Revell RMX-3705 Gemini Space Capsule 60th Anniversary Edition 1:24 Scale 93-Piece Model Building Kit, 12 Years Old and up

Fabulous

Model is great plenty of detail

item looks great

Per un appassionato di astronautica come me questa capsula da montare e’ una chicca. Anche le istruzioni sono fatte molto bene e molto intuibili.

でも、何度も箱を開けて、ため息ついてます。

This build is inaccurate and is based on some early pictures of the capule, not anything that went in space. You will need to buy the aftermarket RealSpace set, which also is a resin kit and sucks because it requires massive skill to keep it from looking like crap since it is hard to fit the pieces. I had to buy a second kit after messing up (user error). part #18 was missing from both kits! If you want to make a specific Gemini mission, good luck, even the aftermarket kit wont get you there, you might need to scratch build too. The astronauts are missing some detail in the helmet. The colors in the instructions are often wrong, the astronauts are not silver, for example. I just threw my hands up and made a Frankenstein Gemini capsule which is s kind of composite of various missions. I.e. if you want to pose them for the EVA (spacewalk) you have to do Gemini 4,9,12 which have specific noses. I used the nose from later missions which is still crap, but better than the Revell nose which still has the faring on it! There should not be a faring on the nose after orbit was established, and was white btw not black. The RealSpace kit is useful for the nose and gold foil on the back which the Revell kit has keft open which is not how it ever looked, it was always covered with a thermal protection. Lots of little pieces that attached to the outside are confusing and incorrect. Only the left door opened in space, the right door (pilot) never opened. Decals dont conform on the instruments panel, there are bumps in the mold that dont sit under the dial decal etc. Don't even try to make it work. Use lots of Microsol for the decals. Ugh. Have fun tho!!!