lad. I think he was more worried about getting the main colour scheme right on the station.Like I said I'll pass it on to him. ICARKIE Merry Christmas..

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