Aztek Dummy Update 11/25/22 - 2001 Space Clipper - Part 2

This week we finish the paint job - including the all-important logos - and put the whole thing together.

[@kenspriggs5687]

Looks great Lou! Your blending coat techniques are genius!

[@spacedock873]

Hi Lou. That end result is absolutely beautiful - one of your best works IMHO. The PAN AM logos are lovely and the base is a work of art in itself. It's not a kit I will be doing personally as I think the design is a bit boring overall but you have done a terrific job on it. Sorry I couldn't comment last week - the covid and flu jabs knocked me out for 5 days and I spent the next few catching up! It is quite appropriate that you have Moonbase Alpha personnel in the cabin - I am sure that you are aware that Brian Johnson worked on 2001 and was then the special effects director for Space:1999. Indeed, doing the 2001 moonbus was the inspiration for the Eagles. As always, looking forward to next week 👍 😁

[@rickaguilar1833]

I have been waiting all week for the 2001 Space Clipper part 2!

[@MrChief101]

A true delight to watch and see the fruition of all that painted logo work! We all had to wait a mighty long time for this kit. I still see it as too large; certainly for my house. Hope the 1/350 is every bit as detailed. Watching you wrangle all that skinny vinyl was like watching bomb disposal defusing... That stand is at once a great beauty and a disaster. I can only think, short of scrapping it altogether, is to run a piece of square brass tubing right through the back of the base and up into the spot between the jack and stand attach point. You might need to use some Apoxy to brace either end.

[@davidparker2259]

A good job well done, Lou. I couldn’t do better myself. Really. Mine would look like crap. I think you perform a service on KZbin, and you should be monetized. I know you mentioned you don’t want to be, and perhaps you’re averse to adding to your already large sums of loot, but, for what it’s worth, thanks for all you do.

[@outofthisworldmodelsandmin898]

Looks amazing Lou! Happy Thanksgiving! -John

[@williamporter7596]

Great finish on an interesting build. Very impressed with your stencils, nice and clean.

[@nowherebound2908]

Great job, Lou! The plate variations on the surface really give it scale. Thanks for another awesome build!

[@TrayChester01]

Extra-fricken-ordinary, Lou!

[@woof3598]

was hoping for a mask for the hatch (-:

[@anagel120]

I looked at my small version of this build and it has the under wing strip like the photo on the inst. sheet. Some one at Mobius goofed. Beautiful work as always.

[@tesarus8461]

Such a great paint job! It is a tricky thing to find a contrast spot which is not too uniform or cartoonish. I think I've learned a thing or two here.

[@hrdley911]

Fantastic! Saw this in a theater when I was 8 or 9. Didn't really understand the story, but the visuals were amazing. Only 3 things I might have done differently, just personal taste really. A touch more weathering to give it a commercial transport feel. Some kind of lighted exhaust (blue maybe?), and perhaps a top and bottom strobe. Maybe not canon, but I think blinking lights tend to make ships more "alive". Thanks for all the great content Lou!

[@aztekdummy]

I briefly thought of having the wingtip lights strobe.

[@hrdley911]

@@aztekdummy Not canon, and your builds are fantastic. There's just something about blinking lights...LOL.

[@user-qd6yx2gc7z]

That last frame scared the crap out of me.

[@buzza9563]

OOOO! Light the stand! I have always liked that style of stand, usually too small and tippy. They do look good, especially this one.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Long live Pan Am!! Great work Lou!

[@stevesculptor1]

🤣

[@TheSonofruss]

Putting a flashlight under the base would be a good alternative for a light table

[@rogerstephens2749]

Wow Lou looks absolutely gorgeous! Now I have another model to add to my stash 😃

[@owenrichards1418]

Great job on this one. It's amazing to see it in such detail and size after building 2 or 3 of the original Aurora model!

[@ghostbustersquickresponseu5159]

So worth the wait. That clipper came out great! Not that I expected anything less. 😁

[@bobfalfa62]

The instructions you have look like a copy and paste from the 1/160 done in 2017. The extra panel/lines on the lower wing are present on that model as well.

[@TheSnipersNest]

Hey, Lou! Stellar job,as always! So glad to see you’re doing a masking set for this. Any thoughts about placing a light in the base to backlight the Pan Am logo? It seemed to shine through nicely when it was on the light table. Just an Idea I think I’ll try on mine (if I ever get around to it) I actually thought about possibly backlighting (Raytheon) the meatballs on the ship.

[@aztekdummy]

i'm liking that idea more and more

[@mr.m2556]

Another beauty there Lou.

[@Nemo61]

Beautiful model, impressive, the logo turned out great, great job Mr. Lou, I hope mine is almost like yours.

[@ksukat87]

Really like the way this turned out Lou. Great work.

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

Excellent paint job and Pan-Am logos. IRRC the original aurora was wobbly on the stand so at this scale it is going to look drunk when moved.

[@eugenenolan3934]

You,re right not to light the main engines: they were only meant to be used on take off. Keep up the brilliant work you do.

[@aztekdummy]

i think folks get the impression from the movie poster that shows streaks of light/exhaust coming from there

[@buzza9563]

Damn! Those stars look fantastic! Exlnt job!

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

Also if anyone ever want to attempt a scratch build of a studio scale replica - the only identifiable kit bashed part is the Propeller from an Airfix SN-1 hovercraft - that is in the engine recess. (The SN-1 also was bashed for almost every other 2001 model, most notably the Moonbus skids and the front of the pods)

[@Cathoray2012]

Beautiful build.

[@wrathchild8190]

Loved it! I was hoping you would have shown it with all the lights off though. I wanted to see how it looked in the dark.

[@scottlavoie6157]

Thank you for doing this. Fine work.

[@area1084]

Really great model and blending techniques!

[@normanlong2191]

Great work Lou !

[@petermerz2704]

Very cool Lou. Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦

[@wraith20072007]

I think it came out really good Lou, great job

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

That underside wide strip is, as you say, not on the filming miniature. There is a thin strip dividing the front and back panels which is wider than the dividing panel line. Ref P17 '2001 The Lost Science' by Adam K Johnson

[@bosstu777]

Greatly enjoy your work. Would love to see you tackle spaceships from the Alien or Expanse universe.

[@kenspriggs5687]

The original version has the ridged lines on the bottom of the wings, I wonder if they used that model for decal placement or considered adding them to the larger kit?

[@franciscovarela7127]

Blue Danube with kazoo!

[@softdorothy]

It feels like another light white coat would have brightened up the model a bit more. It seemed brighter in the film. The black of the lettering and especially the black of the exhaust ports I feel could have been a touch lighter. I had heard, and have begun to see this, that pure black really shouldn't be used in modeling. I am guilty of doing just that myself.

[@aztekdummy]

well it was very brightly shot on the film. I think the blacks are just fine. i build for what it looks like in person, not how it photographs

[@softdorothy]

@@aztekdummy Fair enough - I'm not there in person to judge.

[@daneshivers2921]

Love the job you did Lou Please advise when your masks will be available to us lucky types Dane

[@Lord_Funk]

Yay! Been looking forward to the next part in this build. Btw, what scale is this one in? I have been looking at Moebius models and there are many different scales. 1/72, 1/144, 1/160 (two different versions) and a 1/350. Also different updated toolings of some of the kits the same scale it seems, so what version number is this? *Edit:* Noticed on the intro that it says 1/72 on the box.

[@aaronvandoorn1276]

Very nice hope your Thanksgiving was well looking forward to your next video. What scale is this?

[@Calamity_Jack]

Excelsior, Lou! Looks fantastic, thanks for sharing. I'm wondering if there's a good way to use thinner transparent films for the windows, though... the stock ones seem too thick. Although a warm, fuzzy feeling about the inside work is nice, it'd be nice to be able to see the inside details better.

[@aztekdummy]

yes, in retrospect, thinner acrylic or PETG would be a better way to go for the windows. Or even glass (like microscope slides) would let you see the effort put into the passenger cabin

[@Calamity_Jack]

@@aztekdummy Ooh, I like the glass idea a lot. Thanks!

[@eugenenolan3040]

Hi Lou , after watching you I just bought thetgg hi e Clipper . I did the same with the EVA pod: I used your masks and turned out fine. Are your 1:72 Clipper masks available yet, as don’t see them online yet. Keep up the great work.

[@paulsmith8664]

Hi Lou, fantastic work, would you be interested in doing a half studio scale salzo Galactica?

[@aztekdummy]

that would be a hell of a thing, but just too big, i fear

[@paulsmith8664]

@@aztekdummy Lou, its 36 inch's long, love to have you do it

[@aztekdummy]

@@paulsmith8664 hmmmm... thats smaller than I was thinking....

[@paulsmith8664]

@@aztekdummy would you be interested? I'm in VA if you want to check it out let me know

[@DonBergren-hn2jb]

Hi Lou, Just subscribed to your channel. Love the work on the masks. I'd like to ask a question about not only masks but tape itself. Is there any advise you can give on to not have the paint lift when removing either the tape or mask? Let stuff dry for 24 hours and end up with lifting.

[@aztekdummy]

9 times out of 10 the paint lift is due to the paint not being properly bonded to the primer or the primer to the plastic . Wash your parts, make sure there are no oils or residue on the kit, use a good primer, let that primer cure. Make sure the primer is clean before you put your color coat down, etc... As long as the bond between the layers of paint is stronger than the adhesive of the masks, you'll be good.

[@ResurrectedBrush]

You are such a prolific model builder -- have you ever done a video tour of all of your completed kits on display?

[@aztekdummy]

Every once in a while I do. Do a you tube search for spruverse and you'll find his video of the time he visited and toured the collection.

[@Thomas-gf5lo]

Great job! The instruction sheet is showing the 1/160 model, which has those wing lines incorrectly molded in. Ever consider making panel painting masks for the 1/160 kit? The decals included in that kit are a) incorrect and b) incomplete. A mask set would be most welcome!

[@aztekdummy]

It looks like another pass thru quality control would have been in order.

[@redgreen09]

well looking good thaer luo itas to bad that pan amm out of biizuss tell nest time hoped had good turkey day

[@sclogse1]

"Bouncy bouncy"... So our pilots have been spiking their Tang again...

[@buzza9563]

I wonder why most spacecraft have the patch work, azteking stuff? A military type star ship or fighter would be "painted" with a MIL spec paint. 1 color. This clipper would probably be a civilian commercial aircraft. Pretty, attractive paint job. It's eye candy for the screen but not really realistic. There is the Enterprise and there is Salvage 1. Hmmm, 3-D printer Salvage 1. Looks great regardless.

[@aztekdummy]

true, but damaged panels could be replaced with newer ones that are a different color. mostly it's done to look good and break up the surface to give a sense of scale

[@stevesculptor1]

Why pan am? All credit should go to Kubrick, and the effects team who created the Orion

[@aztekdummy]

oh good god, who dresses you in the morning?

[@stevesculptor1]

Look, Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and think things over.@@aztekdummy

[@aztekdummy]

Just be sure you don't forget your helmet the next time you take the pod.

[@eottoe2001]

From Microsoft Bing AI: In Stanley Kubrick’s iconic motion picture “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the inclusion of the Pan Am logo on the spacecraft was a deliberate choice to create a plausible and believable future. Let’s delve into the fascinating backstory: Design by Harry Lange: The design for the Pan Am “space clipper” was the work of former NASA designer Harry Lange. Lange was lured away from government work through his acquaintance with Arthur C. Clarke and subsequently, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. His expertise in aeronautical and astronautical design made him the perfect collaborator for Kubrick, who wanted every detail to be absolutely plausible on screen1. Verisimilitude and Attention to Detail: Kubrick rejected previous fantasy-based representations of space travel in cinema. Instead, he turned to NASA and the rapidly developing world of high-tech industry. The film meticulously considered both grand-scale elements (such as the solar system) and small details (like the Pan Am logo on the tail of the shuttle). Audiences in 1968 had no trouble accepting the fact that the spacecraft was adorned with Pan Am’s iconic “blue ball” logo23. Legacy and Auction: Kubrick’s obsession with authenticity led him to want all props and models used in the film to remain solely connected with “2001.” Fortunately, this vision was not entirely realized. At a highly publicized auction, one of Lange’s models for “2001” - the “Pan Am Aries 1B Trans-Lunar Space Shuttle” - was sold for an astounding $344,000 to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their museum. In summary, the Pan Am logo served as a visual cue, grounding the futuristic spacecraft in a world that felt both familiar and aspirational. It’s a testament to Kubrick’s commitment to authenticity and his desire to create a cinematic vision that resonated with audiences for generations.

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

If you cant airbrush an even, uniform color coat you need to change your airbrush setup and adjust your hand technique

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

@Out of the Box Models Go back to 56:00 and watch again

[@RandomBradCreator]

Great stuff , might watch the Film Later